also who doesn't "have room" for a 10G tank? even that is too small...but straight up...better than 5 gallons with probably no filteration. Painful. My entire living room is taken up with a 75G tank. I'd rather have that than my tv haha. Keep on keepin and I subscribed to you. Need more videos of the little fishies. Can you do a video of all your aquariums?
@roany55 lol This fish is doing very well now. She has even spawned with one of my male ryukin a few times shortly after coming out of quarantine. At the moment she lives in a 180gallon tank with some other rescues. When the weather warms up she'll go out to one of my ponds unless she's adopted before then. I make videos when I can but I stay very busy. Thanks for your support dear. I wish there were more fish keepers like you out there!
@magscat3161 That's very good to hear. And sorry for the double posting...my computer does that sometimes. Yah fish keepers really don't like to learn how to actually keep fish. I wish I could manage a pet store and teach my staff the right way to sell goldfish. Sigh. Although I know nothing of tropical fish so it probably wouldn't work out aha. Keep up saving those little cuties :)
also who doesn't "have room" for a 10G tank? even that is too small...but straight up...better than 5 gallons with probably no filteration. Painful. My entire living room is taken up with a 75G tank. I'd rather have that than my tv haha. Keep on keepin and I subscribed to you. Need more videos of the little fishies. Can you do a video of all your aquariums?
Magscat, some people are unbelievably stupid. Don't worry yourself over it. 5G is obviously far too small for the fish. I seem to have very good luck at my local petsmart with them stating about tanks being too small, but I know a few fish stores I have been to have no idea. Fish are not happy in that small of a tank. It's like packing two people into a bathtub to live and poop. Fun. Not. Anyways this is a beautiful panda moor, and I hope it recovers soon. Some people disgust me...
@magscat3161 i know goldfish grow , and that they can live 10 yrs or more. i keep their water clean. i treat my animals humanly; just because i don't have room for a larger does that make me a bad pet owner ; i don't think so. the reason i don't have a larger tank is because i don't have a space for a larger one like a 10 gallon tank. i like goldfish because they are pretty and peaceful 2 watch while watching them swim around in their home. my goldfish know that i take good care of them.
@magscat3161 i talk 2 people who work at petsmart and they say keeping 2 goldfish in a 5gallon tank is fine. i prefer 2 keep goldfish because they r pretty and peaceful 2 watch. im still treating my white fantail goldfish with melafix. some people say u should combine melafix with pimafix . i know im not a bad pet owner.
@dragonair2000 of course the people at petsmart tell you to overstock a fish tank! if all your damn fish get sick where's the first place you go? PetsMart to BUY too much medicine! Then when they help you overdose and kill everything in the tank they helped you over stock you BUY more fish! You are a pet store's favorite kind of customer. Congratulations! A good pet owner considers the needs of their pet and accommodates them. If they can't then they don't get the pet.
@magscat3161 i got melefix at a local pet store that around where i live. the people i talked 2 at petsmart don't tell me 2 over stock the tank. i been at petsmart store seeing sick and or dying fish in their tanks.
@dragonair2000 Look, I've been keeping and rehabilitating fish for longer than you've been alive. You asked for my advice and I gave you the facts. I can't change facts just b/c you don't like them. If you want to practice selfish methods of fish keeping; not my problem. It sucks for your fish but hey I can't save them all. Your fish will die if you don't listen to this. Maybe it will survive the ulcers but it will not live out it's natural lifespan in that crappy tank. That's just fact.
@dragonair2000 You should listen to magscat. He really knows what he's talking about. My fish were so close to dying they were laying upside down on the bottom of the tank. I followed his advice and he saved them.
@magscat3161 i had luck keeping 2 goldfish in a 5 gallon tank ; i just get bad luck when its 3 goldfish in a tank. melafix says its antibacterial fish remedy ; so its must be doing something. the test kit i have does test 4 ammonia , nitrite and nitrate. i prefer keeping my goldfish because i like fish that can be housed 2gether.
@dragonair2000 That's like keeping a child in a closet their whole life. Do you realize these fish grow up to 10inches long or that they naturally are supposed to live 10+ yrs? You could house 3-4 guppies, platties, small species tetras, ect in a 5gallon desktop and they wouldn't suffer. Those goldfish are suffering in that tank. If they weren't they wouldn't be sick. Keeping a pet is about more than just what makes you happy. If you cared about those animals you wouldn't treat them like that.
