Thread: fish gulping problem
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Old April 3rd 06, 05:48 AM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish
Jolly Fisherman
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Default fish gulping problem
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 23:16:18 GMT, wrote:

right. better circulation and the fish rest comfortably right under a stone 1-2
inches up off the bottom of the tank.
now strong powerheads or filter flow can be a problem.
Ingrid

I think it all depends. If the tank or temporary container is narrow
& tall (like a 5 gal bucket for example) & the fish is in really bad
shape you may want the stone 1-2 inches from the top. 1-2 inches from
the bottom would seriously stress it. If the fish is stronger or the
container is longer, larger, and shorter I think the placement matters
much less.

If the temporary container has no filtration I would try to slow
circulation somewhat esp if it has free floating bacterial or fine
fragmenting constipated poop. That's a nasty soup. But in that case,
actually I think moving to more tubs per day & diet is most important.