are my goldfish's in shock?

xHunnyx · #1 Jul 2, 2008, 07:46 AM

hello,
My cat recently bought home 2 goldfishes and left them in the garden i am not sure where they were from but most probably a neighbours pond... i managed to get them in water and they seemed to be swimming around fine and didnt look hurt in any way. I left the in a fish tank i had over night and fed them with goldfish food in the morning and they still havnt eaten in 2 days. Why is this? and are they ok in normal tap water or do i need to put somthing in it?

Altenweg · Jul 2, 2008, 07:49 AM

Goldfish like cold water, and there are drops you can buy for the water, Walmart has them. I have a goldfish that's 4 years old, they are pretty hardy fish, but I would look into getting those drops.

Good luck.

smokedetector · Jul 2, 2008, 08:02 AM

They need the right temp and ph level too...there are test strips you can get for that.And I assume the fish tank has some sort of device to aerate the water, right (like a bubble maker)?



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