Regular Member Shawn Posted April 24, 2021 Regular Member Share Posted April 24, 2021 I have a common goldfish. He is about 4 years old and about 8 or 9 inches long. Just recently he has been showing some odd behavior (swimming erratically, sitting vertically facing the top of the tank, sitting at the bottom, twitching and shaking his head etc). I've looked up all possibilities but cannot seem to narrow it down. I've done water tests which showed very high amounts of ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. Ph is good, alkalinity and other tests were good. I did a 30% water change using bottled spring water and dropped 3 ammonia fizz tabs in the tank along with the proper dose of water conditioner just in case. Been testing the water all day today and some changes occurred in the water but nothing with the ammonia. I dont think its flukes, or ich, but he seems to be highly stressed. Water temp is at 68F. He is still actively eating (fed twice daily in small amounts he can eat within a minute or less). I'm pretty much stuck as much as he is, and dont wanna lose him. My wife said I'm going crazy, and I think shes right! But fish are living animals and I've grown attached to him so I'm almost as stressed as he is. Help! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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