@magscat3161 i have my own water test kit. i do keep the water clean by preforming regular water changes. unfortunately i don't have room for a larger tank. i looked at both fake plants and i don't see where the plant could have injured my white fantail goldfish. Yesterday in put in a filter media.
@dragonair2000 If you do not have room for the space the animal requires then it would be kindest to the animal to re home it with some one who does have space for it. I would recommend keeping a betta or small shoal of guppies for a tank that small. There are pollutants other than ammonia,nitrite, and nitrate that you cannot test for which the fish is producing. Unless you are changing the water 2x a day there's no way to maintain water quality in a tank that small.
@dragonair2000 I just watched your videos. That fish does not have a "cut" ok. That looks like a damn bacterial ulcer! You've got 2 fish crammed into a tank not big enough for 1 and you're wondering why you can't keep them healthy!?
@magscat3161 its a five gallon tank . its a aqueon 5.0 tank. so im using the filter it came with . i changed the water yesterday. the plants i have are fake. but how do find out if a object in the tank is harming ur fish? should i keep putting in melafix and leaving the filter out 4 a couple of hours
@dragonair2000 Young goldfish need a minimum of 10gallons per fish. Adults require 20-50 gallons depending on the breed. The reason the medications have not worked is because the fish is polluting the water faster than it can be cleaned. Plastic ornaments and fake plants often have sharp edges. If the fish has access to them then there is always the potential for injury. Fish, however, are very capable healing machines as long as they have clean, stable water quality.
i have a problem i need help with. i have a small white fantail goldfish with a cut on near the tail on both sides of its body . i noticed 2 days ago i have been treating it with melafix taking the filter media out 4 a couple of hours. i have used melafix b4 on previous goldfish and they died. am I doing the right thing? my tank has two fake plants at opposite ends of the tank. i would never put anything in my tank that can harm a goldfish.
@dragonair2000 What size tank are you keeping it in and how much filtration does it have? Melafix is usually very good for mending minor wounds unless there's a problem with water quality.(It's also one of the few medications that I feel is safe enough to use on my own fish) Clean stable water conditions are the foundation of any fish's health. With out it any medication is worthless. If you suspect the plants caused the wounds then I would definitely remove them.
That's great that you rescued the fish! How do you rescue fish from people who take bad care of them (how do you get their permission, etc.)? Hopefully you don't steal them LOL. Please answer, I've been wondering about this for awhile (I want to start my own fish rescue). Thanks. :D
@Animal2Fish0 Most ppl give them to me b/c they don't want them any more as was the case with this one. Sometimes people buy a fish not realizing it will out grow their tank and they dump it on me. I get fish from pet stores that are sick and the store owners don't want to spend the money to make them better. I even have local shelters ask me to take fish when people leave them with them b/c they are not equipped to deal with them.
@magscat3161 Thanks! I'm just curious, what were the living conditions of some of the fish (such as this one) that you didn't mention (you just said they were bad conditions).
@Animal2Fish0 The one in this video came from a guy keeping him in a 1/2 filled 10gallon tank decorated with beer bottles. He hadn't changed the water in 3yrs. The filter was barely running, the water was so murky you could barely see the fish, and it smelled like a straight up septic tank. One of his friends heard about a lady that takes unwanted fish and managed to contact me. I get stuff like this all the time. People leave fish in buckets on my driveway, my doorstep, and even in my mailbox.
@magscat3161 Thanks. Sorry if I've been bothering you, but this is my last comment. How do you "spread the word" and get people to send unwanted fish to you. I'm trying to do that because, once I get my fish room set up, I'll be rescuing fish on my own.
@Animal2Fish0 You haven't been bothering me dear. This is part of what I do and if you have any questions I'm more than happy to share whatever information I have.
I spend alot of time talking to people and building repours with pet shop owners, shelter managers, and other people in the fish keeping community. Most of these places allow me to post flyers for unwanted fish and I post ads on my local craigs list to let people know.
@magscat3161 Thanks! Turns out I'll be setting up my fishroom tomorrow. There are a lot of people with fish in my neighborhood, so hopefully I'll get a lot of rescues.
