Symptoms of a sick goldfish
Observe your goldfish regularly, and look out for any change in their appearance or behaviour that could indicate disease. If your fish is hiding on the bottom or not eating, it may be an early warning sign that something is amiss.
Healthy Common and Fancy goldfish both take a lot of interest in their surroundings, particularly when young.
Physical physical symptoms of a sick goldfish:
- Fluffy growths on the goldfish
- Small white spots on its body
- Bloating or engorged body
- Raised scales
- Enflamed, red gills
- Rapid breathing, indicated by fast-flickering gills
- Rotting or decaying fins or tail
- Extruding eyes (not to be mistaken for the naturally bulbous eyes of Bubble-Eyed goldfish)
- Any red ‘bleeding’ on the goldfish’s body
Changes in behaviour can also be a symptom of disease. Look out for:
- Listless floating or lethargy
- Lurking on the bottom
- Goldfish hiding in the corner or underneath aquarium decorations
- Not eating. Goldfish love to eat, so if your goldfish is not eating it’s the first sign something is amiss.
These behavioural symptoms of disease aren’t as surefire as physical symptoms of a sick goldfish. Your fish might not be unwell (yet) but if it is acting oddly then something is probably wrong.
Have you forgotten to change the water recently, or is your filter overdue a clean? Could some pollutant have gotten into the aquarium? If only one goldfish is acting strangely, watch carefully to see if it’s being bullied by any other fish tank inhabitants.
You can mostly cure goldfish disease if you catch it early enough - ideally before too many physical symptoms become apparent. Watch your pets carefully, and you’ll be more likely to determine what is making your goldfish sick.
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Jul 18th, 2008 at 10:07 am
i have a golfish on the bottom floating upside down it’s still moving its gills,slowly , and it seems bloated, but it has always been large. it is in a tank with one other large goldfish, which is fine. can I save it? how /
Aug 31st, 2008 at 8:11 pm
My goldfish always lie horizontal on the surface of the water is there anything I can do to help him? Please give me a guide!
Thanks!
Nov 10th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
My goldfish is hanging around at the bottom of the tank. Hasn’t eaten in three days, and he is normally a chow hound. He is gasping and spasming. I wonder if he will last much longer. The tank is clean, the filter has been replaced, but I haven’t changed the bio wheel in several months. Ammonia is good.
Any advice?
Nov 15th, 2008 at 7:44 am
With all diseases, the first thing to make sure is that the aquarium water is in good condition, and that all the parameters are healthy. A big water change (conditioning the water against chlorine) is a good start, and make sure the filters are clean and healthy.
Next make sure you haven’t over-stocked the aquarium. If you have, you’ll keep getting diseases, which you can fight off forever.
For specific disease diagnosis, please see my post here:
http://goldfishcareguide.com/2008/03/05/common-goldfish-diseases/
I’m unfortunately not able to check this site on a regular basis, but other readers are welcome to help answer queries if they’ve got the knowledge.
Dec 2nd, 2008 at 6:30 am
i have a koi and on top of both fins there is black spots and its swimming in crils and on it side and bum in the wall.then sometime go strate but still bum inthe wall
Dec 5th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
i have a big fantail goldfish and its eyes r getin black around them
Apr 27th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
one of my goldfish has all of his fins put away next to him and he’s only using his very front two fins. Is this a sign that he’s sick or is that normal?
Thanks
May 27th, 2009 at 6:21 am
my goldfish does nothing but hide at the bottom of his tank, he only comes up to the surface to eat once a day. he doesnt look unhealthy, but he doesnt eat much, and is a bit thin. is he ok?
Jun 4th, 2009 at 4:28 am
hi ,
i have two oranda goldfish and one red cap fish. my orandas are behaving very abnormally, they are either swimmimg at corner of the tank or lie on the surface of the tank. they are also not eating properly. any suggestion. Is there any diseases they are suffering from. Please advice.
