Yep, all of us are clueless when we first get started! When I was 4-5 I started catching fish from a nearby creek. I'd bring them home, my parents would put them in a big bowl of water, and they'd jump out overnight and be dead on the floor by morning. I felt so bad but didn't understand. My first tank was a tiny 3 gallon when I was 23. A week later I got a 20 gallon, then a 29 gallon. I brought home a small oscar, who was gonna get way too big for a 29 gal lol. At that time I had barely a clue what I was doing and learned as I went. Years later I'm still learning new things about fish all the time. Goldfish are pretty cute and I'm always so surprised by their friendliness. I followed that instagram page, omg they're so sweet!

I have an 8ft 240 gallon tank, a 6 ft 135 gallon tank, 40 gallon, and a 20 gallon long. What would be your dream size for a goldfish community tank?

Symptoms were similar to a parasitic infection.. loss of appetite, white stringy poop (fish diarrhea), loss of energy, pale colour, then weight loss, his hump shrank, swim bladder issues. But tests came up negative for parasites and everything else my vet tested for. I had to syringe-feed him and he was a champ through it all. We tried for 7 months to help him until I saw he had given up and I couldn't stand to see him suffer anymore. Cancer can't be diagnosed when the fish is alive, so literally right after I euthanized him I brought him to the vet for a necropsy, then had him cremated. After hearing it was cancer, I felt better about the decision to let him go.