Hey y’all. I want to start by saying that I DO NOT approve of fish in cycling and this is not my tank. I am maintaining it for a family member who doesn’t have the experience that I do.
Long story short, they put 10 medium to large fancy goldfish in a 75 gallon tank. In about a week, maybe two, half of them are going to a second 75 gallon tank. For now though, I’m trying to save these goldfish. It’s been about 2 or so weeks. I’m doing 80% water changes every 2 to 5 days. It’s been 5 days since the last water change. I’ve tried not to let it get past 3 days, but this week’s been crazy. I just did a water change, and tested the water before. The readings are .25 ppm ammonia, less than .10 ppm nitrites, and probably 30 ppm nitrates. Now I know those readings aren’t great, but I would take this to mean I am well on my way to having a cycled tank?
Is there anything else I should be doing? We added some pothos to the tank to help with nitrates.
One of the goldfish is messed up. We’ve had him several months at this point, he lived in a 29 gallon temporary tank before. When we got him home, we realized he had a damaged, cupped fin. Because of this we didn’t feel comfortable putting him in the pond, so kept him in the 29 until the person got the 75 gallon tank. He’s developed a swim bladder issue now though, so in addition to his random upside down and sideways spinning swimming, he floats up to the surface. I’ve been trying to keep the water quality in check, but I don’t quite know what to do for him…
Long story short, they put 10 medium to large fancy goldfish in a 75 gallon tank. In about a week, maybe two, half of them are going to a second 75 gallon tank. For now though, I’m trying to save these goldfish. It’s been about 2 or so weeks. I’m doing 80% water changes every 2 to 5 days. It’s been 5 days since the last water change. I’ve tried not to let it get past 3 days, but this week’s been crazy. I just did a water change, and tested the water before. The readings are .25 ppm ammonia, less than .10 ppm nitrites, and probably 30 ppm nitrates. Now I know those readings aren’t great, but I would take this to mean I am well on my way to having a cycled tank?
Is there anything else I should be doing? We added some pothos to the tank to help with nitrates.
One of the goldfish is messed up. We’ve had him several months at this point, he lived in a 29 gallon temporary tank before. When we got him home, we realized he had a damaged, cupped fin. Because of this we didn’t feel comfortable putting him in the pond, so kept him in the 29 until the person got the 75 gallon tank. He’s developed a swim bladder issue now though, so in addition to his random upside down and sideways spinning swimming, he floats up to the surface. I’ve been trying to keep the water quality in check, but I don’t quite know what to do for him…
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