Jul 5th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I have two fancy goldfish, I have only had them for 1 week. They live in a 20 gallon tank, I haven’t put any plants or other things besides rock in the tank. I feed them sinkable food and some peas. I just noticed that one of them is swimming upside down and the other is loosing his tail. Could you please help me, I really like these fish and I would like to save them. Mahalo, Kamailei
Jul 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I had a very large goldfish that became very bloated and started tipping upside down. I found out that he was constipated and I started giving him shelled cooked peas out of the can. It worked.
Sep 6th, 2009 at 9:31 am
my goldfish is lurking around on the floor and not eating it also is rapidly breathing. Whats wrong??
Sep 10th, 2009 at 2:29 am
my black big eyes goldfish have got red eye, what should I do about it? do I need to buy treatment or just leave it alone? it doesn’t seem to bother my goldfish.
Nov 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Hi
I have the same problem that Milly asked about. What can I do to fix the problem? My goldfish hasn’t eaten for about a week and stays at the bottom of the bowl, also gasping for air every now and again.
Nov 13th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
I have about 10 med. sized gold fish but 1 named dorey always swims upside down she used 2 do it only sometime now she is always at the bottom of the tank usually upside she eats but after that she goes back 2 the bottom is she sick?
Nov 21st, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I have a question, I have two goldfish (the standard kind) in a good sized tank with a filter. When I got them in jan this year they were both the same size.
I have noticed in the last few weeks that one of them is half the size of it’s friend.
I have been feeding them flakes everyother day as always and they both eat well.
I noticed today that when the little one eats the food comes out of one of her gills as fast as shes eatting.
Anyone know why? They are my 3year olds fish and she loves them, if I can do anything to help little goldie-mel I will.
Thanks x
Dec 6th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Hi guys.
i just bot a new goldfish.its quite big.it just sits at the bottom of the tank.when i feed it flakes it takes in the mouth and then spits it back out.but its breathing normal.just lies at the bottom motionless.i have a red Ryukin n a fantail who eats like ….as u guys knw..hehe.but the new one just sits….not bullied either.only moves if i get close to the tank.
Dec 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
I went on vacation and left my fish at my cousin’s house so he could take care of them. After 9 days I came back to take them and i saw they had black spots on one of them I have 2 goldfish but the other one is just fine. I took out 40 percent of the water and cleaned the tank but don’t know what to do next. Will my fish be okay? I read on a couple of websites that it’s a sign of healing. Is that true? Please help i don’t know what to do and i don’t want it to die.
Thanks, Ruddie Canile
Dec 13th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
My goldfish used to come to the edge of the pond to be fed.One morning I had a job to find any,one large one had lept out of the pond,the others hide, and their numbers are getting smaller,several have disappeared altogether.
Feb 12th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Sorry to have to inform you Norman,
but…
Sounds like you have ninja fish and not goldfish..
I mean seriously cant you see they were trained in the art of deception..
Dont be surprised if you discover a few left over bandannas in the pond..these guys are sneaky..
P.S. maybe they committed suicide,,might need to look around the pond.
Good Luck…
Waaaasaaabiii!
Feb 15th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Great post! The best form of defence against goldfish diseases and illnesses is through observation and regular maintenance. really get to know your goldfish and how they act and take action to correct things right away. This may just save the life of your goldfish.
Feb 17th, 2010 at 10:44 am
My goldfish is lying at the bottom of the tank and rapid breathing. His gills are raised too. We just got him yesterday (Tuesday) and he hasn’t ate anything. If someone can help me please do! Thank You!
Mar 13th, 2010 at 12:48 am
my gold fish has this massive string of poo its like 10 times longer than it i need help
Apr 9th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
hey my black goldfish doesnt look very well. this tips of his tail and fins are white looking now and his eyes look a little bit like they have white glaze, it seems to be swiming around fine but he hasnt been eating for like 2 days, what can i do to save it!
Apr 11th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
My oranda fish is having trouble swimming, i woke up and looked at him and he was hidden in the bottom of the tank and wouldn’t move, “almost looked dead.” i fed him but he didn’t seem interested in the food. then later on he started moving to the top of the tank, and now he just floats at the top on his side. im really worried about him, and i have no idea what i should do?
