I tried finding answers online, but now I'm just more confused.
I have two common goldfish that used to chase each other around with one usually being the agressor. I've had them almost a year. I recently added a small pleco (bottom feeder), about a week ago. Within the past 3 days the two goldfish have started huddling down in the back corner very still. They become active when it's feeding time and then return to the corner. All 3 fish have new teeny-tiny little white spots all over them as of today.
All of the fish came from the same store which is very well kept, with clean tanks and no dead fish floating around. My tank has a filter, the rocks haven't changed since I got the original two fish, there are plastic plants and an air-stone that have been in there all along too.
Should I be concerned about the new goldfish behavior or the white spots? I will keep checking answers in case more details are requested. Thank you!!!
2007-01-04 10:49:32 · 5 answers · asked by Bored Enough To Be Here 6 in Pets ➔ Fish
It seems like they have gotten Ich. It was most likely introduced by the new fish. I've had a lot of success using a product called Tank Buddies Fungus Clear by Jungle Labs. It treats pretty much every fish ailment related to bacteria/fungi/ parasites. You can probably find it in any pet store. I bought mine from a Petco. One tablet treats 10 gallons of water. I recently put one in a tank with a fish I rescued from a tank packed with sick fish (they had ich, actually) and he is fine now. I've used it many times in the past and have yet for it not to work. You do not have to raise the water temp or anything, just turn off the filter or take out the carbon part (I don't know what type of filter you have). You leave the tank water alone for 3-5 five days, and if you need to retreat do a 1/4 water change before performing a second round of treatment if your fish still seem sick. I have more info for you on ich in the link below. This is just my opinion on what you could do, I'm sure there are many other solutions but this one has definitely worked for me. I believe however once the disease becomes more advanced your chances go down on successfully healing them. Good luck and I hope this helps!
Also, make sure the water quality is ok (there are test kits for ammonia and nitrite levels). If the levels are high there are chemicals you can use to fix it. Also use a water conditioner if you add tap water to the tank so chlorine is removed. I don't know if you do all that so I'm mentioning it just in case, bad water quality can stress fish and make them sick.
Oh, and about the aggression... I heard that with Barbs you keep odd numbers of them and that somehow reduces aggression. I don't know about common goldfish though.
2007-01-04 11:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The white spots would explain the strange behavior, the white spots could be ICH Which is Small white spots on fins/skin, clamped fins. The cure, if this is the case, would be Coppersafe, Quick-Cure and Ich-Ease, not all of them, chose one. I would do some further researching on ich just to make sure all the symptoms match.
All the info was provided by my site, www.aqua-reliable.co.nr. Good luck with the fish.
2007-01-04 10:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by Flames Fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-30 00:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your fish have "Ich" a fish disease, get medicine and treat
immediately
do not keep plecos with goldfish! they are predators and will
suck your goldfish's eyes out and suck holes in the sides of your fish
besides, goldfish can do the same job as the pleco
2007-01-04 22:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like they have Ick. It's caused by stress or water temp. change you can buy ick guard at any pet store.
2007-01-04 10:54:52 · answer #5 · answered by Butterfly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