AboutWill Expertise I can answer questions on just about anything aquarium related. My tanks range from a 2.5 cardinal tetra breeding tank to a 1,200 Gallon indoor pond with large rays, archerfish, and silver arowana. I'm an expert on Stingrays especially, Odd balls, Chichlids, Tetras, and nearly any other fish. I breed stingrays, cichlids (discus, angelfish, and blue rams, and have experience with others), tetras and some occasional others. I am a scuba diver, and have been diving all over the world, in fresh and salt water, so I have seen thousands of aquarium fish in their native habitat, and will gladly talk about anything I have seen, or tell you about the fish in their wild environment. There is no such thing a a stupid question in this hobby, so feel free to ask anything freshwater aquarium related. I will basically accept any aquarium question that is NOT about goldfish, guppies, or mollies.
Random Stingray Fact:
Average deaths (yearly) in australia and the united states due to stingrays: 0
Stingrays are beautiful, intelligent, harmless, and even social creatures when respected, handled properly, and proper precautions are taken, though I am not denying that they DO have a dangerous sting. Feel free to ask me about anything stingray related, wild or in you aquariums.
Experience Too much to fully list, but I will never have never enough to satisfy myself.
Organizations I help out at Aqua Imports (a local fish store) During weekends and summer break.
I bought a goldfish and a 30 litre tank for my daughters birthday.
I filled the tank with tap water and emptied the solution I got with the tank to de-chlorinate the water. I waited 7 days before buying a goldfish and putting it in the tank as the store owner instructed.
About three days later, the goldfish started to get small white spots on it ( about the size of a grain of salt ) I was told this was white spot or Ich.
I went to the store and bought the appropriate treatment and added the appropriate dose. Four days later I added another dose as instructed by the fish medication leaflet.
My goldfish is now hanging vertically in the water, it has red blotches on or just under it's scales ( i can't really tell by looking through the tank )and it's gills are moving very fast.
Also part of the end of it's tail has come off. Where there used to be four trails there is now only three which look quite ragged.
I've done the correct water changes and also removed the carbon filter from the main filter as I was told this would impede the medication.
Any help would be great as my 3 year old autistic son is quite attached to it and I really don't want it to die.
Thank you so much for your time
D
Answer Hi,
Sounds like ammonia poisoning. The person at the pet store should have said 1 month not 1 week so the cycle can complete it's self. All you can do is a 20%-25% water change daily and hope that helps. sorry to say this, but it may be too late.
Best Wishes.