Apr 13th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
If your fish looks bloated and is floating at the top of the water (and it is still alive) and has been for some time, it means that your fish flakes (goldfish food) has too much air in them. Try changingthe food to food pellets. See if there is any change.
Apr 16th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I had got goldfish and shdbucins i did have a ranchut and a black moor but they both died ? consipation i think or swim bladder i try’d pea, soaking food in oil and solution but they still died? i came home today to have one of my other fish dies to but this time it covered in blood ? Are my other fish bulling the other? i didnt have shbukins before there fairly newish! but i did have gold fish black moor and ranchut!!!
May 16th, 2010 at 5:19 am
My goldfish is lying horizontally on the top of the water, it keeps getting trapped behind the filter but i moved it. It hasnt been eating for about a week and it is still breathing and twitching every minute or so. I have another goldfish which is healthy though. Whats wrong with my fish?
Jun 4th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
hi
i had got 2 gold fish a month back,both of them r fine but,from last 2 days ,,some red colourings r seen on one of its body,is this a symptom of any disease,both of them r taking food properly,,please advice me.
Thanks
Jun 18th, 2010 at 11:32 am
My fish’s scales were rotting, they had fungus all over them, they also had ick, and they swam awkwardly. It turns out I just added some medicine, and the next morning they were fine. Is this normal?
Aug 17th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
I have a 5 year old fantail, who shares a tank with another 4 year old. They have just spawned. However following this (3rd spawning), the 5 year old hid on the bottom of the tank, the other in a plant.The 4 year old is fine. However the 5 year old on day 2 has red veined pelvic fins, what looks like a bloodshot bruise under the dorsal fin. This has developed into further deterioration over the last 3 days- gasping at the surface, extruding eyes, off all food even live food- which is completely unheard of, excretia dark red/brown. We are treating with melafix, salts and have taken the active charcoal out. Water quality tested- all fine. Any advice please. On previous chasing patterns we think the poorly fish is a gent.
Aug 27th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Hi Georgia
Please help!!
my goldfish is behaving same since yesterday..Did you found out
the reason or any cure?? i am really worried..It seems almost dead
Oct 4th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
my fish is huge and 3 years old at least 1 time a tear he gets real sick almost dead sick n i always with over the counter meds healed him back into great shape!!this byear for about 2 weeks he has had a white foam growth that wont quit growing.also 2 little red sores.i have him in hospt.tank,and for the last week been on melafix antibacterial fiush remendy.once or twice i thought he was getting better than it gets worse,i also change water daily and have hosepump with airstone in .what does he have?can we cure him?
Oct 13th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
I have 2 gold fish that me and my boyfriend of 3 years won at a carnival. they have been doing great and we have had them for 3 months. then a few days ago we starting noticing that one of are goldfish has not been acting right, its usually very active. the one fish all the sudden became very puffy and it will swim to the top of the tank then float down to the bottom and bounce off the bottom and stay there for hours. i dont know what is going on?
Oct 14th, 2010 at 7:42 am
I have 4 goldfish and they have been doing great. All of sudden a few days ago, one of them started getting this thin blackness around his top lip (sort of like a mustache). He acts fine and everything and he’s the only one who has it. Is my fish ok?
Nov 10th, 2010 at 5:08 am
I have three standard goldfish that share a tank with an algee cleaner and two other fish that are colorful( no idea what they’re called). About two months ago, we had a goldfish in the same tank and it grew red spots on its nose. They wore off but he died only days later. Now my 2&3 year old fish are getting the same spots. They seem fine, but the red spots are probably putting them in excrutiating pain. We feed them fish-flakes and pellets, and clean there tank about every 2 or 3 months. Funny thing is, it has only occured on my oldest of goldfish. Is it supposed to be like this? I NEED ANSWERS!!! CAN ANYONE HELP?!?!
~Amanda Herget
Nov 14th, 2010 at 8:15 am
I found out that my mom has been pouring Melafix into the water of the fish tank. She said it is supposed to relieve there pain and fix there problem.Goldfish Care, do you think that it will help?
Nov 24th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Hi.
