@SandraH_CY@Beska Excellent! Non-iodized salt, methylene blue, praziquantel, and Epsom salt are good to keep on hand. A hospital tank should be empty except for a strong aerator. No filter because mblue kills all beneficial bacteria, so a hospital tank will need frequent partial water changes.
@tenhinas@ElizabethMilne1@Beska I agree he tried. Adding another fish to her small tank probably wasn't a good idea. Simple salt has healing powers (directions online). Not biting heads. These are mistakes fishkeepers make. Goldfish are a lot of work. They're for people more committed to fish than the set-up.
@tenhinas@Beska A cycle crash is the nemesis of every fishkeeper. Alice might have survived with good water parameters and medicine. But she inspired a learning experience!
@Beska I hope you have a siphon kit to change the water every week, plus a gravel vacuum! And lots of water conditioner like Seachem Prime. Goldfish poop a LOT.
@Beska Beautiful tank, and good to see you're testing your water. Alice was injured and fragile and needed more help than you were able to give, may she swim in peace. It looks like Barney and the zebra danios are doing well. FYI: Barney will get big and big goldfish eat little fish.
@Beska I'm sorry, Alice. You deserved better. Thanks to @beska for saving you for a second chance at life. Swim in restful peace... you were loved by a great many people. My condolences to Barney, who clearly misses Alice in her favorite corner of the tank. π§‘π€β€οΈ
@IamSianyFTW@Beska @Fluvalaquatics @beska ^^^^ Please heed the above advice. I came here to say the same. Don't keep speedy single-tails with bumbling fancies, especially fancies with vulnerable body parts (eyes).
@LLinkowsky@Beska@alicebeska Please don't keep plecos with goldfish. They suck on goldfish slime, especially on a sick or sleeping fish, causing deadly infections. Many people already keep them together, always a risk, and often discover strange scaleless patches on their fish and wonder what happened.