@magscat3161 Thanks. Really the only thing I've had to cure was ich, but unfortunately it kills at least some of my fish. Also, for small tropical fish, would a 3 gallon tank for quarantines be okay (quarantines only)?
veo q tu pez no logra mantenerse quieto en el fondo, parece q esta con un principio de inflamacion de la ulcera nadatoria, si no lo tratas luego se va a morir.
@magscat3161 I olivia , am hispanic so i will try to translate the spanish post for you ... he says " i see that your fish can't keep stable in the bottom , looks like is with a begin of SBD if you dont cure him it will die " but i know thats no the problem , as you say he still stressed from where you get him right ?
@jenruchito76 Thank you so much for translating for me! The fish is not suffering from SBD. It has stabilized with good water quality and a quiet environment. It has alot of fear issues but is improving daily.
Nice Panda... ;D I just drove an hour myself only to find A Lionhead and a Pearscale...they also had Pom Poms and Bubble Eyes...breeds I don't often see. I think a breader took out his best and sold the rest to the store....Really nice fish too. A Butterfly Panda Moor would really be a nice addition to your 200 gallon tank. Although I know you don't want to add another goldfish.
You have done such a great job with goldfish. If I ever have any questions about mine, I am coming to you. :-)
misstamps1 6 months ago
also who doesn't "have room" for a 10G tank? even that is too small...but straight up...better than 5 gallons with probably no filteration. Painful. My entire living room is taken up with a 75G tank. I'd rather have that than my tv haha. Keep on keepin and I subscribed to you. Need more videos of the little fishies. Can you do a video of all your aquariums?
roany55 11 months ago
@roany55 lol This fish is doing very well now. She has even spawned with one of my male ryukin a few times shortly after coming out of quarantine. At the moment she lives in a 180gallon tank with some other rescues. When the weather warms up she'll go out to one of my ponds unless she's adopted before then. I make videos when I can but I stay very busy. Thanks for your support dear. I wish there were more fish keepers like you out there!
magscat3161 11 months ago
@magscat3161 That's very good to hear. And sorry for the double posting...my computer does that sometimes. Yah fish keepers really don't like to learn how to actually keep fish. I wish I could manage a pet store and teach my staff the right way to sell goldfish. Sigh. Although I know nothing of tropical fish so it probably wouldn't work out aha. Keep up saving those little cuties :)
roany55 11 months ago
also who doesn't "have room" for a 10G tank? even that is too small...but straight up...better than 5 gallons with probably no filteration. Painful. My entire living room is taken up with a 75G tank. I'd rather have that than my tv haha. Keep on keepin and I subscribed to you. Need more videos of the little fishies. Can you do a video of all your aquariums?
roany55 11 months ago
Magscat, some people are unbelievably stupid. Don't worry yourself over it. 5G is obviously far too small for the fish. I seem to have very good luck at my local petsmart with them stating about tanks being too small, but I know a few fish stores I have been to have no idea. Fish are not happy in that small of a tank. It's like packing two people into a bathtub to live and poop. Fun. Not. Anyways this is a beautiful panda moor, and I hope it recovers soon. Some people disgust me...
roany55 11 months ago
@magscat3161 i know goldfish grow , and that they can live 10 yrs or more. i keep their water clean. i treat my animals humanly; just because i don't have room for a larger does that make me a bad pet owner ; i don't think so. the reason i don't have a larger tank is because i don't have a space for a larger one like a 10 gallon tank. i like goldfish because they are pretty and peaceful 2 watch while watching them swim around in their home. my goldfish know that i take good care of them.
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 yeah you keep telling yourself that.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 i talk 2 people who work at petsmart and they say keeping 2 goldfish in a 5gallon tank is fine. i prefer 2 keep goldfish because they r pretty and peaceful 2 watch. im still treating my white fantail goldfish with melafix. some people say u should combine melafix with pimafix . i know im not a bad pet owner.
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 of course the people at petsmart tell you to overstock a fish tank! if all your damn fish get sick where's the first place you go? PetsMart to BUY too much medicine! Then when they help you overdose and kill everything in the tank they helped you over stock you BUY more fish! You are a pet store's favorite kind of customer. Congratulations! A good pet owner considers the needs of their pet and accommodates them. If they can't then they don't get the pet.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 i got melefix at a local pet store that around where i live. the people i talked 2 at petsmart don't tell me 2 over stock the tank. i been at petsmart store seeing sick and or dying fish in their tanks.