Uh, my fish isn’t eating well. It does try to eat and it swims to the food when I give some, but it can’t eat the food very well. It normally just sucks in the flakes I give it, but it doesn’t seem to be able to do that now. Is it possibly because it’s eaten too much and its stomach is backed up or something? It’s a rather small fish, so I may have been overfeeding it. And I haven’t given it anything other than flakes for a month or two.
Dec 6th, 2010 at 8:43 am
Hi,
I have 6 goldfish in a clean , well cared for tank. They have suddenly began to congregate in the far back corner of the tank. their behavior is skittish and they don’t want to eat at all. This behavior started 3 days ago. They seem to want to hide in a group in that back corner all the time. What could possibly be causing this type of behavior?
Thank You
Ps- tank size- about 30 gallon. I seem to always be cleaning the filters like every 4 days. If I don’t , it really starts to stink. I also change about 10 gallons of water every two weeks with fresh well water.
Jan 4th, 2011 at 9:23 am
Ed Mc Brearty said:
Dec 6th, 2010 at 8:43 am
in reply
That means one of your fish is more than likely “bullying” the other fish we are currently having that problem.. check the fish for red spots and fins missing or damaged.
Feb 9th, 2011 at 8:47 am
My 1 yrs old carp fallen ill a couple of days ago, have noticed the fins are decaying and it’s sinking and floating also it’s face down in the corner of the tank. What could this be and is there a chance it could be saved?
Mar 1st, 2011 at 4:51 pm
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Mar 24th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
our fish is lying on the bottom of our goldfish bowl waving its fins opening and closing its mouth
Mar 25th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
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Mar 25th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
It’s helping our fish
Mar 25th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
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Mar 25th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
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Jun 4th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Hello,
I have a 5 gallon tank and 2 fantails the larger fantail(bubbles) recently got what looked like a blod clot on his tail with a very distinguished vein running to it, it didnt seem to bother him, but now i have noticed that his tail is sorta separating and it looks like the blood clot has burst…his tail looks awful and i really want to help him…I keep the tank pretty clean and change the filter reguarly …does anyone have any advice? please email me at orcagirl002@yahoo.com thank you!
Jul 7th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
I have two fantails one is black and bulgy eyed and the other is orange and white. I’ve had them for about two and a bit months and they arent in a tank with a filter but they have a bubble blowing thing that is attached to a pipe wichcomes out of the tank and attached to a box thig with is plugged in the wall. I try to change the water once a week but it get greenish after a day. Should I be changing it more often because I’ve noticed that they are both really still in the water and their fins are hanging besides them and they only move after a few seconds . I’m not used to having fish and I’m not sure wats going on. pLEASE help!!
Jul 31st, 2011 at 11:48 pm
Hi i was wondering if any one might know whats wrong with my gold fish if shes going to lay eggs or if shes sick .but she dont look or act sick .so i have 10 gold fishes and they are from 4 - 8 years old and they are all healthy well they look and act healthy . well my point here is my white gold fish has a big belly but she swims fine and eats fine aswell with the other fish but it some times lays on a rock or swims around that rock..so i dont know whats wrong?
Aug 25th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Hi there i have a fan tailed gold fish .It is very bloted and is now swimming up side down ,It does right itself when swimming around but as soon as it stops if flips back up side down .can you help .
Shane
Aug 27th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Hi! i won a goldfish from a fair and i know they usually dont last long but my cousin won a fish once that lasted 3 years! i got a tank for mine about 1 gallon but that is for a starter plus my fish is very small. My fish has white dots but that was from the second i got him. Also my fish doesnt really eat he attempts but then stops and always in the corner maybe sometimes, but rarely swims to the bottom. I would just like to know what to do i would really appericate if someone answered.
Sep 1st, 2011 at 5:35 am
My red-cap goldfish dont seem very well and is sitting at the bottom of our 4 gallon pond and if you look in he moves but his fins are clamped and he is not moving at all, its as if he’s dead please HELP! weve only had him 3 weeks. And hes eaten loads. answers we’ll be aprecciated thanks.
Sep 2nd, 2011 at 1:48 am
Hi .
Need some advise here …
My Fantail Goldfish seems hiding underneath and lurking around the aquarium since few days ago.
