pearlscale goldies got really sick really fast

I am no expert, but I would do some reading on goldfish in here. Feeding 2-3 times a day seems excessive to me. I would say cut that down to at most once a day and maybe even every other day. I would check your filter and do a water change. I am not sure what is wrong with the fish, but this will probably at least help the others. Maybe ask your LFS and get some meds?

Anyone else have any suggestions?

hello there...

what are your water parameters? ammonia nitrite nitrate readings?

im not sure that goldfish should be in a 10 g tank because they produce lots of bioload specially with 2 of em in there.. meaning that the H2O quality can easily be compromised...

are the other fish affected?
pls test ur water and tell us ur results

gud luck :dive:

btw what algae eater r u talking about? do u know what type of algae eater u have?

if its a CAE (chinese algae eater). it may be beating up ur goldfish, as they tend to be aggressive toward slow-moving fish

and one more thing, i think ur goldfish and ur other fish in the tank require different water temperatures... i believe goldfish are coldwater fish while ur other fish are tropicals, only my opinion though

gud luck with ur problem :dive:

I agree with what everyone else has mentioned. It could be an affect of the water parameters...high ammonia for one can burn the fish if too high...could also be the algea eater like khombre mentioned if it's the cae you have.
Next, you need to get those goldies out that 10 gallon tank!! For the 2 you have I would say a minimum of a 30 to 40 gallons is needed. They get large, produce large amounts of waste and do prefer a cooler temperature to the tropicals. I keep my goldfish tank at about 72 F constantly and they seem to do a lot better.
You also don't want to mix goldfish and tropicals, because they have different needs.
Ideally with your current setup, you should be doing weekly 50% water changes, if not more due to your stocking levels in the tank..even so, as a regular schedule, I would receommmend 50% water changes weekly.
Please do post your water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph, gh, kh etc...all the info you can gather for us and post is going to help :dance2:
Good luck. I hope you goldie gets better.

kavenay,

You are definitely overfeeding all those fish. Once a day is more than sufficient. Goldfish are pigs and are probably eating all the food on the other fish.

The goldfish needs, as has already been pointed out, 15-20 gallons per fish and the tank needs to be double filtered. They really should not be mixed with tropicals. They have different dietary needs and need a high carbohydrate diet. The other fish need a diet much higher in proteins.

What kind of algae eater is it that you have?

Please post your ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH readings.

Roan