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Anonymous asked in PetsFish · 2 months ago

My goldfish is laying at the bottom and one is at the top, any help?

I just transferred from a 10 gallon to a 29-gallon tank. I left the water in the tank circulating for 24 hours before putting my fish in. I mixed tap water and some water from the original tank in the new tank. One goldfish is lying at the bottom and one is always at the top. They have been in the tank for 12 hours now. Any suggestions?

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  • Anonymous
    2 months ago

    you should have waited a week before putting the fish in.

    Also it would have been a good idea to have the water tested before

    putting the fish in the tank. I hope you added chlorine drops remover in

    the tank before putting the fish in.

  • 2 months ago

    Sounds like ammonia poisoning. I’d do a water change adding an air stone would be helpful but only after ammonia is reduced. Adding easy start bacteria is the way to go in the future

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    I'm not sure what circulating the tank water does?  When you add tap water and if it's city water, you need to add a dechlorinator to the water.  You also needed to use beneficial bacteria to cycle your new tank.  You can find out how to instant cycle a fish tank on YouTube.  

  • kswck2
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    They are stressed.  Should have circulated a few more days. Add more air stones than required for that size tank.  Feed them. 

  • Sandy
    Lv 7
    2 months ago

    add a little salt if it's not too late. I did that once when it happened after a bowl cleaning. I was a little kid but something told me to add a little salt, and it worked!

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