Mike
December 8th 03, 04:01 PM
Hi guys,
I had posted before, I'm working with my first tank ever, a 55 gallon
tank with goldfish. I've been reading as much as I can, but not
finding answers to quite everything.
My black moor is about 4-5" long, and he's been in my tank for less
than a month. He's always been a little lazier than the other fish,
which I thought was normal for a black moor, and he usually hovers
around the bottom unless it's chow time.
But over the last few days, I've noticed that he's been a lot more
lethargic than usual. He still moves around when it's feeding time,
but any other time he just sits in a corner, with his fins sort of
drooping. There's no sign of any disease that I've read about, but he
does poop very, very long strands of white (we're talking an inch
long, or more).
Is this a sign of some sort of infection or other problem? Is he going
to get over it on his own, or do I need to do something for him?
More about my tank and history:
Originally, I had 5 small comet goldfish (about 1-2" long), a black
moor (about 4"), and a fantail (about 4"). The temperature is at about
70, the pH is at 7.2, and the water is well water so I'm not using any
type of conditioning. I've cleaned the water (say, 25% change) about
every 2 weeks.
I had originally been feeding the fish 2 times daily, about 2 good
sized pinches of flakes, enough that the food was eaten in less than 5
minutes.
Since I first set up the tank, I've lost 3 of the comets. I noticed
that 2 of them never ate, so it didn't surprise me, but one of them
seemed healthy so I was surprised. Now that I only have 2 comets (and
the black moor and fantail), I've reduced the feeding to 2 smaller
pinches of food.
TIA,
Mike
I had posted before, I'm working with my first tank ever, a 55 gallon
tank with goldfish. I've been reading as much as I can, but not
finding answers to quite everything.
My black moor is about 4-5" long, and he's been in my tank for less
than a month. He's always been a little lazier than the other fish,
which I thought was normal for a black moor, and he usually hovers
around the bottom unless it's chow time.
But over the last few days, I've noticed that he's been a lot more
lethargic than usual. He still moves around when it's feeding time,
but any other time he just sits in a corner, with his fins sort of
drooping. There's no sign of any disease that I've read about, but he
does poop very, very long strands of white (we're talking an inch
long, or more).
Is this a sign of some sort of infection or other problem? Is he going
to get over it on his own, or do I need to do something for him?
More about my tank and history:
Originally, I had 5 small comet goldfish (about 1-2" long), a black
moor (about 4"), and a fantail (about 4"). The temperature is at about
70, the pH is at 7.2, and the water is well water so I'm not using any
type of conditioning. I've cleaned the water (say, 25% change) about
every 2 weeks.
I had originally been feeding the fish 2 times daily, about 2 good
sized pinches of flakes, enough that the food was eaten in less than 5
minutes.
Since I first set up the tank, I've lost 3 of the comets. I noticed
that 2 of them never ate, so it didn't surprise me, but one of them
seemed healthy so I was surprised. Now that I only have 2 comets (and
the black moor and fantail), I've reduced the feeding to 2 smaller
pinches of food.
TIA,
Mike