Comments for Happy Goldfish http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog Goldfish Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Why Has My Goldfish Lost Its Appetite? by claudia boyd http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/why-has-my-goldfish-lost-its-appetite/comment-page-1/#comment-534 claudia boyd Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:07:54 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=19#comment-534 We have had these ponds now for 20 years - the deeper pond for koi and the more shallow pond for goldfish of which some of them are many years old. Their predators are raccoons as well as herons. The latter have been hunting in our pond quite successfully the last few weeks. After trying everything from nets to providing cover for the goldfish we finally have hit on something quite successful - a very large mirror which seems to have startled them back into flight. Our problem: the fish do not want to come out from hiding and refuse to eat. We have removed the cover (they still have lilies) but are huddling underneath the waterfall. Do you have any suggestions? We are grateful for any help. Claudia Boyd We have had these ponds now for 20 years - the deeper pond for koi and the more shallow pond for goldfish of which some of them are many years old.
Their predators are raccoons as well as herons. The latter have been hunting in our pond quite successfully the last few weeks. After trying everything from nets to providing cover for the goldfish we finally have hit on something quite successful - a very large mirror which seems to have startled them back into flight. Our problem: the fish do not want to come out from hiding and refuse to eat. We have removed the cover (they still have lilies) but are huddling underneath the waterfall.
Do you have any suggestions?
We are grateful for any help.
Claudia Boyd

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 2 (Treatment) by GODZILLA http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-533 GODZILLA Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:14:05 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-533 HI, I have a 15 gallon tank with 2 beautiful goldfishes. One of them is a common and the other is a commet. But recently my cousin wanted me to take care of his 3 commet fishes and I put them in the tank with my fishes. I realised that they had bunch of white spot on them and I remembered that when fish wants to make babies this happens. But surely this was not the case because one of them lost half of its tail. So i removed them from the tank and quarantied those 3 in a small fish bowl no bigger then 1-2 gallon. I aslo added some medication referred by the petstore. My question is that even before I took the fishes from my cousin I noticed that the fishes had this white spots for lets say emm 2-3 months. SO are the fishes going to survive if I keep them in medication? HI, I have a 15 gallon tank with 2 beautiful goldfishes. One of them is a common and the other is a commet. But recently my cousin wanted me to take care of his 3 commet fishes and I put them in the tank with my fishes. I realised that they had bunch of white spot on them and I remembered that when fish wants to make babies this happens. But surely this was not the case because one of them lost half of its tail. So i removed them from the tank and quarantied those 3 in a small fish bowl no bigger then 1-2 gallon. I aslo added some medication referred by the petstore. My question is that even before I took the fishes from my cousin I noticed that the fishes had this white spots for lets say emm 2-3 months. SO are the fishes going to survive if I keep them in medication?

]]> Comment on Is It A Boy or A Girl? by tamera http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/is-it-a-boy-or-a-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-532 tamera Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:20:27 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=8#comment-532 thank you im getting a goldfish and if i get a girl im naming it wanda boy its gonna be goldie thank you im getting a goldfish and if i get a girl im naming it wanda boy its gonna be goldie

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 1 (The Life Cycle) by cynthia http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-ick-part-1-the-life-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-531 cynthia Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:53:45 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=22#comment-531 The way I treat ich on my goldfishes may not be conventional but it works. I quarantine new or infected goldfish in a 1 gallon bowl (because it's a smaller environment to control, easier to do frequent water changes and only a temporary set-up. When they are better, I put them back in my 55gallon tank). I use a drop of "Had-A-Snail" for every water change. I change the water in the morning, and at night for 7 days. The parasites fall off within 12-24 hours. I heard of this from a guy who owned a fish store and so glad I tried it. It also works with Flukes! Hope this helps. The way I treat ich on my goldfishes may not be conventional but it works. I quarantine new or infected goldfish in a 1 gallon bowl (because it’s a smaller environment to control, easier to do frequent water changes and only a temporary set-up. When they are better, I put them back in my 55gallon tank).

I use a drop of “Had-A-Snail” for every water change. I change the water in the morning, and at night for 7 days. The parasites fall off within 12-24 hours. I heard of this from a guy who owned a fish store and so glad I tried it. It also works with Flukes! Hope this helps.

