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Constipation or Internal bacterial infection.
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What do you do with an upside down goldfish?
An upside down goldfish means it has a swim bladder disease. If that disease is detected on your goldfish early, it is treatable with isolation and medicated food. But if the disease is detected too late, the results are irreversible-it is a deadly disease.
Do goldfish turn black when they are about to die?
sometimes they do when they have a disease
Is fungus that grows on goldfish good?
That is a disease cure it
Can a goldfish with a disease be in the same tank as a turtle?
no it can not because it may give the turtle disease
Will white spot disease on goldfish go away on its own?
no
Can goldfish get rabies?
No. Fish cannot get rabies. It is a mammalian disease.
Why are goldfish swimming on their sides?
Swim bladder disease? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1688/if-a-goldfish-is-swimming-on-its-side-is-this-a-bad-sign
Why is your goldfish fat and its scales are sticking out is it pregnant?
Your Goldfish is not pregnant it has a deadly disease called 'Dropsy'. So the prognosis is very bad. This disease is usually caused by the fish being kept in poor water conditions. There is no known, reliable cure for this disease the fish will die.
Do goldfish molt?
No. But if it is shedding for some strange reason, that means it has a body slime fungus disease.
Your goldfish keeps floating to the top on its side what is wrong?
It probably has swim bladder disease. Swim bladder disease is when your goldfish is constipated, and the food is just building up in its stomach. This also happens when you do not soak their food and there is still air in the food and its puts air in the goldfishes stomach and therefore makes it float. Allow me to warn you this disease could be fatal for your goldfish if not treated. My goldfish had swim bladder disease, and this is what I did to help- 1: I made to sure there was little to no ammonia in the tank 2: I withheld food for 2-3 days. The last thing you want to do is add more air in there and possibly some of the food will digest and your goldfish will be relieved and you may have to do anything else. (Although I wouldn't count on it, this helped my goldfish but didn't stop the SBD. (Swim bladder disease) 3: This could also be caused because of lack of greens, vegi's, and fruit. Your goldfish can't live on a diet of pellets forever. Offer it greens at least 2 a week, or you can get a little clippy thing and you can put some lettuce in there. (My four goldfish chomp down a big piece of lettuce fast, they really love it. But I wouldn't recommend leaving it in there for more than 2 weeks) Also, give them a small slice of an orange. My goldfish love oranges, and I think that the orange really helped my goldfish. Don't leave the orange in for more than four hours because the citrus can bring up the ammonia. 4: Remember: Ryukin's and Pearlscales are prone to this disease because of their round shapes. (They are also prone to dropsy) Almost anyone that works with goldfish will have to work with this disease at least once- so that's ok! Good luck to you and your goldfish!!
Does pH have an affect on goldfish growth?
Well pH has an affect on goldfish health: too low or too high a pH causes the fish to be stressed and if it is stressed it is more susceptable to disease and will not grow.
What are some of the breeds of goldfish?
Some common breeds of goldfish are: the Black Moor goldfish, the Ryunkin goldfish, the comet goldfish, the common goldfish, the Calico Fantail goldfish, the telescope eye goldfish, the bubble eye goldfish, the pearl scale goldfish and the Oranda goldfish.
