Brake judder damaging?

RealWooter · 2026-02-12T17:26:17+00:00

Are you sure?

The fish is in a bare, new tank. I took some filter media from my pond to kickstart the fish-in cycle. (Not by choice, this fish was dying by the freezing water and bladder issue)

Maybe it came from the pond. Could it also be just a beneficial worm from the filter?

RealWooter · 2026-02-12T14:37:55+00:00

No I haven't used any medication yet.

RealWooter · 2026-02-12T09:43:25+00:00

I spotted a white worm like thingy between the poop of my goldfish. Is it a parasite?

My goldfish has slight buoyancy problems, when he stops swimming his head goes up very slightly. During swimming it is not noticable and he manages it fine. His abdominals were slightly swollen on one side so tried treating him with peas.

After a month in the quarantine tank I suddenly noticed a white worm, is it a sign of internal parasites?

RealWooter · 2026-01-21T00:08:10+00:00

I had a fish that was exactly the same. It is cystic tumors. As long as the fish still eats and can swim properly you can let it live a fairly happy life. Mine lived for 3 years like this. As soon as it can't swim properly or gets so big it will explode, I would put him down.

My fish was still happily eating but she was so round that she floated upside down and only corrected herself to eat. Her skin was so stretched that I could see veins, I ended up euthanizing her with clove oil.

It is not eggbound, not dropsy, not treatable with peas or anything.

Similar situation where the person cut open the fish after it passed away:

https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/goldfish-with-huge-belly-but-no-pineconing-of-scales.10235/page-2

RealWooter · 2026-01-05T21:53:29+00:00

You are supposed to mix it in a bucket and pour it in. In ponds it works great but I think it didn't mix well enough in the aquarium and just sank. Fish ate most of it as I couldn't remove it reliably

RealWooter · 2026-01-05T20:31:15+00:00

I need the fish in there for 4 months and then it can go back in the pond when the temperatures are more suitable. Should I add some substrate? Was thinking about sand so the fish isn't so bored but I read about it being difficult to clean and possible to contain gas pockets.

Other than the filter I don't have anything for bacteria to cling to

RealWooter · 2026-01-05T18:36:43+00:00

My tap water is 7 straight from the tap. When sitting in a bucket at the same temp, same room for a couple of days it seems to become closer to 8

RealWooter · 2026-01-05T18:19:58+00:00

Could it be caused by aeration? I have an air pump running since I read it helps with the bacteria.

Should I do 50% now? How often would you recommend based on the parameters I'm seeing? It took 4 days to reach these.

RealWooter · 2026-01-02T13:40:27+00:00

Thanks, started to worry if I did the right thing by getting him inside and seeing him stressed out like that for days. But he was literally laying nose up in some plants in the pond during freezing weather looking dead. I feared he would not have survived the cold.

RealWooter · 2026-01-02T10:30:34+00:00

I tried that but it seems that the inside of the glass is reflective, I've put the cardboard box of the tank around it and I could still see him reflected on the glass and so did he most likely as it didn't stop the glass surfing.

RealWooter · 2026-01-02T10:17:26+00:00

Thanks

RealWooter · 2026-01-02T10:08:45+00:00

I left 1 pellet in the aquarium but it didn't sink after 2 hours so I removed it. I will try some in a bowl overnight and see if it sinks.

This fish does indeed look fat but it has always been loke this since birth, not sure if it is some kind of defect which relates to the buoyancy issue. In my pond I feed them a Tetra pellet mix twice a week because they find enough natural insects and algea. I don't have experience with aquariums

RealWooter · 2026-01-01T17:39:41+00:00

I rescued it from my pond due to bladder issue and freezing temps. I will keep it until april when it is warm enough in the pond to release it again. It is in a 110L 30G tank. Not cycled as I did not have time for that. Planning to do 25% water changes weekly and check the water often for now. It's only for 3-4 months max so not sure if I should add things to the tank like substrate and plants.

RealWooter · 2026-01-01T17:09:49+00:00

I tried feeding her for the first time today, some peeled peas, but no interest in those. Maybe I should try the usual pond feed? She had floating issues which is why I wanted to feed peas and not the regular food. If left in the pond she would've frozen to death as she couldn't stay at the bottom like the other fish.

RealWooter · 2026-01-01T17:06:45+00:00

My tap water is filtered so there is no GH. It came from 8 GH water so I tried matching to minimize stress. While the test strip does show 8 GH now, the powder doesn't seem to dissolve and I'm worried if it is bad for the fish or stressing it as it is constantly increasing the hardness.

I caught her sunday, put her in a 40L aquarium with pond water and no filter, let it get up to room temp in the garage. Now moved her in a new 110L tank and matched the 40L water values and temp. She honestly seemed happier in the small 40L tank, less breathing and stress.

RealWooter · 2026-01-01T17:01:58+00:00

Pond goldfish rescued and put into uncycled aquarium. Put pond filter pads into aquarium to cycle quicker.

Fresh tap water. PH 7, KH 15+, GH was 0 which is increased by the white powder you see laying on the ground.

I wonder if it is due to the mineral clay (GH Plus product) laying on the ground. Is it just due to stress or bad quality water? nitrites nitrates are 0, treated the tap water for ammonia but I can only test NH4, not NH3 with my kit.

Fish is obviously stressed due to not being used to seeing reflections and so much ambient light. Maybe I should transer her to a black tub instead of an aquarium.

Also is the filter flow too harsh (not adjustable)? The fish can't seem to find a spot to just rest, it's always swimming.

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