]]> Comment on Goldfish Aquarium Water Testing by Matthew http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/goldfish-aquarium-water-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Matthew Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:52:37 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=17#comment-529 I sounds like you might have a bully fish on your hands. Best to move them in seperate tanks for a few days and see if there behavior has changed. Also a its a good idea to look carefull if any of them suffured an injury that might be infected, usually more by fungus than bacteria (you will see white velvetly or fuzzy like patches or spots on fins or tail or around mouth or in a wound). It is a slim chance but possible that they have a parisite but need more info to fugure ot that one. It sounds like that Adam's fish's tank either has a very low ph and/or high ammonia levels in that case change the water a couple times and look into a better filter or some ammonia neturlizer and ammonia test kit and a ph raser and ph test kit (a tiny pinch can of baking soda can rase ph some but not recommended to be used more than twice in a water change). But theres a good chance its Gill Disease: Fish struggles to breath, stays at the bottom, loss in appitite folds up all other fins and swims with one on one side; all due to a bacterial infection in the gills cause by excessive ammonia, poor conditions... a very tough one to diagnose at first because there are little to no physical signs. but there are still may treatments in pet stores and also here is some web sites diagnose and find meds to treat such disease u don't nesicarily need to buy them from them you might be able to find what u need in a local pet store... www.fishyfarmacy.com/symptoms.html www.fishlore.com/Disease.htm www.fishdoc.co.uk/ www.aquaticcommunity.com/disease/ and of course this site your on (http://www.happy-goldfish.com) I sounds like you might have a bully fish on your hands. Best to move them in seperate tanks for a few days and see if there behavior has changed. Also a its a good idea to look carefull if any of them suffured an injury that might be infected, usually more by fungus than bacteria (you will see white velvetly or fuzzy like patches or spots on fins or tail or around mouth or in a wound). It is a slim chance but possible that they have a parisite but need more info to fugure ot that one.
It sounds like that Adam’s fish’s tank either has a very low ph and/or high ammonia levels in that case change the water a couple times and look into a better filter or some ammonia neturlizer and ammonia test kit and a ph raser and ph test kit (a tiny pinch can of baking soda can rase ph some but not recommended to be used more than twice in a water change). But theres a good chance its Gill Disease: Fish struggles to breath, stays at the bottom, loss in appitite folds up all other fins and swims with one on one side; all due to a bacterial infection in the gills cause by excessive ammonia, poor conditions… a very tough one to diagnose at first because there are little to no physical signs. but there are still may treatments in pet stores and also here is some web sites diagnose and find meds to treat such disease u don’t nesicarily need to buy them from them you might be able to find what u need in a local pet store… http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/symptoms.html
http://www.fishlore.com/Disease.htm
http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/disease/
and of course this site your on
(http://www.happy-goldfish.com)

]]> Comment on The Fantail Goldfish by julie http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/the-fantail-goldfish/comment-page-1/#comment-527 julie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=90#comment-527 i also have a fantail goldfish is it true they get depressed? also mine were gold with small pieces of black on their tails and as times gone on one has a completely gold tail is this normal? i also have a fantail goldfish is it true they get depressed? also mine were gold with small pieces of black on their tails and as times gone on one has a completely gold tail is this normal?

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Black Spot Disease - Part 1 (Ammonia) by Bamboo Avenger http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-black-spot-disease-ammonia/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Bamboo Avenger Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:15:48 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=61#comment-525 This is a great article that should be promoted much more. Unfortunately, this characteristic of goldfish is not well known to people and surprisingly a large amount pet store keepers. This is a great article that should be promoted much more. Unfortunately, this characteristic of goldfish is not well known to people and surprisingly a large amount pet store keepers.

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Black Spot Disease - Part 2 (Parasites) by sophie diaper http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-black-spot-disease-part-2-parasites/comment-page-1/#comment-524 sophie diaper Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:34:58 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=67#comment-524 hey.. i have got a goldfish and its started to get sort of black spots on it but the spots are very small and alltogeher on one side of the fish. this white stuff also started coming out of its mouth too. can you give ma some advice, email me, thanx hey.. i have got a goldfish and its started to get sort of black spots on it but the spots are very small and alltogeher on one side of the fish. this white stuff also started coming out of its mouth too. can you give ma some advice, email me, thanx

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 1 (The Life Cycle) by Hornet11 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-ick-part-1-the-life-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Hornet11 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:48:13 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=22#comment-523 Hi, I have a common goldfish only an inch or maybe even smaller, i only got her the other day at petco. Today i noticed she had three white spots that looked very much like these discriptions. One on her tail (it fell off about an hour ago) one on her dorsil fin and one on one of her flippers. Shes not lathargic but shes had a very stressful week because i had to return the tank twice to buy a new one, so shes been in a few large vases i got out of a box in the garage. I've added the fish medicine called MELAFIX and im wondering if that will do any good? on the directions it says I'm supposed to change it after three days, but that doesn't sound like it'll help alot. What am i supposed to do? what can i do? and will this always be there or will it eventually go away? Hi,
I have a common goldfish only an inch or maybe even smaller, i only got her the other day at petco. Today i noticed she had three white spots that looked very much like these discriptions. One on her tail (it fell off about an hour ago) one on her dorsil fin and one on one of her flippers. Shes not lathargic but shes had a very stressful week because i had to return the tank twice to buy a new one, so shes been in a few large vases i got out of a box in the garage. I’ve added the fish medicine called MELAFIX and im wondering if that will do any good? on the directions it says I’m supposed to change it after three days, but that doesn’t sound like it’ll help alot. What am i supposed to do? what can i do? and will this always be there or will it eventually go away?

