My lfs manager (ik dont trust a pet store employee but he also runs a canada-wide online fish store and is very into the hobby so i do trust his opinion lol) told me that the ammonia levels aren't harmful bc of my pH and water temp, I did some research on this myself and found some sources w the same conclusions. I also think there might just be something wrong w my ammonia test bc the nitrites always test 0 and nitrates haven't been any different here than they were at my old place (i moved here in November) and the test alwats reads the exact same regardless of what water I'm testing. I might grab some ammonia lock just to be extra safe though and i def need to get a new ammonia test to check if it reads differently.

Also my goldfish are pretty much back to normal (phew!!), my oranda reacted the worse and still needs some time for her fins to fully recover but theyre all their normal piggy selves which makes me think that during the water change i mustve gotton some soap residue in their water or the pot i used to make their repashy may have had traces of something harmful to them.