hello,
i have recently aquired a 20 gallon freshwater tank holding two fancy goldfish and a koi. they have proper filtration and water changes. i feed flakes twice a day. for the first week or so, they were all fine, but soon i noticed one of the fancies floating upside down shortly after eating. after talking to several people at petco, i was advised that the fish was taking in too much o2 while eating. i began crumbling the flakes and soaking them is water before feeding so that they would sink rather than float. her condition is getting worse, she can harldy keep herself from getting blown around by the filter current. there is no longer a connection between her eating and this happening. is there anything that i can do to correct this situation? please let me know.
i have recently aquired a 20 gallon freshwater tank holding two fancy goldfish and a koi. they have proper filtration and water changes. i feed flakes twice a day. for the first week or so, they were all fine, but soon i noticed one of the fancies floating upside down shortly after eating. after talking to several people at petco, i was advised that the fish was taking in too much o2 while eating. i began crumbling the flakes and soaking them is water before feeding so that they would sink rather than float. her condition is getting worse, she can harldy keep herself from getting blown around by the filter current. there is no longer a connection between her eating and this happening. is there anything that i can do to correct this situation? please let me know.