Black Moor Needs Help

[George]

Hi all,

I'm new to the goldfish hobby. Bought a 10 gallon starter aquarium 3 months
ago with one black moor and two other small fish. All has been fine until
today.

The moor is moving very little, mostly floating belly up at the surface.
One eye has turned cloudy and the body has some red/orange discoloration.
Have been feeding flakes exclusively, but today the moor won't eat at all.
Water has always appeared a bit hazy but not too much. I tested today for
ammonia and results were good (almost none present).

The moor doesn't look like he'll make it through another day. Would
appreciate suggestions.

Thanks,
George

[sophiefishstuff]

In message >, George
> writes
>Hi all,
>
>I'm new to the goldfish hobby. Bought a 10 gallon starter aquarium 3 months
>ago with one black moor and two other small fish. All has been fine until
>today.
>
>The moor is moving very little, mostly floating belly up at the surface.
>One eye has turned cloudy and the body has some red/orange discoloration.
>Have been feeding flakes exclusively, but today the moor won't eat at all.
>Water has always appeared a bit hazy but not too much. I tested today for
>ammonia and results were good (almost none present).

ok; "almost none" isn't good, it's bad. You're fairly overstocked, so
water quality is likely to be an on-going issue.

feeding exclusively flakes is bad for fish, especially fancy goldfish.

for the moment, I would do aggressive water changes, 50% twice daily
(morning & evening) until ammonia shows zero then 50% daily. Unless you
know for a fact that there is no chloring/chloramine added to your
water, then use a dechlorinator otherwise you kill off your filter
bacteria and poison your fish. Stop feeding for a few days. When you do
start feeding again, initially feed a few blanched skinned peas, then a
varied diet including veggies and if possible live/frozen foods.

I'm guessing that as well as water quality problems your fish is
constipated.

if your other two fish are goldfish, your tank should be approximately
three times the size :-(

hope this helps,
--
sophie

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