Temperature for Goldfish

[Peter Cashen]

I got a 60gallon tank... i think... its 60cmx30cmx40cm.

Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.

Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
no heater.

Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
dying?? Is it too hot!?!?

I'm in the UK and its hardly warm at the moment! And it isn't in
direct sunlight.... the lamp isn't on all the time...

Help... before I have a tank with no fish!!

[Köi-Lö]

"Peter Cashen" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>I got a 60gallon tank... i think... its 60cmx30cmx40cm.
>
> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
>
> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
> no heater.
>
> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?
>
> I'm in the UK and its hardly warm at the moment! And it isn't in
> direct sunlight.... the lamp isn't on all the time...
>
> Help... before I have a tank with no fish!!
=====================
My outdoor goldfish survive outdoors in water that reaches the mid 90s. If
your GF are dying there is some other problem. What is the PH of your tank?
What are the ammonia and nitrite readings? Are any of the fish dying in the
shop's tank where you bought them? Is your tank filtered and aerated? Is
there excess food settling on the bottom and growing fur?
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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[Bill Stock]

"Köi-Lö" <$##$$@$##$$.#$$> wrote in message
...
>
> "Peter Cashen" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>>I got a 60gallon tank... i think... its 60cmx30cmx40cm.
>>
>> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
>> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
>> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
>>
>> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
>> no heater.
>>
>> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
>> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?
>>
>> I'm in the UK and its hardly warm at the moment! And it isn't in
>> direct sunlight.... the lamp isn't on all the time...
>>
>> Help... before I have a tank with no fish!!
> =====================
> My outdoor goldfish survive outdoors in water that reaches the mid 90s.
> If your GF are dying there is some other problem. What is the PH of your
> tank? What are the ammonia and nitrite readings? Are any of the fish
> dying in the shop's tank where you bought them? Is your tank filtered and
> aerated? Is there excess food settling on the bottom and growing fur?


His tank is only 20 gallons and it does not sound like it's cycled.

First thing to check for is ammonia.

[Köi-Lö]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Köi-Lö" <$##$$@$##$$.#$$> wrote in message
> ...
>> My outdoor goldfish survive outdoors in water that reaches the mid 90s.
>> If your GF are dying there is some other problem. What is the PH of your
>> tank? What are the ammonia and nitrite readings? Are any of the fish
>> dying in the shop's tank where you bought them? Is your tank filtered
>> and aerated? Is there excess food settling on the bottom and growing
>> fur?
>
>
> His tank is only 20 gallons and it does not sound like it's cycled.
>
> First thing to check for is ammonia.
====================
Yikes,... 7 fish in a 20g tank. I bet it is ammonia.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }<((((*> ~~~ }<{{{{(ö>

[swarvegorilla]

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
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>
> "Köi-Lö" <$##$$@$##$$.#$$> wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Peter Cashen" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>>>I got a 60gallon tank... i think... its 60cmx30cmx40cm.
>>>
>>> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
>>> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
>>> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
>>>
>>> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
>>> no heater.
>>>
>>> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
>>> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?
>>>
>>> I'm in the UK and its hardly warm at the moment! And it isn't in
>>> direct sunlight.... the lamp isn't on all the time...
>>>
>>> Help... before I have a tank with no fish!!
>> =====================
>> My outdoor goldfish survive outdoors in water that reaches the mid 90s.
>> If your GF are dying there is some other problem. What is the PH of your
>> tank? What are the ammonia and nitrite readings? Are any of the fish
>> dying in the shop's tank where you bought them? Is your tank filtered
>> and aerated? Is there excess food settling on the bottom and growing
>> fur?
>
>
> His tank is only 20 gallons and it does not sound like it's cycled.
>
> First thing to check for is ammonia.
>
>
>

Goldfish can be kept in a broad range of temperatures given the change in
temp is not too rapid or extreme.
I work in degrees C and about 22 degress c works well. Oddly enough however
the temp of 28 deg C has it's uses too. Although needing vigourous aeration
this temperature supports very few of the pathogens that would prey on a
weak inbred fancy goldy. A case of removing the prey from the predators
climate as it were.
Others prob have the right idea on your prob
I'd only ask, if you have a filter?

[Peter Cashen]

I have a Juwel Rekord 60 aquarium with built in filter.