]]> Comment on Is It A Boy or A Girl? by Hailey http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/is-it-a-boy-or-a-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Hailey Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:44:12 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=8#comment-522 Have anyone here tried feeding their goldfish with live foods? What live foods have you tried for your pet? Have anyone here tried feeding their goldfish with live foods? What live foods have you tried for your pet?

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 2 (Treatment) by paul p http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-521 paul p Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:42:35 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-521 ray: without oxigen, the fish will die. fish has to have oxigen. derek: no, its not a new tank, if you get a fish with ich, treat it with ich-away by wardley and then 24 hours after treatment, change 50% of the water and then, treat it again 3 days later. then, a week from that, change 100% of the water. glad to help. ray: without oxigen, the fish will die. fish has to have oxigen. derek: no, its not a new tank, if you get a fish with ich, treat it with ich-away by wardley and then 24 hours after treatment, change 50% of the water and then, treat it again 3 days later. then, a week from that, change 100% of the water. glad to help.

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 1 (The Life Cycle) by paul p http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-ick-part-1-the-life-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-520 paul p Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:28:47 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=22#comment-520 windgirl: you made a big mistake: you dont want to take a fish away from counter-fish. I know they were picking and poking him, but, that, over time, will stop. I have a comet, a large doldfish, a small calico comet, a medium black moore, and a green algae eater in a three gallion tank and they are doing fine. Also, I got a large black moore in a one gallion tank and he has ich. the only treatment i use and will use is called wardley ich-away. old school and the best. also, all fish species have a albino. i hope this helps anyone whom had a question. for ich, i fully recommend wardley ich-away. i trust it. i have kept fish all my life. windgirl: you made a big mistake: you dont want to take a fish away from counter-fish. I know they were picking and poking him, but, that, over time, will stop. I have a comet, a large doldfish, a small calico comet, a medium black moore, and a green algae eater in a three gallion tank and they are doing fine. Also, I got a large black moore in a one gallion tank and he has ich. the only treatment i use and will use is called wardley ich-away. old school and the best. also, all fish species have a albino. i hope this helps anyone whom had a question. for ich, i fully recommend wardley ich-away. i trust it. i have kept fish all my life.

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Tail and Fin Rot - Part 1 (Symptoms & Causes) by Fi http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-tail-and-fin-rot-part-1-symptoms-causes/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Fi Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:27:08 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=45#comment-519 Hi, I've had a goldfish for 6 years and it belonged to another owner for a number of years beforehand so I am led to believe he is quite old. A few months ago I noticed that one of his fine was a lot smaller than the other (about the size of a pinky finger nail) whereas the the larger is about the size of half a pinky finger. But when cleaning him out the other day I noticed that bits of his tail had disappeared, looking as if they had been ripped off; tail and fin rot is the closest match I can find. He used to live with another goldfish who died a few years ago so he is now single who admittedly I do not clean out as often as I should but still fairly frequently. Is this tail and fin rot? I'm 14 so I have no idea how to check for the pH of water or what would help him. Please please help I love this fish so much and I hate to think that I might be losing him. Hi, I’ve had a goldfish for 6 years and it belonged to another owner for a number of years beforehand so I am led to believe he is quite old. A few months ago I noticed that one of his fine was a lot smaller than the other (about the size of a pinky finger nail) whereas the the larger is about the size of half a pinky finger. But when cleaning him out the other day I noticed that bits of his tail had disappeared, looking as if they had been ripped off; tail and fin rot is the closest match I can find. He used to live with another goldfish who died a few years ago so he is now single who admittedly I do not clean out as often as I should but still fairly frequently. Is this tail and fin rot? I’m 14 so I have no idea how to check for the pH of water or what would help him.

Please please help I love this fish so much and I hate to think that I might be losing him.

]]> Comment on Goldfish Aquarium Water Testing by marie http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/goldfish-aquarium-water-testing/comment-page-1/#comment-518 marie Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:29:58 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=17#comment-518 I have the same problem as Adam above. i had one fish who just seemed to lose interest in everything he stayed at the bottom of the tank in his log and eventually died. I have just introduced two new fish and one of them is just sitting in the plants wiggling slightly but not swimming. he looks very sluggish what could be the problem? Thanks Marie I have the same problem as Adam above. i had one fish who just seemed to lose interest in everything he stayed at the bottom of the tank in his log and eventually died. I have just introduced two new fish and one of them is just sitting in the plants wiggling slightly but not swimming. he looks very sluggish what could be the problem?
Thanks
Marie