I’ve fed him regularly but it seems he hasn’t ate anything and lose his appetite.
I need suggestion and advise on how to treat this !!!
HELP !!! Can anyone help me ?
Thank you ~
Sep 3rd, 2011 at 12:34 pm
My gold fish has listless floating. Just 2 days back I bought it. Please help . I love them very much.I took out half the water from the bowl hoping that increase in depth is causing a problem to them. out of 2 one is fine.
Sep 14th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
My fantail goldfish is at the bottom of the tank and only goes up for food when i leave the room. Recently the other 1 died of ammonia and swim bladder disordeer… Is it going to die soon??? Help!!!
Sep 20th, 2011 at 2:01 am
My gold fish is always standing up side down or it goes between the filter. If any one can Please advice or help me out in this situation,most urgent my email id is there too.
Sep 25th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
i have 2 goldfish , one of them is very active other isnt , the other is now nt responding at all and not eating , i seperated the two but now the other one goes to the bottom and sits , earlier it ws very active
Sep 25th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
One of my three fish has been lurking at the bottom of the tank breathing rapidly all day and isn’t eating. my fish are about a week old and the other too fish are fine but this one fish looks sick he might be consipated but im not sure because he also has all the symptoms for chilodonella but im not sure if he has that because it sound like it would make the other fish sick too and i really dont want him to die. he jsut started moving again but is still breathing rapidly. whats wrong with him?
Sep 29th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
i have six goldfish. one is on its side at the bottom of the tank not breathing and not moving and the other is rappidly breathing at the bottom next to it. another one of my fish have two red eyes. and one is floating at the top but still is quite normal. i clean the water and filter every 2 weeks. everything is fine exept some of my fish!……….. so please i dont want them to die!
Oct 2nd, 2011 at 10:04 am
My gold fish is sitting on the bottem of the tank and its having trouble swimming I feel that something is wrong with it but I seem to not know what it is I need help
Oct 4th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
i brought a goldfish and bowl 2 days back. On the 1st day it ate wel.. Later then its nt eating any food am regularly change 50% of water mrng and evening. I even puttd orange to make it eat.. But it is actively swimming no physcal symtoms of infectn on it. Its 1.5 inch fish in 600ml glas blow. It was been gift. I dnt want to kil it. I want it to be with me life lng. If it survided for 2 more mnth na. I wil get a bigger tank wil equpiments requird..
Oct 15th, 2011 at 12:31 am
My gold fish keep dying….I have a brand new tank like 2 weeks old fiter is clean everything is clean. I got a 20 gallon tank and now 2 of my gold fish have white fluffy stuff on them an comming out of there gils…I put liquid fungus cure in the tank will, it save them??
Oct 19th, 2011 at 12:38 am
one of my gold fish just died the other one is lazy and is not eating what can i do to fix this please help please
Oct 19th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
One of my goldfish is swimming good and that but he has a white spot on him what to do?
Oct 20th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Hey my gold fish has been swimming at the top of the water.he was supposed to grow up to six inches.so far iv had him for at least two months and he hasn’t grown at all.a few minutes ago he flipped side ways .he’s a trooper.he kida only floats in the corner. A few days ago I cleaned out his tank.what should I do?
Oct 21st, 2011 at 4:54 pm
my goldfidh has a verey wied thing with it’s mouth i’m so worried and then i fed it so it went back to normal but it did befor i fed the fish but wat if it happens again
Nov 2nd, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Hi,
I got a goldfish a few days ago, but he is staying at the bottom of the bowl I put him in (Which holds 1 gallon of water) and not eating. I don’t have a filter, and I just cleaned the bowl a while ago. Also, he is the only goldfish in the tank, so it can’t be that he is bullied. Is there any suggestions on how I can save it?
Nov 4th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Hi,
I have a 6 fish in a 45 gallon tank with to big filters and a 3 guage air pump…1 cat fish(only 4 inches long 1 year old) a 6 inch algae eater and 4 gold fish…Now my Biggest gold fish he is 1 foot long and 1 1/2 pounds. He has about 4-5 odd looking “Shinny” scales on him he got them about 2 weeks ago and he is 2 years old…What may these be caused by and why?