I got it from a mate, not sure whether the sponges are set up
correctly!?!?

swarvegorilla wrote:
> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Köi-Lö" <$##$$@$##$$.#$$> wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> "Peter Cashen" > wrote in message
> >> ups.com...
> >>>I got a 60gallon tank... i think... its 60cmx30cmx40cm.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
> >>> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
> >>> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
> >>>
> >>> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
> >>> no heater.
> >>>
> >>> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
> >>> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?
> >>>
> >>> I'm in the UK and its hardly warm at the moment! And it isn't in
> >>> direct sunlight.... the lamp isn't on all the time...
> >>>
> >>> Help... before I have a tank with no fish!!
> >> =====================
> >> My outdoor goldfish survive outdoors in water that reaches the mid 90s.
> >> If your GF are dying there is some other problem. What is the PH of your
> >> tank? What are the ammonia and nitrite readings? Are any of the fish
> >> dying in the shop's tank where you bought them? Is your tank filtered
> >> and aerated? Is there excess food settling on the bottom and growing
> >> fur?
> >
> >
> > His tank is only 20 gallons and it does not sound like it's cycled.
> >
> > First thing to check for is ammonia.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Goldfish can be kept in a broad range of temperatures given the change in
> temp is not too rapid or extreme.
> I work in degrees C and about 22 degress c works well. Oddly enough however
> the temp of 28 deg C has it's uses too. Although needing vigourous aeration
> this temperature supports very few of the pathogens that would prey on a
> weak inbred fancy goldy. A case of removing the prey from the predators
> climate as it were.
> Others prob have the right idea on your prob
> I'd only ask, if you have a filter?

[swarvegorilla]

True I have no f clue what a juwel is set up like to tell the truth.
http://www.juwel-aquarium.de/en/filter_full.htm But the official website
sure does.
have a read, pictures too
:-).




"Peter Cashen" > wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a Juwel Rekord 60 aquarium with built in filter.

I got it from a mate, not sure whether the sponges are set up
correctly!?!?

swarvegorilla wrote:
> "Bill Stock" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Köi-Lö" <$##$$@$##$$.#$$> wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> "Peter Cashen" > wrote in message
> >> ups.com...
> >>>I got a 60gallon tank... i think... its 60cmx30cmx40cm.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy
> >>> died
> >>> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
> >>> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
> >>>
> >>> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I
> >>> have
> >>> no heater.
> >>>
> >>> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
> >>> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?
> >>>
> >>> I'm in the UK and its hardly warm at the moment! And it isn't in
> >>> direct sunlight.... the lamp isn't on all the time...
> >>>
> >>> Help... before I have a tank with no fish!!
> >> =====================
> >> My outdoor goldfish survive outdoors in water that reaches the mid 90s.
> >> If your GF are dying there is some other problem. What is the PH of
> >> your
> >> tank? What are the ammonia and nitrite readings? Are any of the fish
> >> dying in the shop's tank where you bought them? Is your tank filtered
> >> and aerated? Is there excess food settling on the bottom and growing
> >> fur?
> >
> >
> > His tank is only 20 gallons and it does not sound like it's cycled.
> >
> > First thing to check for is ammonia.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Goldfish can be kept in a broad range of temperatures given the change in
> temp is not too rapid or extreme.
> I work in degrees C and about 22 degress c works well. Oddly enough
> however
> the temp of 28 deg C has it's uses too. Although needing vigourous
> aeration
> this temperature supports very few of the pathogens that would prey on a
> weak inbred fancy goldy. A case of removing the prey from the predators
> climate as it were.
> Others prob have the right idea on your prob
> I'd only ask, if you have a filter?

[dc]

"Peter Cashen" > wrote in
ups.com:

> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
>
> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
> no heater.
>
> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?


As many people have already suggested inappropriate temperature is not your
most likely culprit for the loss of your fish.

While both goldfish and white clouds are cold water fish they are tolerant
to a wide range of temperatures provided they are not at the extremes are
there is not a great deal of fluctuation and adequate aeration.

Your tank is 20 gallons, not 60 gallons (perhaps you were thinking in
liters?). That is a tiny space for the amount of fish you have introduced,
especially considering it is a brand new setup.

Your fish are most likely succumbing to something commonly referred to as
New Tank Syndrome. Essentially, the amount of nitrogenous wastes being
produced in the tank is too high compared to the biological capacity of
your tank to detoxify it. An aquarium needs time to build up a healthy
nitrifying bacteria culture in order to deal with the ammonia produced by
fish and food waste (and goldfish produce an enormous amount of waste).

Ammonia and some of its byproducts (ammonium, nitrite) are very toxic to
animal life and can kill fish in short order. You've upset the biological
balance of nature and now your fish are poisoning themselves with their own
waste.

Dealing with the situation without losing any more fish is going to be
difficult due to the amount of fish you have in your aquarium.

