Ich Or White Spot Getting Worse?

[CoryLover95]

If you use old filters, you can pretty much add the fish immediately.  The point is to cycle the filter, not the tank.  And 300 liters sounds just about right - you might even be able to add a couple more, depending on the species of goldfish you keep.  I do think it's a good idea to isolate the older fish, if only for stress.  I applaud you for going with what's best for your fish!

 

[goldfinger]

So glad you confirmed what I wanted to do CoryL95!
Over the last three days I've moved the two big filters over and all is good!
I've tested the water today and zero on all counts, so I decided match the water temps by sticking the heating on and matching the 300l tank with the 125l.
Stuck (Shampan) Oranda Red Hat in a plastic bag for over an hour and slowly added the new water in the bag. He took it quite well gave him some food for the trouble and he swims so fast in that tank darts for food. One thing I'm gald I didn't do is add substrate as I can hoover his poos alot easier without fear of rotting food and poo causing high Ammonia spikes.
My telescope is hiding near the Ehiem intake pipe, head down tail up she only comes out for food, but she has always been blind I think since she was a tiddler, as she never sees food, but smells it and hoovering the floor just by watching her over the years. Really hope she gets better soon did a 35% water change just incase tonight just in case I missed something, as all tests have been zero. 

 

[CoryLover95]

Great job goldfinger!!  It sounds like you're doing an awesome job.  Hope this all continues to go really well!  Pat yourself on the back!

 

[goldfinger]

Nah she has been part of the family for awhile now and we have rabbits also if any of them are distressed the vet comes in handy! But sadly fish are a bit of specialist and around where we are, a few exist.
Good news she came out of hiding and started swimming to the other side of the tank. Boyant, eating and moving better. She still stays by the intake pipe, but her fins are still looking a bit torn. The Api metfix stuff seems to help. I've reduced the meds down to 6ml from 10ml as I think @ 10ml it was too strong.
What seems to help is I've stuck a new carbon filter in the internal filter and TBF the water is crystal clear the Eheim is cleaning 1000 litres per hour plus internal 400lt per hour and this healing is going to take time.
Shampan is the fastest Oranda I've ever seen, super fast in the larger tank never seen a fancy fish swim so fast for a tiddler? He loves fighting the powerhead against the current and eats small but oftern, which matches his high metabolism. POO, POO & POO's

 

[CoryLover95]

I'm so glad things are going well.  Keep us posted!

 

[goldfinger]

He is off the bottom and level swimming around I think he is safe, colour & fins even look better aswell!
The larger tank had 0.1ppm Nitrite so did two water changes around 15% over two days and stuck in another mature filter from the 125lt tank and its dropping slowly! I did start with 0.25ppm. 
All good, issues have started to settle down for once.

 

[goldfinger]

Things were going so well.......
After things have moved on well my big gold fish started putting weight on and up till now she was happy but started to see her get too big, short fed her but made no differance and what I actually was seeing was pineconning or just starting too.
Did all tests and zero except Nitrate around 10-20ppm it started IMO when I cleanned the gravel so much the water was murky for 4 days I did a 20% water change last week and slowly got better.
Last night did 50% and took out some of the rotting plant stems (Amazon Swords)
This morning she is less pinny and swimming better. Now this is an assumption pine conning is caused by lack of oxygen through high Nitrates, but mine were okay so I turned up the air stones and she looks better today.
Advice guys&gals?
Ps no fin rot or white spot anymore.
Two things changed over last month:
Filter stuck some bio K1 took out a floss section water is crystal always unless I clean gravel.
Started feed her Tetra Gold tiny pellets.

 

[goldfinger]

After six years and two weeks of trying to get her better she passed away RIP. Dropsy and didnt produce waste for a week.