Gold Fish Help

[fishypower_361]

I have two gold fish, not sure what kind, my dad bought them with my 5 year old sister in ....A FISHBOWL poor things. I now take care of them (and they are in a 20 gallon tank) We've had them since february last year. They have always been healthy little things, until we moved houses on December 22nd. Since we've moved, they havent been eating that much, and now they don't even touch the food. I've tried giving them treats but they wont touch it. Water changes and feeding times have been the same.I really dont want them to die . Any advice would be appriciated.

 

[black angel]

Did you ever test the water chemistry before you moved? It may be that the water where you are isnt to their liking.
Do you dechlorinate the water at all and have you got test kits?

 

[fishypower_361]

Did you ever test the water chemistry before you moved? It may be that the water where you are isnt to their liking.
Do you dechlorinate the water at all and have you got test kits?

no since i havent found a pet store yet. but i'll look for one tomorrow, and dechlorinate the water meas to put that special liquid thing that clears the tap water right ( i can never remmeber the name) i use three of them, one to clear the tap water, one to keep their waste under control and one to reduce fish loss

 

[black angel]

Well in that case I would only use the dechlorinator, which is the one that takes out the chlorine, as the others you dont need.
The most important thing to goldfish is good clean water, so do regular water changes and on a 20 gallon tank i would say twice a week at 50%.
How often are you doing water changes now and how much? Are you using a gravel cleaner at all?
Filter?

 

[fishypower_361]

Well in that case I would only use the dechlorinator, which is the one that takes out the chlorine, as the others you dont need.
The most important thing to goldfish is good clean water, so do regular water changes and on a 20 gallon tank i would say twice a week at 50%.
How often are you doing water changes now and how much? Are you using a gravel cleaner at all?
Filter?

i have filter, i dont have gravel, for a good reason, my friend had an older fish who acctually swallowed gravel and choked on it IM NOT KIDDING, there for i have large rocks here and there. i do use a dechlorinerfire thingy and i do change the water twice a week. my mom said they are just going through stress, and i scrape the alge and all that stuff, while my sister looks at me and asks me why i go through all the trouble and just throw them down the toilet. i hate my sister.i'll find out more tomorrow with the test kit.

 

[black angel]

With the fish getting bigger the tank is probably too small for them now. If you can get your parents toa gree then a 40 gallon tank would help them stay well for longer. Are they commons? If so they should really be in a pond where they can grow to their full size.

A lot of people dont put gravel in the tank because the goldfish can swallow it, so a few larger rocks will look nice.