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Whats up with my goldfish2007-11-24 23:42:45

Scenario: Fully cycled 55 gallon tank (has been set up 6 years, recently lost my oscar to old age.) I siphoned out 90 percent of the water after my oscar's death, changed and cleaned all filter material, etc. Bought 4 small 2" fantails and let them go wild. I added 2 18" bubble wands in the back for extra oxygenation. After a month, my pearlscale floated on its side for a day and then died. a few weeks later, Black Moor did the same. Then my little Telescope did the same. I only feed a tiny pinch 2 times a day and I do water changes (although probably not as often as i should). I did a 50 percent water change after the deaths to reduce any excess ammonia. Now I still have a chocolate oranda and i added another fantail. They are doing great. Are the "fancier" versions,such as pearlscale/Telescope more difficult to keep? I figured i would have those fish for 30 years in a nice big tank like that. (I thought I was saving them from "goldfish bowl syndrome") Sigh.

Answers:

your main problem is that your aquarium is too deep for the full, round bodies of the fancy goldfish and with the air-wands you have too much current, it just wore the poor little fish out

i only keep goldfish in 40 gal tanks, its just like a 55 just not as tall

try keeping a slimmer bodied goldfish and i think you'll have much better luck or you could lower you water level and keep

fancy varieties but the tank won't look as pretty

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kill it

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I apologize for falling asleep halfway through your fish novel. I would get a dog or cat. They are much easier to maintain and you can even have sex with them.sounds like you need it.

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Yeah, due to all of the selective breeding, the fish are wicked sensitive and delicate. Do you test your water parameters? What are they? What is the temps? Black moors should be kept warmer, like at 72-76. Black moors are my faves of the fancy goldfish, other then that im against all the breeding that went into to make fancys

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Not much difficult. It is very likely that you have a parasite in your tank.Please talk with a goldfish specialist in your area, if any of your other fish suddenly drop dead.