Hi new to this can anyone help, i have two black moors which was bought about 5 weeks ago all was fine untill one of them was floating on his side, moved him to a new bowl didnt want to contamine other one, now after two days he is just about breathing and when i change the water i have to use my hand to put him in the net as he wont swim at all, i have some gold disease safe which i put some in, but all is not well can anyone suggest anything,
thank you

No offence if i am taking your method of fishkeeping wrongly but is the tank cycled with active filter media?

My first fishkeeping experience was when i was bought a fish bowl with a black moor and i didnt have a clue.

I carried out some reseach and found that there had a to be an active community of beneficial bacteria within the tank to provide stability for the water conditions, also preventing fluctuations of harmful chemicals to the fish.

If this is carried out then take a standard method and keep up the daily water changes and make sure that the fish have some oxygen to breathe, either some coldwater plants like pond weed or a little air pump with air stone.

hope this helps...

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Dom

How big is the bowl and does it have a filter?
All the goldfish bowls that I have seen are far too small for goldfish, and the water quality will become bad very fast, causing serious problems for the fish. They really need a large tank.

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thanks for the replys i have a 14 litre tank and a mini underwater filter which works brillantly, it was a tank in which mates brought for me on my birthday, quite a surprise pressie really, i asked the pet store which deals with just fish if blackmoors would be ok for this type of tank and they said it would be fine, the fish is slowly getting worse its now hard to tell if it is breathing at all, i know this sounds awful but is fish does die will it flow to top. i really hope it does live as they are such a lovely breed. thank you

Hopefully Admin will move this to the coldwater section. Going on the basis that your tank is only 5wks old, it will be going through biological maturation. 14litres will be fine for 2 small fancies, they will need a larger tank if they grow large.
Get an airstone in there and no food for another week.

Hi thanks for the help I have the sick fish in a separte bowl is it worth putting him back in with the other one where there is a filter or shall i leave him where he is and just keep the water fresh.
thank you
jenna

Why do you remove him from the tank when you do a water change? do you change all of the water? how do you clean youir filter media?
sorry for all the questions but it will help to diagnose the problem

Hi thanks for the replys sadly my little fish died so now down to one, as its been so since i kept fish (I was about 12) I think I may have shocked them with a complete water change and that may be why he died, I should take half the water out then fill back up with clean? i know this sounds silly but really this is the first time i have really kept fish i dont mean to kill them help!! basically what i am doing is taking them out of the tank cleaning the tank and stones then putting fresh in then putting fish back in tank with some of the old water in with them,
can anyone help the filter is cleaned as well it has a sponge inside which is cleaned
jenna xxx

Fishkeeping - Beginners Guide to the Water Change - Beginners ...Article is to give new keepers a guide on how to perform a water change on a coldwater or tropical tank in the most effective, least stressful manner.
http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/article...ter-change.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

sorry about your losses , hope this helps in the future

a picture is worth a thousand words enjoy the film


How To Clean And Maintain A Fish Tank (Pets: Fish)
This film will show you the basics of keeping your fish tank clean and healthy, including cleaning the aquarium filter and the gravel ...
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-...in-a-fish-tank

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senile old git

Thank you ever so much for replys
jennaxx