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 Look, I've been keeping and rehabilitating fish for longer than you've been alive. You asked for my advice and I gave you the facts. I can't change facts just b/c you don't like them. If you want to practice selfish methods of fish keeping; not my problem. It sucks for your fish but hey I can't save them all. Your fish will die if you don't listen to this. Maybe it will survive the ulcers but it will not live out it's natural lifespan in that crappy tank. That's just fact.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 You should listen to magscat. He really knows what he's talking about. My fish were so close to dying they were laying upside down on the bottom of the tank. I followed his advice and he saved them.
redfish134 1 year ago
@redfish134 Thanks dear but this is one of those people who has to beat their head against a brick to...still not get it. Let's just let it drop.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 i had luck keeping 2 goldfish in a 5 gallon tank ; i just get bad luck when its 3 goldfish in a tank. melafix says its antibacterial fish remedy ; so its must be doing something. the test kit i have does test 4 ammonia , nitrite and nitrate. i prefer keeping my goldfish because i like fish that can be housed 2gether.
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 That's like keeping a child in a closet their whole life. Do you realize these fish grow up to 10inches long or that they naturally are supposed to live 10+ yrs? You could house 3-4 guppies, platties, small species tetras, ect in a 5gallon desktop and they wouldn't suffer. Those goldfish are suffering in that tank. If they weren't they wouldn't be sick. Keeping a pet is about more than just what makes you happy. If you cared about those animals you wouldn't treat them like that.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 i have my own water test kit. i do keep the water clean by preforming regular water changes. unfortunately i don't have room for a larger tank. i looked at both fake plants and i don't see where the plant could have injured my white fantail goldfish. Yesterday in put in a filter media.
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 If you do not have room for the space the animal requires then it would be kindest to the animal to re home it with some one who does have space for it. I would recommend keeping a betta or small shoal of guppies for a tank that small. There are pollutants other than ammonia,nitrite, and nitrate that you cannot test for which the fish is producing. Unless you are changing the water 2x a day there's no way to maintain water quality in a tank that small.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 I just watched your videos. That fish does not have a "cut" ok. That looks like a damn bacterial ulcer! You've got 2 fish crammed into a tank not big enough for 1 and you're wondering why you can't keep them healthy!?
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 its a five gallon tank . its a aqueon 5.0 tank. so im using the filter it came with . i changed the water yesterday. the plants i have are fake. but how do find out if a object in the tank is harming ur fish? should i keep putting in melafix and leaving the filter out 4 a couple of hours
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 Young goldfish need a minimum of 10gallons per fish. Adults require 20-50 gallons depending on the breed. The reason the medications have not worked is because the fish is polluting the water faster than it can be cleaned. Plastic ornaments and fake plants often have sharp edges. If the fish has access to them then there is always the potential for injury. Fish, however, are very capable healing machines as long as they have clean, stable water quality.
magscat3161 1 year ago
i have a problem i need help with. i have a small white fantail goldfish with a cut on near the tail on both sides of its body . i noticed 2 days ago i have been treating it with melafix taking the filter media out 4 a couple of hours. i have used melafix b4 on previous goldfish and they died. am I doing the right thing? my tank has two fake plants at opposite ends of the tank. i would never put anything in my tank that can harm a goldfish.
dragonair2000 1 year ago
@dragonair2000 What size tank are you keeping it in and how much filtration does it have? Melafix is usually very good for mending minor wounds unless there's a problem with water quality.(It's also one of the few medications that I feel is safe enough to use on my own fish) Clean stable water conditions are the foundation of any fish's health. With out it any medication is worthless. If you suspect the plants caused the wounds then I would definitely remove them.
magscat3161 1 year ago
glad he is your care. well done
fishcrazy104 1 year ago
That's great that you rescued the fish! How do you rescue fish from people who take bad care of them (how do you get their permission, etc.)? Hopefully you don't steal them LOL. Please answer, I've been wondering about this for awhile (I want to start my own fish rescue). Thanks. :D
Animal2Fish0 1 year ago
@Animal2Fish0 Most ppl give them to me b/c they don't want them any more as was the case with this one. Sometimes people buy a fish not realizing it will out grow their tank and they dump it on me. I get fish from pet stores that are sick and the store owners don't want to spend the money to make them better. I even have local shelters ask me to take fish when people leave them with them b/c they are not equipped to deal with them.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 Thanks! I'm just curious, what were the living conditions of some of the fish (such as this one) that you didn't mention (you just said they were bad conditions).
