Goldfish swimming circles or somersaults Buy the book Goldfish swimming circles or somersaults have been affected by high nitrate levels. They swim in circles because their bodies are slightly bent due to the poisoning. Stuck in the position, they try in vain to fight the affects of the toxin. Nitrates rob the blood of oxygen,… Continue reading Goldfish Swimming Circles
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Goldfish swimming somersaults has been poisoned by nitrates
Goldfish swimming somersaults has been poisoned by nitrates. Nitrates is the last toxin to form in the nitrogen cycle. Reducing oxygen levels in the bloodstream, nitrates is deadly at high levels. The comfort zone is 20 to 40 ppm, however, most fish can tolerate higher. All too often goldfish keepers allow levels to climb. Most, because they don’t understand the cycle, or how it works
Fish living in water with high nitrates spend most of their time close, or even pressed to the bottom. Reason being, the pressure of deep water relieves the pressure caused by nitrates
Although most fish can tolerate high levels, symptoms are heightened after a large water change is performed. Lowering the water table reduces water pressure, increasing the pressure of nitrates. The increased pressure causes the fish to bend to one side. When it makes an effort, it swims in somersaults, unable to straighten