How much sould i feed him and how many times a day? i have him taught to be hand fed and he is a pig on food.Every time i walk in the room he decides to go to the top poke his mouth out of the water and want to be fed and im afraid to over feed him.Thanks
Nov 6th, 2011 at 11:10 am
hi i have two orandas goldfish about 3 months now and one is not looking so good i have a 10 gal tank and i keep it clean but one was laying upside down this morning and when i went to check if he was ok he flipped over but didnt move he looks swollen and his eyes are bulging and slightly red gills but the other orandas is fine. i did emergency treatment and cleand the tank i dont know what else to do.
Nov 21st, 2011 at 12:46 pm
I got two gold fishes but they are not eating but keep moving in the bowl. what ever goes in their mouth they just spit it out in some seconds as it is.
Is there any problem with them…..please help
Dec 1st, 2011 at 11:43 pm
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Dec 20th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
my gold fish is not moving and not eatind but it doswe not eat a lot it is swimming and it has a lot and i mean a lot of black spots on ots body I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO
Dec 20th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Hi, I Have A Fantail Goldfish, My Goldfish Is Always The Side At The Bottom of The Tank, My Goldfish Is Not Eating Anymore And He’s Usually Always Hungry, Some Parts Of His Tail Is Red, And Not Very Active Anymore, WHAT SHOULD I DO?HELP!
Dec 29th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
about 5 of my gold fish are lying on the pebbles on the right side of the tank. thy’ve been doing this ever since my mom cleaned the tank what do i do?are they resting?
Dec 29th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
plese respond to my question.
Dec 29th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
please respond.
Jan 17th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
my gold fish is folting at the bottom of its fish tank and it just started doing this sence yesterday and we dont know why the only thing that we can think of is that we just changed the rocks to gravel could that be the case if that is can some body answer me back asap.
Jan 21st, 2012 at 1:47 pm
I have had my goldfish for nearly two years. I have just one in a fairly large tank with various items. Since i have had it it always seems to float on the top of the water the right way up not upside down or anything. It eats fine and loves its food but i want to know why it keeps floating as i want it to be happy.
Please if anyone has any answers as what to do please help.
Jan 21st, 2012 at 5:31 pm
hi i have to regular gold fish and a colpel months ago i was looking aty my goldfish and one of the had spots on its tail and k=no this on is siting at thwe bottme of the tank looking like it can swimme i love them and they mean alot to me so plz help me and my gold fish
Jan 21st, 2012 at 9:14 pm
my goldfish is laying its side on the botttem any tips
Jan 22nd, 2012 at 3:52 am
My goldfish can’t swim to the bottom of the bolw. It tries but can’t make it.
Jan 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 am
On my goldfishes head there are red strips are these normal or what.
Jan 28th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
i have 2 7 year old bronze shubikans and i reacently bought 2 multi-coloured shubikans that are probably 4cm long. 1 of my new fish has hot red all over one side and one of my 7 yr olds has red bits by all its fins but they are not damaged.
i have become very attached to these fish. do i need to buy some fish medicine or what?
HELP!!!!!
Jan 30th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
I have recently had my first goldfish… With a bigger one for my bro… My fish usually is at the bottom of the tank… I thought it was sleeping at first, is it? or is it getting comfy? or is it sick? I really love him and its my first ever pet… he still eats perfectly but although he lazes around now his mind is fully functional*. And he seems a little better now i’ve changed the water, but he still stays at the bottom. What shall I do next? And what’s wrong with him?Oh, and he’s almost a month old… (my brother’s one is older)
*This is real… He is very clever and can do simple sums, truly.
Feb 1st, 2012 at 1:11 am
I have a black and gold goldfish who’s new to the tank. Before it I had a goldfish that had been around for a very long time once I added the black and gold goldfish and another white and gold goldfish the white and gold one died days later and recently my eldest fish died. Now the black and gold one is the only one in the tank and the tank is clean and things but he seems to hang around this bunch of white-ish kind of things it has a cloudy cotton-like look to it. Is that something I should be worried about or something else not so major?