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I post every 2 years or so with a new/unidentifiable issue with my one
fish, but I read more often and I appreciate the advise from the regulars. Here's my situation: I have one 8-inch 12 yo common goldfish in 29 gallons. It's unheated, but we're in Southern California, so he hovers around 70-74 degrees (a little warm for comfort, in my opinion). Marineland Emperor 280 filter/bio-wheel and a very large circular airstone; light gravel and artificial plants. Ammonia is 0, trace amounts of nitrates and nitrites recently (maybe I just need a new test kit). Algae builds up enough to require a good scraping on the sides of the tank every 4 weeks or so (too warm!). Over the past several months, he started resting on the bottom. When feeding time came, we would instantly energize and shoot to the top to eat, but it seemed obvious that he felt "heavy" and it was a chore. I tried to address any water quality issues (even though testing was not conclusive) by adding some Biozyme and upping the changes for a while, but nothing happened. I also increased the frozen shrimp in his diet (usually eats flakes) thinking it might help a swim bladder problem, and I salt after every change. A few days ago, he started swimming around like nothing had ever happened (aside from a red mark on his belly from resting for so long). But, now I see the beginning stages of "floating" problems, e.g. it looks like his belly is going up first sometimes, and it seems like a struggle to get to the bottom. So, I tried to feed him some peas, which he usually only eats 1 or 2 of at a time (and stupidly gave him a small piece of bran). After looking around online a bit, I think I'm going to try the enteritis treatment and fast him for 4-5 days with consistent salt treatments. Since he's the only thing in the tank, I was just going to leave him there. I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on what I'm dealing with here. Some photos to see how the fish himself is doing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/furriness/2494719639/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/furriness/2494719119/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/furriness/2494719807/ Thanks, Furry |
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