Goldfish With Warts

Originally Posted by Geezer From The Freezer

KIRSTYANNE wrote:

I am not sure on how you test for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate but I
have tested the PH of the water which was 7.2. The tank we have at the
moment holds just over 20 gallons but I have just purchased a Juwel
Vision 180 which holds 180 litres. They are not in the new tank as yet
as I am currently treating them with an anti-bacterial remedy.

Kirsty,

You will need to buy test kits to test these. It is very important to
do this from time to time, especially when problems are occuring.
Sometimes you can take water samples to your local fish shop and
they will do a test for you.

I bought some amonia and nitrate kits and tested the water in the tank. The ammonia levels were ok but the nitrate levels were high at 80. When we went the our local shop they said that the nitrate level would not harm the fish. We have also bought another bacterial remedy to try and eradicate the problem with their cloudy/growth on their eyes.

KIRSTYANNE wrote:

I bought some amonia and nitrate kits and tested the water in the tank.
The ammonia levels were ok but the nitrate levels were high at 80.
When we went the our local shop they said that the nitrate level would
not harm the fish. We have also bought another bacterial remedy to try
and eradicate the problem with their cloudy/growth on their eyes.

Your local shop are idiots then. Nitrate will harm fish at high levels
and over a long period. If this was not true, what would be the point
of water changes? Try and get the levels down to 20ppm or lower, if
possible.

Check your filter immediately!

Are you using ammochips or some other amonia remover? Replace it or
take it out completely and substitute a good quality carbon.

Do you use resins? Are they old - more than 4 weeks or so? Replace or
remove.

Is your filter sponge clean or filled with debris? Rinse out with
treated tap water or (better) aquarium water from the tank and replace.

Do you use biomedia? Is it exhausted? Some (like the ones in the
Aquaclear filters) need to be replaced after 3 or 4 months. Others
only require rinsing.


Don't change everything in the filter at one time. Rinse the sponge,
change the carbon or amonia chips now. Change bio media in a couple of
weeks OR, mix new biomedia with old to seed the new stuff faster. You
should see IMMEDIATE improvement.

And don't add any medicines YET!

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