chixie
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Hi!
I just bought 4 new fancy goldfish over the weekend. They're in a 60 gallon tank with a hob filter on the left, a sponge on filter on the right, and an air stone in the middle. I'm a little freaked out because a couple of them are showing red veins on their fins. I grew up with some other tropical fish that belonged to my parents but these are my first fish... so I've tried to do a lot of research. When I looked it up I saw that red veins are a symptom of hemorrhagic septicemia. I'm fairly confident that it's not from the tank that I put them in because I did complete a fishless cycle and have been measuring levels each day- both ammonia and nitrite levels are coming up on 0ppm.
They seem fine though. When I added them to the tank they immediately started foraging. One of them seemed a little lethargic but has since perked up. I took a few pictures of them but the veins don't show up. The ones I've noticed having red veins have white tails though.
Since it's only been 5 days, how long do I need to wait to see if I need to treat them? I'm planning on doing a water change tomorrow or the next day just in case. Is this something that will clear up over time with consistent water changes?
I just bought 4 new fancy goldfish over the weekend. They're in a 60 gallon tank with a hob filter on the left, a sponge on filter on the right, and an air stone in the middle. I'm a little freaked out because a couple of them are showing red veins on their fins. I grew up with some other tropical fish that belonged to my parents but these are my first fish... so I've tried to do a lot of research. When I looked it up I saw that red veins are a symptom of hemorrhagic septicemia. I'm fairly confident that it's not from the tank that I put them in because I did complete a fishless cycle and have been measuring levels each day- both ammonia and nitrite levels are coming up on 0ppm.
They seem fine though. When I added them to the tank they immediately started foraging. One of them seemed a little lethargic but has since perked up. I took a few pictures of them but the veins don't show up. The ones I've noticed having red veins have white tails though.
Since it's only been 5 days, how long do I need to wait to see if I need to treat them? I'm planning on doing a water change tomorrow or the next day just in case. Is this something that will clear up over time with consistent water changes?