ROPE FISH 911!!

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I would post number values. If ammonia or nitrite is anything above zero it is not fine, even though the test strips say it is. Nitrates of 20 ppm or above long term become toxic as well. I also believe that a 5 year old rope fish, angelfish and goldfish in a 15 gallon are fine. I would imagine trace amounts of ammonia or nitrite or a nitrate level of 40ppm+.

How big are the goldfish?

Also, when a tank has a sick fish, never move other fish from that tank into unaffected tanks. Fish can carry disease for a short while before it having any visible effects.
 
Nitrates above 20ppm is not toxic to 99% of fish. It has to be in the hundreds (ie 300 or more) for most fish. Its not great but not fatal.

Op try giving more surface agitation.

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johnrollah;5124506; said:
The gold acted dead after the transition and died the next day
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UPDATE!! The underside of my rope fish's body is more translucent and I can see a dark spot that looks internal about 2-3 inches from his head. Could it be a parasite? Or a blood clot?
 
Its just bad husbandry
 
hahaha priceless thread..

do a real water test and post up numbers.

u say the 15 gal was temporary... but 5 years isn't really temporary..
 
I'm just in pain for the animal. 15 gal. IS CRIMINAL. Ropes are one of my favorite and would say a 55 gallon small for that fish since it grows past 2 ft. Rule of thumb for a fish is that the tank should be deeper than your longest fishes adult size, so if you have a rope you should have a tank that is atleast 2 ft deep. That being said your tank sounds like a time bomb with goldfish in it. Flush the gold fish to keep the rope alive. Or do a 20 percent water change every morning and evening. Ropes are always wild caught and tend to have internal parasites that remained suppressed as long as water parameters are pristine. With the parameters dipping then your rope will typically float as the parasites effect his swim bladder. Most common parasite is worms. When a rope reaches this stage you can't typically treat them by method of de-worming. Your animal is probably doomed at-least in my experience. I found that dipping in a bucket with concentrated quick cure worked to postpone death but it hurts the fish as much as the parasite. I've had many ropes for many years and never been able to recover one from the float of death as I call it.
 
Fishermoe14 said:
hahaha priceless thread..

do a real water test and post up numbers.

u say the 15 gal was temporary... but 5 years isn't really temporary..
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I love ropes and feel sad to see it get treated in such a fashion. I know that some people think that we (hobbiests) have unreasonable standards for how to keep animals(we often do sadly justifying this notion). I would argue that non hobbiests have unreasonable standards. Just because something lives is not a measure of successful husbandry. :( No animals get as poorly treated as oddballs. They are rarely bread and as such every purchase is more often a murder than an attempt to keep the animal. Tests aside temporary housing for an animal means weeks, maybe a month or two depending on many variables. This doesn't sound like a typical temp situation.
 
I would just like to point out that this guy has kept a healthy rope for 5 years. I say healthy because most of the users on here complain about their 2" fish getting sick within the first week of ownership.

Here is what we know:
15 gallon temp tank
Water parameters okay (according to the owner)
Fish swims upside down at the surface

The first thing I thought of was SBD (Swim Bladder Disease). Is the fish eating? Is the fish able to swim to the bottom?

Post the actual value of your parameters, whether good or bad and maybe someone will be able to point you in the right direction to help your fish.

5 years is a milestone for lots of fish keepers. Sad but true. We either kill/trade/sell our fish before we even hit that mark. This guy is coming to us for help and you're reaming him for a temporary tank situation. He knows it's not ideal, and he's trying to research through other users. Quit bashing him about something he already knows and try and help him out with his situation.
 
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