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Originally Posted by setiseeker  Hi All,
We are having a problem with our tank and goldies, any help and advice is appreciated.
We started off with a small tank with 3 Comets, this tank was running successfully for +- 10 months. A month ago we bought a 20 gallon tank and started cycling the tank for 2 weeks.
After the 2 weeks we introduced the Comets and the Amazon Swords we already had. They were doing very well and were on their own in the tank for about a week.
We then introduced 2 Red Fantails and 2 Bristol Shubunkins. The smaller of the Shubunkins looked ill and we transferred it to a hospital tank. The Shubunkin died 2 days later. Since then we have introduced more Comets and Fantail Calicos.
We had 11 fish in the tank and 3 have died in the last 2 weeks. The fish that died were 2 Shubunkins and a Fantail Calico. The symptoms displayed were lethargy and the fish were swimming lopsided.
The fish would then just lie at the bottom of the tank barely moving and a day or 2 later would die. Now the remainder of the fish are lethargic and lying at the bottom of the tank. It appears that the one large Comet has developed a red ulcer on the side of its mouth. It is still eating normally and swimming around like usual.
We have done a 50% water change and medicated with Tetra GeneralTonic. We have also added a second box filter with activated carbon in addition to the box filter and the undergravel filter already in the tank.
There are 5 Amazon Swords in tank at the moment.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
Christelle and Ian |
Swim bladder disease? Common with goldfish. Easy to find Swim Bladder Disease on-line.