1. What is the size of your tank?
15 gallons
2. What are your water parameters? State the brand of test kit used.
API liquid master test kit:
Ammonia: .25-.50
Nitrite: 1
Nitrate: 10
(Clearly something is up!)
3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?
Freshwater
4. How long the aquarium has been set up?
Since July, yes, I did cycle
5. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?
4 goldfish, ranging from 1-2”, currently in the tank temporarily until they are bigger and I get them a 65-75g. I have had the 2 fantails since late July (rescues from my camp) and I just got 1 ranchu/lionhead and 1 ryukin yesterday from a reputable LFS.
6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?
No
7. What temperature is the tank water currently?
64°F
8. Are there live plants in the aquarium?
No
9.What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.
Whisper 10i internal power filter (HOB/HOT… not sure which, lol). It has a stocking around the intake so it doesn’t suck up sand into the impeller.
10. Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)?
Nope. (No heater b/c goldies are coldwater)
11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)?
Yes, it is near a window. I keep the lights on about 12hrs a day.
12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate?
I did a 50% water change yesterday, and 30-40% today. I change the water about 2x a week, and I always vacuum up what settles on the sand. I also changed out the filter cartridge because it was gross.
13. What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule?
I feed TetraFin sinking mini-sticks once a day. I feed about a pinch of it, and lately, my goldies haven’t seemed very interested in eating it.
14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?
The past couple days my fantails have not been eating very much- they take a few bites and then lose interest. They have also started being less active. Yesterday, when I added 2 more goldies, they adopted the same lethargic/hiding behavior and I figured it was stress from the move. This morning I noticed that there seems to be something white-grey in color and kind of stringy on my ryukin’s head. I can try to get a pic but I don’t know how clear it will be. None of the other fish have this, although the ranchu has been swimming frantically around the tank. All of the fish hid under the filter after I did my water change.
Upon checking now, they seem better, and I can't see anything on the ryukin's head...
15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis.
No.
15 gallons
2. What are your water parameters? State the brand of test kit used.
API liquid master test kit:
Ammonia: .25-.50
Nitrite: 1
Nitrate: 10
(Clearly something is up!)
3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?
Freshwater
4. How long the aquarium has been set up?
Since July, yes, I did cycle
5. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?
4 goldfish, ranging from 1-2”, currently in the tank temporarily until they are bigger and I get them a 65-75g. I have had the 2 fantails since late July (rescues from my camp) and I just got 1 ranchu/lionhead and 1 ryukin yesterday from a reputable LFS.
6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?
No
7. What temperature is the tank water currently?
64°F
8. Are there live plants in the aquarium?
No
9.What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.
Whisper 10i internal power filter (HOB/HOT… not sure which, lol). It has a stocking around the intake so it doesn’t suck up sand into the impeller.
10. Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)?
Nope. (No heater b/c goldies are coldwater)
11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)?
Yes, it is near a window. I keep the lights on about 12hrs a day.
12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate?
I did a 50% water change yesterday, and 30-40% today. I change the water about 2x a week, and I always vacuum up what settles on the sand. I also changed out the filter cartridge because it was gross.
13. What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule?
I feed TetraFin sinking mini-sticks once a day. I feed about a pinch of it, and lately, my goldies haven’t seemed very interested in eating it.
14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?
The past couple days my fantails have not been eating very much- they take a few bites and then lose interest. They have also started being less active. Yesterday, when I added 2 more goldies, they adopted the same lethargic/hiding behavior and I figured it was stress from the move. This morning I noticed that there seems to be something white-grey in color and kind of stringy on my ryukin’s head. I can try to get a pic but I don’t know how clear it will be. None of the other fish have this, although the ranchu has been swimming frantically around the tank. All of the fish hid under the filter after I did my water change.
Upon checking now, they seem better, and I can't see anything on the ryukin's head...
15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis.
No.