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	Comet goldfish huddling together.
Phishwaters Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-May-2004	All the comet goldfish in the feeder tanks at my job have huddled into a tight pile on the bottom of their tanks since they came in. I thought it was maybe overstocking, but when I split them up, they did the same thing. Does anyone know the cause? PH 7.8 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 80 Alkalinity 40 Hardness 300 Salinity .2
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003	Well why is there salt in the water? You don't really need any, and maybe do a 35% water changes as your nitrates are high. They are probably jsut huddling together cause they're nervous/stressed. They have to get used to the tank thta they are in before they feel safe, then they won't school as tightly.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	What size tank is it? I'd do a water change, just to be sure. The nitrates are pretty high. [span class="edited"][Edited by Janna 2004-08-09 23:37][/span] They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
Phishwaters Small Fry Posts: 10 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-May-2004	Its a 30 gallon tank on a 500 gallon community water system. And yes, it is WAY overstocked, but my boss cares little about 24 cent feeder fish. I do a 50% water change daily. And I thought salt was important to goldfish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	i've noticed that with a lot of the feeder fish around this time of year. i think it has a lot to do with the way they were shipped.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59
~ Sin ~ Mega Fish Posts: 1252 Votes: 28 Registered: 24-Mar-2003	It sounds alot like stress to me too. & just on a side note, Good for you for actually caring about the wellbeing of 'feeders'.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:59


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