I just moved my goldfish to a much larger tank and the largest one won't stop racing back and forth from one end to the other. He's freaking out the other fish who are hiding from him. He's been doing this for hours. Is he ok, and will he settle down?
I moved them from a 10 gallon tank to a 55 gallon one. The large one is 7 1/2" long, and the others are 3" long.
2007-02-08 17:13:45 · 4 answers · asked by cally 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
He's probably just excited to have all that room to swim around in. Because the large one is 7 1/2 inches long, it's either a comet, common or shubunkin and they love to swim fast. Are the other smaller ones fancies or smaller comets, commons or shubunkins? If they are fancies, they are much more fragile and slow and shouldn't be kept with this fast goldfish, but, I'm just glad they are all in this larger tank. I'm surprised they survived in that 10 gallon tank. I don't know how many others you have, but the rule is 10 gallons of water per goldfish up to 3-4 inches. Over 3-4 inches, it increases to 20 gallons of water per fish and even more when they start getting really big. It's great that you got this bigger tank, but your fancies can grow up to 6-8 inches, so do your math and, allowing for growth, you may find yourself needing a larger tank soon. Anyway, your big one should settle down eventually once his excitement at being able to swim free dies down, but like I said, they love to swim fast, so he may not slow down and he may stress out the fancies. Another important thing is making sure that the little ones eat. Watch them during eating time. If the large one tends to go for all of the food, you are going to have to find a way of making sure the little ones get food. Teach them to eat by hand for instance. And if he doesn't slow down, you may need to get him his own 50 gallon tank and get him a similar friend because goldies don't like being alone. Good luck to you and all of your happy fishies in their new tank!
2007-02-08 17:45:06 · answer #1 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh no, yet another illinformed man or woman. this isn't your fault(i'm assuming) so i will flow user-friendly on you. flow to WAL*MART, or yet another save that sells fish resources, and purchase a fifteen gallon tank. customary length, not severe. purchase a clear out rated for a minimum of 35 gallons(you should use it once you improve your tank length, that you will be able to ought to do) and some better gravel. probably one or 2 small decorations that you want too. set up the tank, upload dechlorinated water, and activate the clear out. upload some gravel from the fish bowl you've your goldfish in now, and also, some nutrition. you may ought to enable the tank cycle, so i ought to offer it a minimum of two days. Then do a 25% water change, and upload your fish. also, i ought to change to goldfish pellets. they don't look to be very nearly as messy, and that i understand my goldfish favor pellets to flakes. playstation : For both-3 days your goldfish is contained in the bowl, i'd not feed him/her. purely change 50% of the water contained in the morning, and 50% at evening. wide-spread. solid success, chuffed Goldfishing
2016-12-03 22:40:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your nitrites. Sporadic fish can be a sign of high nitrites.
2007-02-08 22:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh something like that happened to my fish, he is just thinking that he is lost from home, give him a couple of days to get used to his new surroundings and feed it, and love it
2007-02-08 17:22:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