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 2 (Treatment) by @$^! http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-goldfish-ick-part-2-treatment/comment-page-1/#comment-517 @$^! Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:24:44 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=23#comment-517 JUST bought some "feederfish" from my local petstore this weekend and the next day i was sure they were sick, looks to b ick and so far 1 has died, learned we are brainwashed to think these fish should only last a few days, they can last 20 yrs, they are just treated badly! dont think i can get to a petstore in time to save them :( going to aqu services to buy any other fish I should have in the 1st place didnt have trouble w them when i had tanks yrs ago in hs. dont want to try salt i killed off my fish last time in hs :( JUST bought some “feederfish” from my local petstore this weekend and the next day i was sure they were sick, looks to b ick and so far 1 has died,
learned we are brainwashed to think these fish should only last a few days, they can last 20 yrs, they are just treated badly!
dont think i can get to a petstore in time to save them :(
going to aqu services to buy any other fish I should have in the 1st place didnt have trouble w them when i had tanks yrs ago in hs.
dont want to try salt i killed off my fish last time in hs :(

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 1 (The Life Cycle) by Megan http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-ick-part-1-the-life-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Megan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:42:38 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=22#comment-516 I bought 2 caloco orandas about three weeks ago, both of them seemed perfectly healthy and after about a week - week and a half they died. They had this fuzzy white stuff all over them and i am pretty sure it was ick. After they died I cleaned out my tank and washed everything thing with warm water and refilled my tank and used some water conditoner to help neutralize the water. I am just wondering if there is anything else i can do to prvent the ick from comming back and killing any future fish i might get? I bought 2 caloco orandas about three weeks ago, both of them seemed perfectly healthy and after about a week - week and a half they died. They had this fuzzy white stuff all over them and i am pretty sure it was ick. After they died I cleaned out my tank and washed everything thing with warm water and refilled my tank and used some water conditoner to help neutralize the water. I am just wondering if there is anything else i can do to prvent the ick from comming back and killing any future fish i might get?

]]> Comment on Is It A Boy or A Girl? by gina http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/is-it-a-boy-or-a-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-515 gina Sun, 31 May 2009 02:29:19 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=8#comment-515 Thanks very MUCH for this insight into sexing of goldfish! I have a comet; a fantail and a black moor, and they are exhibiting signs of spawning...as it is Spring and the 'male' appears to be chasing the 'females' :) I had heard about the underside ridge before, and was not sure what to think, but now that I have read this, I feel a bit more satisfied. Thanks again! Thanks very MUCH for this insight into sexing of goldfish! I have a comet; a fantail and a black moor, and they are exhibiting signs of spawning…as it is Spring and the ‘male’ appears to be chasing the ‘females’ :) I had heard about the underside ridge before, and was not sure what to think, but now that I have read this, I feel a bit more satisfied. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on A Closer Look at Goldfish Ick - Part 1 (The Life Cycle) by kayla http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/a-closer-look-at-ick-part-1-the-life-cycle/comment-page-1/#comment-513 kayla Sat, 23 May 2009 17:01:52 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=22#comment-513 Hello. I have a small pleco, small ryukin goldfish, and small black moor in a 10 gal. The water is cloudy but I bought some AccuClear and it's clearing up. About a week ago, my fish got ich (but the black moor didn't seem to have gotten it) and I stopped treatment yesterday because the symptoms disappeared about 3 days ago (using Rid Ich) Now, the black moor has a white cloudiness over his bubbly eyes and some whiteness on his tail and fins (especially on the edges)...now the edges are starting to fray and I think the ryukin is getting the same thing (her fins are fraying) What is this and how do I treat it? Can this be ich again? Hello. I have a small pleco, small ryukin goldfish, and small black moor in a 10 gal.
The water is cloudy but I bought some AccuClear and it’s clearing up. About a week ago, my fish got ich (but the black moor didn’t seem to have gotten it) and I stopped treatment yesterday because the symptoms disappeared about 3 days ago (using Rid Ich)
Now, the black moor has a white cloudiness over his bubbly eyes and some whiteness on his tail and fins (especially on the edges)…now the edges are starting to fray and I think the ryukin is getting the same thing (her fins are fraying)
What is this and how do I treat it? Can this be ich again?

]]> Comment on Aquarium Snails by mel http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/aquarium-snails/comment-page-1/#comment-512 mel Thu, 21 May 2009 09:51:14 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=85#comment-512 hi um i got 500 snails hi um i got 500 snails

]]> Comment on Is It A Boy or A Girl? by Tonya http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/is-it-a-boy-or-a-girl/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Tonya Sun, 17 May 2009 14:09:33 +0000 http://www.happy-goldfish.com/blog/?p=8#comment-511 thankyou for that info. my little 8year old wanted to be a vet. of all types of animals bye. thankyou for that info. my little 8year old wanted to be a vet. of all types of animals bye.

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