Oranda goldfish not eating

eva hasan
  • #1
I have bought an oranda gold fish she`s a baby I think around 2 months old.
I have read all information before I bought her to make sure she will be fine.
I set a tank before 3 days of purchase to cycle the tank.
On the day when I got her the tank water was cloudy( before was crystal clear) so immediately I made at least 80% water change and after I put her in.
She was seemed alright eating well feeding her twice a day . Since than I done 20% water change again to clear up water and put the conditioner in the water to.
But since yesterday evening she don't eat I think she will eat in the morning but no!!
Went to buy shrimp and blood worms I was think because of the dry food she had enough because we don't like the same food either.
I tried to give her but still not eating!!
Swimming around the feeder area but when I try to give not eating.
I even boiled peas for her to think shes constipating but still don't eats.
Shes swimming around everywhere in her tank up down she have a new filter what I brought her today shes interested in the bubbles though.
Whats could be her problem I don't know what to do please help to keep her happy Dory fish!!!
 

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Al913
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What size tank? What are the water parameters? You only set it up for 3 days before purchase? If so then you didn't cycle the aquarium and she could be experiencing ammonia poisioning.

Cycling a tank takes at least 2 weeks I and it's not just running the aquarium for 14 days. Do you know the nitrogen cycle? If not I suggest you read about it. You need a BB colony in order to process ammonia. You can either wait 2 months for it to establish or buy a bottle of BB such as Seachem Stability or TSS. You will then need an ammonia source, depending on tank size goldfish aren't the best to start off with. Every day you should be taking a test using a liquid water test such as the API master test kit. A cycle tank will have 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and <20ppm of nitrate.
 

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eva hasan
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  • #3
nice job
 
Mardymustard1
  • #4
What is her tank size and also what are the tank parameters? If you don't have a liquid test kit I would reccomend the API master test kit. Also, what are you temperatures within the tank? They should be living at 65-75f and are sensitive to water temperature. What filter do you have and have you cycled the tank? If you are unaware of tank cycling, looking up the nitrogen cycle should help.
 
eva hasan
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  • #5
The tank is 15 liter they said this is fine in the pet store for 1 gold fish.I have a small tank filter what I brought today!!Is my profile picture the tank
Bur I bought the tank as a kit so yes I cycled the tank 3 days prior I bought the fish.
But the day when I bought the water was cloudy when I got home with the fish
So I changed 80% of the water!!
The temperature is 21.8 C which I believe is fine.
And I have bought 2 liquid to keep water clear of toxic material and other is to break down the poo.
 
Immyb
  • #6
The tank is 15 liter they said this is fine in the pet store for 1 gold fish.I have a small tank filter what I brought today!!Is my profile picture the tank
Bur I bought the tank as a kit so yes I cycled the tank 3 days prior I bought the fish.
But the day when I bought the water was cloudy when I got home with the fish
So I changed 80% of the water!!
The temperature is 21.8 C which I believe is fine.
And I have bought 2 liquid to keep water clear of toxic material and other is to break down the poo.
Unfortunately, fancy goldfish require 120 litres minimum. You will have to think about returning the Oranda since she will likely die from ammonia poisoning/stunting in the near future. For the time being, do 50% water changes daily until you can find a better/more suitable home I'm sorry you got told the wrong information, but at least you came here and got help! If you can, purchase a bottle of Tetra safe start+, and buy a second filter so that you can attempt to establish a bacterial colony, but please bear in mind that your oranda won't be able to survive long in a 15 litre tank

15 litres isn't big enough for much apart from some shrimp and snails, since the small water volume can cause huge parameter fluctuations which can easily kill fish. I recommend reading up on the nitrogen cycle and trying a shrimp tank once you have learned a bit more about fishkeeping
 

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eva hasan
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  • #7
Thank you I will do that I hope it will help for her
Dont know though why they telling me wrong information is frustrating!!!
 
Mardymustard1
  • #8
The tank is too small I'm afraid for one oranda and 3 days is much too little for a cycle but don't worry. The tank needs to be 90-100 litres for the fish so, if money is an issue eBay, preloved and gumtree have some excellent second hand aquariums that are usually very cheap and come in a variety of sizes, most likely one for your oranda (90-100litres) would be for sale. For the cycling of your tank I would get a liquid testing kit for ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. To cycle the tank currently buy some TSS+ and dose it according to the tank size, Amazon should sell this. Do you have another fishtank? If you do I would reccomend putting some of the filter media into the new filter or adding some gravel or plants from that aquarium. In the mean time I would do 20% water changes every other day but, you do need a test kit to properly know when the tank is ready. Test strips are not very accurate but, if this is the only thing you can afford or get hold of I would reccomend getting some for a general idea or if there are any local fish shops you could ask for a liquid reading but I'm not sure if all aquariums offer this. Hope I could help!
 
BottomDweller
  • #9
How big is the tank? She needs 30 gallons+ but it would be best if it was 40 gallons+ so she could have a buddy as goldfish are sociable fish.
What's the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? I seriously doubt it's cycled in 3 days. What did you use to cycle it?
 
eva hasan
  • Thread Starter
  • #10
Yeah they told me today I can take the water in for testing if I want so don't buy the test kit !!
What I don't understand why they would say this tank is good enough for 1 fish they said if I want 2 fisy minimum 24 liter is advised is way more smaller what you guys telling me!! So its mean this people dosent know what they talking about !!!
I will buy test kit tomorrow for sure before I change the water!!!
 

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eva hasan
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  • #11
They give me ApI Gold fish protect and cleaner to put in the water when I bought the tank and they said this tank is good enough for 1 fish and I should set up the tank rinse all decor what I have with the tank including the little stones .
So I done everything what they told me!!!
 
BottomDweller
  • #12
How big is the tank?
 
Mardymustard1
  • #13
I always use to trust the fish shop people but I'm glad I don't anymore! It's great that your getting a water tester, try to test the water weekly to see how things are going in your tank. Once the tank is cycled you should have 0ppm ammonia 0ppm nitrite and 10-20ppm nitrate but don't keep her in that tank too long, focus on looking for a bigger aquarium but getting the water cycled in the mean time should help.
 
eva hasan
  • Thread Starter
  • #14
yeah I will do that for sure !!!
Thank you for helping me out !!!
 
Mardymustard1
  • #15
It's fine if you need any other help feel free to ask!
 
eva hasan
  • Thread Starter
  • #16
thank you !!
 

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