i bought a blackmoor goldfish?

Question

and it keeps floating in the tank as if its asleep, it does not have any problems swimming, and the tank water is fine.i am not over feeding him,apart from floating he seems fine.is this normal or is there something wrong.i have only 2 fish in a 60litre tank.also when is the best time to introduce another fish i have had my present two for 2 weeks now.

Answer 1

Floating is a sign of swim bladder disorder which can be caused by a few different things like sucking in too much air while eating, being constipated from eating too much and water problems. The first two can be treated by fasting for a few days then feeding a deshelled pea, if it doesn't work the first time then the next day feed him another deshelled pea. The last thing could mean high ammonia, nitrite or nitrate, the ammonia and nitrite should be zero in a healthy cycled tank so they shouldn't be the problem unless you didn't cycle it in which case you should look up what you need to do, the nitrate is the final stage of the cycling process and can be removed with simple water changes which should be done once a week, try to keep the nitrate around 20 or below.

Since your tank is only around 15 gallons you can't add any more fish since it is already over stocked. The minimum space needed for baby goldfish is 10 gallons each, a lot of people even say 20 is the minimum. Keeping them in there for too long can kill then from unhealthy water and stunt them. Stunting may not sound bad since they won't grow too large so you don't think they need more space but their insides don't stop growing and will continue to get more and more cramped in their tiny bodies until they die. If you want your fish to live even close to the 20+ years they can and to reach there 8-12 inch size then I suggest you get them a get them bigger tank.

Answer 2

Poor guy has lost the use of his swim bladder. Make a 25% water change every day until he feels better. It may have been brought on by the food block. Goldfish just eat way too much too fast and it causes pollution and often other health problems. There isn't really anything else you can do but hope it heals and starts working again. The swim bladder is an organ that controls buoyancy. When the fish wants to go up in the water it inflates with blood gasses. If the fish wants to sink down the blood gasses dissipate.

Answer 3

Hi there,
this doesnt sound good, dont ignore it.
I introduced my blackmoor as a second fish to my tank and he was lively and fine for about a week, and then this floating started, it didnt seem bad at first but then the fish really suffered, i tried everything i knew at the time, but he still died, i was gutted.
I got another two hardy fish types shubunkin and comet and established my tank, about two weeks later I got a small blackmoor and was so careful with him, after studying i found that soaking the flakes helps, keeping the tempurature steady, and making sure the nitrifing bacteria are well established ensured this wee blackmoor made it. He is happy and healthy and def my favourite!
Because he is a fancyfish they are (i think) a bit more prone to problems when the tank enviroment isnt quite right. They need to have a large tank, plenty of oxegenated water from an airstone or two, and well soaked sinking food.
If you can provide your tank with all these requirments quick, he might make it.
If not you should isolate him, or his disease will spread and all your fish will die.
I wish you the best of luck, i know your probably pretty stressed.

Answer 4

yeah youve gotta look reallly heavily on the tanks and word if theres any seen signs and warning signs of forget meaning if the tanks are grimy and algae crammed and or if the fish are all listless and colorless and by no skill perkey.. Dont even bypass to that save and only discover yet another one. It sounds loopy yet opportunities are severe that some thing else of the tanks are like this. yet an additional reason: in case you overcrowd your tank they could o.k. die. **the guideline for fish vendors is a million" of fish for each gallon of water. (so as an example in case you had a 10 gallon tank you need to positioned a million goldfish in a 30 gallon tank and by no skill extra )Gold fish are messy to commence with and also you want to sparkling their tanks an excellent purchase. If the ammonia stages interior the tank its severe than the fish will die of toxicitiy. Their little organs will first close down and then they'll bypass away. :( So save up with the tank maintence. It also sounds like you want to get a sparkling filtration gadget. continually bypass more beneficial than your tank length. And syphon the tank each and every 3-6 weeks as well as replacing that clear out cartridge insert each and each and every 3-6 weeks once you carry out a third of your water replace.

Answer 5

the same happened to my fish. My mother asked in the pet shop what was wrong with it and they said that the fish had been gulping too much air when feeding and this had bloated the fish. I found this hard to believe but found it somewhere on the net, its like they are filled with gas!! I had been treating the fish for months for what I thought was swim bladder disease and there was actually nothing wrong with it but a touch of wind!

Answer 6

Your fish is doing this because it is a fancy goldfish. I have told many people not to buy them, but to buy normal goldfish with the right number of fins and the right body shape. Fancys are notoriously sensitive to even the slightest variation in water quality, and most - including the black moor - are so inbred that they can't swim properly and loose control of their swimbladder, causing them to float on the surface. When it does die, get some proper goldfish as they are much more active, fit and hardy.

Answer 7

I had a similar Problem! I don't think it might be something serious, as it can depend on the type of food? If you are feeding him flake food, it does not sink, and as it goes to eat it, it gathers in air. So much air can accumulate in his stomach, and he ends up floating!
I suggest switching to pellet foods, as these sink and soon after you can go back to flake or stick with pellets.

If this is not the case, i am sorry! Check on google for fish dieases or contact your local vet!

Hope this will help!

Answer 8

it's a bit unusual if the fish swims on the surface of the tank. i have black moor too but it swims all over. you said that the water and feeding is fine so I'm not exactly sure what's wrong with it.

you can add another fish after 2 weeks as advised to me in the pet shop where i bought mine. just enough time for the first batch of fish to be stabilised, and after which, they can have another companion.




additional info: i just checked my leaflet now. Fish disease: Hanging at water surface- indicates external parasites or slime disease.

External Parasites: symptoms: flicking and scratching against aquarium objects, excess mucus trailing from gills. fish may hang near the surface gasping for oxygen, worm-like creatures or flat, round lice attached to the body of fish.
Treatment: salt treatment for parasites,

Slime disease: mucus covering the body, appears light coloured-grey. treatment: slime control treatment.
try www.petsathome.com. they have lists of fish disease diagnosis, treatment and everything there is know about fish..

Answer 9

I have had a couple of those, and both have died kinda similar circumstances to yours. One I found dead floating at the top. When I got another it lived for about a year and got quite big, then I found it floating, just like yours it was swimming ok. I think it lived for about another week.

Answer 10

Yes, it has a problem. I'm sorry I can't remember what it is as I haven't kept a Black Moor for years. It is one that comes explained in fish health books or web pages, though. You need to look into it and act asap.