[AquaticLife] black spots n goldfish
[Giving you a two for one answer here to both your replies to my reply] Having test kits for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and pH is one of the requirements of keeping fish. You can get a master test kit for around $20 on the low side (Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (API)). With the fish in a 10 gallon tank, you should be doing at least 25% water changes on a daily basis to get the water parameters back into line and remove the wastes and chemicals we cannot or do not test for. The yellowish tinge is a bad sign, unless there is driftwood in the tank that is leaching tannins, and even then, that may not do the goldfish much good.
You do not mention filtration, but you do need a filter to help you out, and filter solid wastes as well as giving the nitrogenous waste bacteria a bed to colonize so they can help regular the nitrogenous wastes in your tank. Look up the posts on Dr. Tim’s One and Only here in the list archives. There were some posts on it earlier today, and we were favored with a visit from Dr. Tim himself a few days ago.
\Steve//
> —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > angelandchase49@aim.com > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:43 PM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] black spots n goldfish > > dont know as i dont have any test kits > > > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > From: Steve Szabo > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 8:17 pm > Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] black spots n goldfish > > > > When a goldfish is exposed to bad water quality, which includes, among > ther things, ammonia, the normal reaction is blood streaks in the fins. > he fins will also become ragged and deteriorate from there. If the > ater quality is bad enough for long enough, the gills may also be > ffected. I have never heard of high ammonia, or high anything, causing > lack spots on the body of a goldfish. Goldfish coloration is highly > ariable, and it is not uncommon for them to change color at any given > oint in their lives. > What re the water parameters in the tank that you have your goldfish in? > ow large is the tank? What kind of goldfish? What size are they? You > imply do not give us enough information to advise you to take any path > ther than to practice good aquarium maintenance with regular water > hanges and ensuring that you have at least 30 gallons per goldfish > vailable. > \Steve// > > —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] > n Behalf Of > angelandchase49@aim.com > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:42 PM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AquaticLife] black spots n goldfish > > one of the 2 I have left has them.What research I have done says that > hey are signs of > healing from amonia burnns. How do I get rid of excess amonia? > > >
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