Regular Member goldfish__u Posted May 9, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 9, 2015 my goldfish is a demekin or short tail telescope eyed. first i noticed that his always gulping in the surface then after a few days he had a not so serious floaty issues then now hes onlu swimming completely horizontal in his qt. dont know what to do now. pls help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member motherredcap Posted May 9, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hi, I'm sorry your fish is ill. Filling out this form will help the moderators give you advice. A short video of the behaviour would be helpful too. Please copy & paste fill the following form and fill it out to the best of your ability when requesting help for Goldfish Problems: Test Results for the Following: * Ammonia Level(Tank) * Nitrite Level(Tank) * Nitrate level(Tank) * Ammonia Level(Tap) * Nitrite Level(Tap) * Nitrate level(Tap) * Ph Level, Tank (If possible, KH, GH and chloramines) * Ph Level, Tap (If possible, KH, GH and chloramines) Other Required Info: * Brand of test-kit used and whether strips or drops? * Water temperature? * Tank size (how many gals.) and how long has it been running? * What is the name and "size of the filter"(s)? * How often do you change the water and how much? * How many days ago was the last water change and how much did you change? * How many fish in the tank and their size? * What kind of water additives or conditioners? * What do you feed your fish and how often? * Any new fish added to the tank? * Any medications added to the tank? * List entire medication/treatment history for fish and tank. Please include salt, Prazi, PP, etc and the approximate time and duration of treatment. * Any unusual findings on the fish such as "grains of salt," bloody streaks, frayed fins or fungus? * Any unusual behavior like staying at the bottom, not eating, etc.? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted May 9, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 9, 2015 In addition to the answers to the form above, could we also get a video of the behavior? You can upload it to Youtube and then post the link here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member goldfishgirl82 Posted May 9, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted May 9, 2015 Welcome to Koko's Sorry to hear your fish is having some trouble. You've come to a great place to help you figure out what's going on! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper Arctic Mama Posted May 12, 2015 Helper Share Posted May 12, 2015 Yes! Videos are so helpful when we are trying to describe fish behavior. Hopefully that will help with a speedy diagnosis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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