My two large goldfish bloated up and died yesterday in apple valley, california. Any ideas?

Question

The fish were large and the tank was ten gallons. They neighbor lost her goldfish the same day.

Answer 1

It could be the diet, a viral infection, water contamination, poor oxygenation, a bacterial infection, or so on.
Tough to say. I have heard that some goldfish foods are too low in fiber and fish float because they are gassy but that is the extent of my fish veterinary medical knowledge. If you really want answers you could have a necropsy down but fish deteriorate at a dramatic rate. There are vets that specialize in fish, check www.avma.org for more info on them (that's our national vet org.)

-a dvm

Answer 2

The fish died from chlorine poisoning. You need to let the water stand for 24 hours so that to evaporate the chlorine content of the water before putting your pet fish.

Answer 3

Swim bladder disorders are usually bacterial in nature. Try a good bacteriacide, maybe a drop of methylene blue and always make sure water quality is good.

Answer 4

It's called swim bladder bust. It usually means you may have fed them too much but their are other reasons as well. Also try getting your water tested at a pet store before you add any more fish.

Answer 5

goldfish are not known to have long life spans.

it might be something in the water.

Answer 6

sounds like somebody was peeing in the tanks. Check with your friends little brother.

Answer 7

the humidity could be pushing down on em i dk ask a vet.

Answer 8

oh sorry but i think i would go buy a new one

Answer 9

sorry