About a month ago one of my small ryukin died. I went away for the weekend and had my mom feed my fish once while I was gone. Nonetheless, I came home and found my ryukin sucked into the filter. I did a water test before I went and everything looked good. I suspect she overfed them even though she claims she didn't (*considering we have a small pond of fast and always hungry comet, not fancy fan tailed goldfish like mine*)
Moving on... last week I noticed my most active and bubbly oranda was not acting like his normal self. Usually when he hears me he swims towards the top and is ready to bed fed. He kinda hung out in this low far corner behind a statue. I was away from home for a night, next day he's dead, again sucked against the filter. Again, no issues with the water. My only suspicion is that the tank is somewhat near the AC vent and I recently turned on my AC for the first time in a few months and it shot out some pieces of dirt/dust... maybe some got in the tank and since he's always up top looking for food he ingested it? Because there were some particles near the hood of the tank and on the table next to it. Or am I just crazy? All the other fish seem fine!
So I do a water change, change the filter, and eventually add a new replacement- a slightly larger oranda. He was super lively when I got him. I came home today (a day later) and he was lurking in the low far corner like my other fish a few days before his death! He didn't respond to me tapping on the glass. Do you think he was scared and just kinda froze to go unnoticed? I actually had to give him a nudge with the net. Do you think he was just hiding/ sleeping. After I nudged and fed him he was swimming quite actively. I can't figure it out! Should I be concerned or is it just a case of random unexpected fish deaths.
Moving on... last week I noticed my most active and bubbly oranda was not acting like his normal self. Usually when he hears me he swims towards the top and is ready to bed fed. He kinda hung out in this low far corner behind a statue. I was away from home for a night, next day he's dead, again sucked against the filter. Again, no issues with the water. My only suspicion is that the tank is somewhat near the AC vent and I recently turned on my AC for the first time in a few months and it shot out some pieces of dirt/dust... maybe some got in the tank and since he's always up top looking for food he ingested it? Because there were some particles near the hood of the tank and on the table next to it. Or am I just crazy? All the other fish seem fine!
So I do a water change, change the filter, and eventually add a new replacement- a slightly larger oranda. He was super lively when I got him. I came home today (a day later) and he was lurking in the low far corner like my other fish a few days before his death! He didn't respond to me tapping on the glass. Do you think he was scared and just kinda froze to go unnoticed? I actually had to give him a nudge with the net. Do you think he was just hiding/ sleeping. After I nudged and fed him he was swimming quite actively. I can't figure it out! Should I be concerned or is it just a case of random unexpected fish deaths.
