This is brilliant Hanna! Colosal Karma   good on you for creating it!

p.s. how does one make a sticky 

THANK YOU APRIL,
wanna make things easier for our Newbies and for us too  
Only our Moderators can do it. If you post sth which is important, you can express your intention. Also other members can report it to the mods and ask for it to be a "sticky"

Godbless our Mods. Doing everything they can to make sure the members are kept happy.

LOL, Andrea, me too... but look we learned and we still are open to learning new things and we want to share our experience and make it easier for those who are new into the fish hobby

thank you i will try to add more info to my post as soon as i have it !! thank you

I think it should be in a separate place right at the start and in big red letter say:PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING A HEALTH ISSUE  or something like that.

My goldfish are not eating, they are coming to the top of the pond and sucking in anything but then spitting it out again.  It is an outside pond.  4 goldfish with plenty of area say, 4 square feet.  We have added a new weed lately but have now taken it away as it was taking over the pond.

1. How big is your tank:  Gal / litres

2. For how long has the tank been set up:  10 years approximately.

3. How many fish:  4

4. What kinf of fish:  goldfish

5. What are the water parameters:    Ammonia.........ppm
                                                            Nitrite..............ppm
                                                            Nitrate.............ppm
                                                            pH..........................
                                                            Temp...............degrees Celsius / Fahrenheit

6. How often do you perform water changes:  when the water is unclear and too many leaves etc.

7. How big are your waterchanges:      ..50%

8. What kind of waterconditioner are you using:

9. Do you add beneficial bacteria:  no

10. Symptoms your fish is showing:  not eating then sucking in food, mosquito larvea, weed and then spitting it out again.  Not reacting quickly when touched or near them.

11. Since when does your fish show these symptoms:    1 week ago

12. How is the normal behaviour of your fish:  quite frisky and eat well

13. How do the other fish behave:  all doing the same thing

14. Post pics of the sick fish: not able


Please remember: the more detailed information you can give, the better help we can provide.

Don't have a test kit? Get a sample of water to your pet store ASAP and then post the numerical results.

BASIC RULE: 99% of illnesses in fish come from poor waterquality. To prevent illness make sure your fishes environment is pristine.
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Do you have a pump running in your pond?
If so how many GPH(gallons per hour) does it turn over?
Your fish are either acting that way from a drop in pH, (acidosis) caused by too many leaves which will lower pH considerably, oR from nitrates too high AND OR lack of oxygen from 1) too much debrie in the water OR 2)not enough water circulation with pump and filter.  You need to agitate the water at the surface more for a better oxygen/gas exchange.
Best thing to do is do like Hanna suggested and test your water chemistry of your pond water.  You have to for good pond maintenance.  Then add more aeration to the pond after you do a water change according to the test results.

Hi, I have 3 goldfish (comet goldfish i think) and i think one of them (Malibu) has fin rot    (i think) his tail has been frayed and turned white at the ends.He has always been shy out of the three and the other two goldfish (Bubbles and MJ) both look healthy. I am going to buy fin rot medicine tomorrow but i would like to know if i should do a water change before i add the medicine and how much water shall i change and also if it is safe to add it to the tank with the two other fish in them. Also Bubbles keeps nipping at Malibu's tail and i dont know what to do to stop him? lol

I have a very large tank i'm not sure how big but its pretty huge, with a filter system in it, it has been set up for about a year now and ive had all 3 fishes for 2 years now. I do have a problem with the water going green quickly so i have been doing water changes every week, about a third of the water i remove and clean new water with tetra easybalancer. and try to feed them less than i usually do. Any other advice to combat green water?? I do water tests and i do find my nitrate levels are high but i have been struggling with keeping it down. Any advice for that as well?
Thanks!


                 

thank you
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