2006-07-15 06:12:07 · 10 answers · asked by MillionaireKing09 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
it wont eat, is slow and drowsy looking, looks as if its trying to breathe really hard and you can see its gills flaring, fins are crumbly, etc.
2006-07-15 06:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Eileen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what fish do...they live, then die...they are not long lived as a rule, but some are fantastic...Koi and Goldfish, if treated properly, live many, many years, and get very big...but these fish need lots of space. They do not do well in a small bowl or aquarium. You won't need to ask, the fish will be laying on the bottom or, after a day or so, be floating. It doesn't pay to get attached to fish...they are pretty, very relaxing to watch, but they are fish with no great intelligence, and certainly no fondness for you. They look to you for food, that is about it.
2006-07-15 14:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for one thing, he said DYING not DEAD, and of all my fish that have died, I've never actually had on belly up.
My last fish that died, darted about rapidly for aboud two days, gills flared rapidly, then didn't move much. In the morning he was laying on its side at the Bottom of the tank.
2006-07-15 13:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by thedragonprincess1988 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becomes lethargic. Hangs at the surface behind the filter or at the bottom behind rocks and plants. Stops eating. Clamps fins.
2006-07-15 14:20:39 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I acutally had a fish die once. When they jump out of the tank in search of a shopping mall, that's when you know!
2006-07-15 13:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by Dear Mall Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they hang out in one place toward the bottom of the tank.
They start tilting, or sometimes right before signs of ick show up they start darting around,and banging into things.
Remember though sometimes they may just be sick , and some med will help them.
2006-07-15 13:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it's laying on it's back at the top of the tank.
2006-07-15 13:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by gialucchese 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimies their scales will fade or turn brown. Also, lowered levels of activity are not good.
2006-07-15 13:17:47 · answer #8 · answered by whodunit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they lay really close to the bottom
2006-07-15 13:38:09 · answer #9 · answered by beepinkhoney1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when it swims upside down,doesnt eat, or is just floating, trust me I had 6 they all died
2006-07-15 13:17:19 · answer #10 · answered by any advice? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