my gold fish is getting black!!!!!!????

[marwa]

hi every one i hope u can help me my gold fish is getting black & its body is sallwing its movment is natural & it's eating rate too


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[Derrick Lee]

hahah..so funny..when everybodys goldfish turning white or yellow..ur turning black....but seems like it is a disease /illness wor..

[marwa]

i know that ,,,,,,do u know what is it??? or do u have any soluotion for....

[x-Lucy-Fish-x]

Looks like ammonia burn. The blackness is a sign of healing (but that doesnt mean it isnt still burning) you need to do a large waterchange.
How big is your tank and how many fish?
What sort of filtration do you have?

[marwa]

thnx so much but could u explain what is ammonia burn please i don't know it

[chinaryukin]

hi,

here some reference for help and guide in GF hobby:
www.flippersandfins.net/goldfishfaq.htm
www.goldfishconnection.com/

[x-Lucy-Fish-x]

Fish produce waste all the time in their urine and poo and from their gills, it is broken down into ammonia which is toxic to fish and if in high levels can burn or kill the fish.
In the filter there is beneficial bacteria that eat this ammonia and turn it into non toxic substances, and if you dont have good enough filtration (goldfish arevery messy and produce a lot of ammonia) there wont be enough bacteria and you will have ammonia present in your water.
I advise getting some test kits to test for ammonia, nitrites (also toxic) and nitrates (safe in low numbers, below 20ppm is good).
Could you answer how many fish in what size tank please? it would help a lot.

[marwa]

my tank is 80*20*45 cm i'v 5 goldfish thnx lucy soooooooomuch
i can't find test kit's is there any way else??????

[x-Lucy-Fish-x]

I think its a bit overstocked, you may need to reduce the number of fish, or buy a bigger tank.
Whats your filtration like? when do you do water changes and how much water do you change?

I dont know where you could get test kits from as im not in the same country!
There isnt any other way to know the ammonia etc. levels in your water.