Animal2Fish0 1 year ago
@Animal2Fish0 The one in this video came from a guy keeping him in a 1/2 filled 10gallon tank decorated with beer bottles. He hadn't changed the water in 3yrs. The filter was barely running, the water was so murky you could barely see the fish, and it smelled like a straight up septic tank. One of his friends heard about a lady that takes unwanted fish and managed to contact me. I get stuff like this all the time. People leave fish in buckets on my driveway, my doorstep, and even in my mailbox.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 Thanks. Sorry if I've been bothering you, but this is my last comment. How do you "spread the word" and get people to send unwanted fish to you. I'm trying to do that because, once I get my fish room set up, I'll be rescuing fish on my own.
Animal2Fish0 1 year ago
@Animal2Fish0 You haven't been bothering me dear. This is part of what I do and if you have any questions I'm more than happy to share whatever information I have.
I spend alot of time talking to people and building repours with pet shop owners, shelter managers, and other people in the fish keeping community. Most of these places allow me to post flyers for unwanted fish and I post ads on my local craigs list to let people know.
magscat3161 1 year ago
My main goal was to give people who don't want their fish an alternative to releasing them in the wild or flushing them down a toilet.
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 Thanks! Turns out I'll be setting up my fishroom tomorrow. There are a lot of people with fish in my neighborhood, so hopefully I'll get a lot of rescues.
Animal2Fish0 1 year ago
@Animal2Fish0 Good luck dear. Let me know if you get any special cases you need help rehabing ^_^ and don't forget to post videos of you fish room!
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 Thanks. Really the only thing I've had to cure was ich, but unfortunately it kills at least some of my fish. Also, for small tropical fish, would a 3 gallon tank for quarantines be okay (quarantines only)?
Animal2Fish0 1 year ago
@magscat3161 Oh, and plenty of videos of the fish room beginnings will be up today, as well as more videos once I get the actual fish in.
Animal2Fish0 1 year ago
google traslate!
bauble3823 1 year ago
@bauble3823 Ok this is word for word the translation from Google translate
"q see your fish can not keep still in the background, seems to q is a principle nadatoria inflammation of the ulcer, if not then try going to die."
Does that make since to any one?
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 hahahahaha.....nooo! puede pes morir...no tu!
bauble3823 1 year ago
veo q tu pez no logra mantenerse quieto en el fondo, parece q esta con un principio de inflamacion de la ulcera nadatoria, si no lo tratas luego se va a morir.
bauble3823 1 year ago
@bauble3823 Huh?? I'm sorry I don't understand you statement or question.
Can anyone translate??
magscat3161 1 year ago
@magscat3161 I olivia , am hispanic so i will try to translate the spanish post for you ... he says " i see that your fish can't keep stable in the bottom , looks like is with a begin of SBD if you dont cure him it will die " but i know thats no the problem , as you say he still stressed from where you get him right ?
jenruchito76 1 year ago
@jenruchito76 Thank you so much for translating for me! The fish is not suffering from SBD. It has stabilized with good water quality and a quiet environment. It has alot of fear issues but is improving daily.
magscat3161 1 year ago
So cute. I love pandas and want one to add to myoon to be gold fish tank. I hope he/she does well ^_^
EveryonesQT 1 year ago
Nice Panda... ;D I just drove an hour myself only to find A Lionhead and a Pearscale...they also had Pom Poms and Bubble Eyes...breeds I don't often see. I think a breader took out his best and sold the rest to the store....Really nice fish too. A Butterfly Panda Moor would really be a nice addition to your 200 gallon tank. Although I know you don't want to add another goldfish.
MrChampagne1986 1 year ago
What a lovely fish! I hope it gets feeling better soon! :)
Taliegirl 1 year ago