10 gallons per goldfish. you are overstocked.
quarantine new fish in large tubs (at least 20+ gallons per fish) for 1 month before
introducing them. small tanks make the worst hospital or quarantine tanks.
dont mix GF with other species of fish
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"RubenD" wrote:
I have had a 10G tank with 17 goldfish with no problems, no diseases, no
stress.
I recently got a 46G tank with the intention of getting clown fish but after
talking to the petstore I got discourage due to the high maintenance.
So, they sold me about 50 tropical fishes, from tigers to sharks, from
angels to colored ones.
Everything was fine until I notice white spots on the fish, spreading
rapidly to the whole tank.
The filter I got was rated for 60G.
I went to get ICK CLEAR, an effervecent alka seltzer type medication with no
luck.
After some research, got antibiotics (maraxin - ampicilin) which was very
expensive.
The petstore mentioned maybe I should get 2 filters.
I also got a Fancy Gold fish and put it in the 10G tank, after a few days
he got a hole in the head and die.
It's like these fish came with something.
To make it short, I swap the gold fish from the 10G to the 46G, and the
tropicals to the 10G to treat the disease.
I even swap the filters, using the 60G in th 10G.
Today, I only have 10 tropicals and added 3 gold fish with slight spot on
the tails. I think my mistake was to get too many tropical since they are
more sensitive than goldfish.
Also, what's the deal with the filters, they say something and do another.
I meant some says they filter 600gph however a 180gph canister is 2-3 times
moreexpensive.
To me, it's been a waste of time and money. How can I get rid of disease
on the tank? someone mentione sterilizer UV lamps, are they harm to humans?
- Will a canister filter be more effective? Why?
- Are these diseases harmful to humans? How about breathing the vapors? I
mention that because, I got sick (cold like)
since I start doing the maintenance. Water temp is higher than the GF
tank.
- Are sal****er fish less suceptible to diasease?
Good and helpful replies are welcome.
Thanks in advance.
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