Stop feeding your fish. The more food you put in there the worse your
situation will become, and fish going through ammonia/nitrite shock are not
likely to be very hungry anyway. Fasting is better than further poisoning.

Your fist step should be to measure your pH, ammonia/ammonium, and nitrite
levels. If ammonia is present (which it undoubtedly is) your first course
is to water change your aquarium to dilute it. Two 80-90% changes should
do the trick, however you must be careful NOT to raise your pH in the
process or the potential for ammonia to kill will increase dramatically.

The lower your pH the more ammonia will exist as its ionic counterpart
ammonium (which is many times less toxic). A small concentration of
ammonia in a high pH is many times more deadly than a much larger
concentration of ammonium in a very low pH.

I highly recommend you pick up a high quality water conditioner such as
Prime by Seachem which is able to remove ammonia and detoxify nitrite
without removing it from the biological cycle. This product will act as a
band-aid while your tank recovers from your horrendous initial
overstocking.

You should also consider picking up a biological supplement from your LFS
which can help seed your tank with nitrifying bacteria rather than just
waiting for nature to take its course on its own timeline. Adding a very
large quantity of Zeolite ammonia remover to your filter may help out in
the interim as well.

It isn't going to be easy to keep all those fish alive in such a small and
brand-new aquarium.

[swarvegorilla]

"dc" > wrote in message
...
> "Peter Cashen" > wrote in
> ups.com:
>
>> Anyway, put 3 goldfish and 4 white clouds in there.... first goldy died
>> after around 5 days.... now another one is just lying on the bottom of
>> the tank... it is feeding but not doin much else.
>>
>> Put two thermometers in to be sure and they are at roughly 80F. I have
>> no heater.
>>
>> Am I better off putting tropical fish in, is this why the fish are
>> dying?? Is it too hot!?!?
>
>
> As many people have already suggested inappropriate temperature is not
> your
> most likely culprit for the loss of your fish.
>
> While both goldfish and white clouds are cold water fish they are tolerant
> to a wide range of temperatures provided they are not at the extremes are
> there is not a great deal of fluctuation and adequate aeration.
>
> Your tank is 20 gallons, not 60 gallons (perhaps you were thinking in
> liters?). That is a tiny space for the amount of fish you have
> introduced,
> especially considering it is a brand new setup.
>
> Your fish are most likely succumbing to something commonly referred to as
> New Tank Syndrome. Essentially, the amount of nitrogenous wastes being
> produced in the tank is too high compared to the biological capacity of
> your tank to detoxify it. An aquarium needs time to build up a healthy
> nitrifying bacteria culture in order to deal with the ammonia produced by
> fish and food waste (and goldfish produce an enormous amount of waste).
>
> Ammonia and some of its byproducts (ammonium, nitrite) are very toxic to
> animal life and can kill fish in short order. You've upset the biological
> balance of nature and now your fish are poisoning themselves with their
> own
> waste.
>
> Dealing with the situation without losing any more fish is going to be
> difficult due to the amount of fish you have in your aquarium.
>
> Stop feeding your fish. The more food you put in there the worse your
> situation will become, and fish going through ammonia/nitrite shock are
> not
> likely to be very hungry anyway. Fasting is better than further
> poisoning.
>
> Your fist step should be to measure your pH, ammonia/ammonium, and nitrite
> levels. If ammonia is present (which it undoubtedly is) your first course
> is to water change your aquarium to dilute it. Two 80-90% changes should
> do the trick, however you must be careful NOT to raise your pH in the
> process or the potential for ammonia to kill will increase dramatically.
>
> The lower your pH the more ammonia will exist as its ionic counterpart
> ammonium (which is many times less toxic). A small concentration of
> ammonia in a high pH is many times more deadly than a much larger
> concentration of ammonium in a very low pH.
>
> I highly recommend you pick up a high quality water conditioner such as
> Prime by Seachem which is able to remove ammonia and detoxify nitrite
> without removing it from the biological cycle. This product will act as a
> band-aid while your tank recovers from your horrendous initial
> overstocking.
>
> You should also consider picking up a biological supplement from your LFS
> which can help seed your tank with nitrifying bacteria rather than just
> waiting for nature to take its course on its own timeline. Adding a very
> large quantity of Zeolite ammonia remover to your filter may help out in
> the interim as well.
>
> It isn't going to be easy to keep all those fish alive in such a small and
> brand-new aquarium.
>

Dammit man, if a nuclear reactor ever melts down, I want you in charge of
the response teams.
Nice bloody post!!