Not sure if my fish are sick or just tired??

Good to know she looks normal...but why would they react now to temperature that hasn't changed in a week? 72 shouldnt be too warm for a comet....right?

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Personally, I would rearrange the tank a bit so the new 110 discharge hits a large chunk of driftwood when the flow is on high. Solves the current issue, IMO, and relies on the filters best capabilities to handle a messy grouping.
 
I don't have anything tall enough.

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Maybe use one of those DIY baffles for bettas? Basically rig a plastic diverter so the water is not going directly into the tank. I don't remember how big the 110 is, but maybe you can cut a 2L bottle to size?

My common seems fine at 78 degrees F, but she may not be typical. She's lived through much worse things than wonky temps and high nitrates.
 
Maybe use one of those DIY baffles for bettas? Basically rig a plastic diverter so the water is not going directly into the tank. I don't remember how big the 110 is, but maybe you can cut a 2L bottle to size?

Can someone explain this more?

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Ok, so here's an update...

Did two water changes today, both about 20-25%. Was only going to do one but my boyfriend forgot to scrub the algae before doing the first one. Sigh. Will post tests in a little while.

Fish seem to be adjusting to the flow more and struggling less with practice and taking a lot less breaks. The moor is looking great and my comet is about back to normal, though breathing is still a bit shallow. Both seem to be bursting with energy, and swimming around like normal. :)

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Oh and I took videos but I can't share them with the app. :(

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Every one looks the same as last night, though sammi was hiding all the time this morning and hung back a little at feeding. :/

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Is she still eating OK in general? Still no clamped fins, and will come out to be active regularly? From what you've said, Sammi is a shy fish- her tank was rearranged, making it not as familiar as before, as well as having more current from the new filter. Not sure if this could make her shy again, until she gets used to it. As long as she's not acting obviously ill, and she's still eating, I would just keep an eye on it, and not worry too much. As far as the less noticeable gill movement when breathing- you said you're running Purigen now, correct? That boosts tank redox, and the added HOB filter would make more oxygenated water, as well, which means less effort to breathe. Goldfish, especially single tails, are coldwater fish who prefer temps to be around 68 degrees or below. Warmer water holds less dissolved oxygen, and the goldies can notice this. Goldies are also a fish with a heavy oxygen requirement. The higher temp water before the purigen and additional surface agitation may have made her breathe just a little heavier to get oxygen- add the stuff that boosts the tank's redox, and she breathes more lightly. The moor wouldn't have as much as an issue with this, as fancies are better with higher temps. Both are extremely hardy, and very adaptable, though. Does she look like she's gasping, or just not breathing as hard as before? I don't know if this pertains to you at all, but, sometimes with my goldies, they don't have very much mouth or gill movement at all when they're being kind of lazy, and they're breathing just fine. You can see them breathing very obviously when they are being active, but, not so much when just hanging out or coasting around. I run purigen, have some anacharis in the tank (heavy oxygenator, and nitrate sponge), run a HOB filter, have a bubble wall in the back, and a bubbler decoration toward the middle, so the water is highly oxygenated. From my experience, goldfish not doing a noticeable, rhythmic breath in, breath out pattern like mammals do is pretty normal in well oxygenated water. I do see that type of pattern when they're going all kamikaze around the tank, eating, or practice spawning... not so much when they're just relaxing and kind of lazily swimming around.
 
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