New to forum and would appreciate some help as we are quickly losing young goldfish from a pair of goldfish we've had for several years (10 babies total born this spring - have lost 5 as of this hour. Starting dying yesterday). We don't have any water quality information.
Other useful information that I know:
* Water temperature? 98 degrees
* Pond size and how long has it been running? Approx 55x55 square-ish - 5 1/2 years
* What is the name and size of the filter(s)?
* How often do you change the water and how much? Depends on rain, heat. Don't change large amounts at any one time. Pond gets full sun. Live on Southern East Coast USA. Algae started appearing about month ago and we have been scooping it out.
* How many days ago was the last water change and how much did you change? Don't remember.
* How many fish in the pond and their type? There are 2 goldfish we got 3 years ago. They have turned almost completely white since we've had them. They had babies this spring (10 babies).
* What kind of water additives or conditioners have you used?
* What do you feed your fish and how often? Feed them 2x/day. Goldfish food flakes from Walmart.
* Any new fish added to the pond recently? No
* Any medications added to the pond? Smart ponds Naturals Beneficial Bacteria added yesterday.
* List entire medication/treatment history for fish and pond
* Any unusual findings on the fish?
* Any unusual behavior like staying at the bottom, not eating, etc.? They started swimming at the top yesterday. We originally had one pump for the pond. Yesterday we added another small pump and an aerator.
So sorry for incomplete answers. We hope this is enough information to help us save our fish!
NOTE: PHOTOS ATTACHED.
If you do not have a test kit, you may be able to take samples of your pond and tap water to your local fish store for testing (which is often free). Please request [provide] numerical results rather than generalizations like "OK", "fine", "safe", "acceptable", etc.However since knowing your water quality is important, we suggest you get your own test kit. A drop kit is both more accurate and much less expensive per test than the test strips.
Photos can also be a big help!"
Other useful information that I know:
* Water temperature? 98 degrees
* Pond size and how long has it been running? Approx 55x55 square-ish - 5 1/2 years
* What is the name and size of the filter(s)?
* How often do you change the water and how much? Depends on rain, heat. Don't change large amounts at any one time. Pond gets full sun. Live on Southern East Coast USA. Algae started appearing about month ago and we have been scooping it out.
* How many days ago was the last water change and how much did you change? Don't remember.
* How many fish in the pond and their type? There are 2 goldfish we got 3 years ago. They have turned almost completely white since we've had them. They had babies this spring (10 babies).
* What kind of water additives or conditioners have you used?
* What do you feed your fish and how often? Feed them 2x/day. Goldfish food flakes from Walmart.
* Any new fish added to the pond recently? No
* Any medications added to the pond? Smart ponds Naturals Beneficial Bacteria added yesterday.
* List entire medication/treatment history for fish and pond
* Any unusual findings on the fish?
* Any unusual behavior like staying at the bottom, not eating, etc.? They started swimming at the top yesterday. We originally had one pump for the pond. Yesterday we added another small pump and an aerator.
So sorry for incomplete answers. We hope this is enough information to help us save our fish!
NOTE: PHOTOS ATTACHED.
If you do not have a test kit, you may be able to take samples of your pond and tap water to your local fish store for testing (which is often free). Please request [provide] numerical results rather than generalizations like "OK", "fine", "safe", "acceptable", etc.However since knowing your water quality is important, we suggest you get your own test kit. A drop kit is both more accurate and much less expensive per test than the test strips.
Photos can also be a big help!"
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