My Goldfish is laying at bottom of tank and still breathing whats wrong?

Question

My goldfish is about 6 months old it is laying at the bottom of the tank it is laying on its side and seems to be alive still. It has been fed and cleaned frequently. There is also a weird bloob appered in corner of the tank thats like a yellow ish colour maybe sheer coincidence. Ive noticed the poor fish in the last 30 minutes and no change.

I do have a filtered tank i have only had it a couple of weeks though and i did clean it before i used it as instructed. The fish does appear to have some kind of discolouration on its scales. Ewww what have i done wrong? how often should i change water in a filtered tank?

Answer 1

Take a sample of your fish tank water to your local pet store. They will test it for free and tell you what to do.

Answer 2

Goldfish On Bottom Of Tank

Answer 3

It could mean that it is dying. Look closely at the fins and the scales and see if you notice anything out of place, any kind of spots. Any fin rot? There are additives you can get at the pet store to treat different diseases and they might be able to offer advice based on the description you give. If the fish dies, sometimes they can even look at it and tell you what went wrong so that you can correct it the next time around.

I have found that the only way I could keep goldfish is in a filtered tank. If you are keeping a fish in a bowl, I've had really good luck with Betas.

Good luck to you.

Answer 4

It's about to die, it's true because all my fish that died had either fin or tail rot, parisites, didn't eat anymore, or layed on the side and slept almost the whole day or slept more then usual. You should go to a store to get a medication to treat it . If you need help with fish, you can go to this website to answer all your questions, but first, you have to sign up, it's free, I'm in it and it really works, besides, once you sign up, you can ask a question whenever you want to:
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Water quality is usually the main problem when a fish's condition
changes abruptly. If you haven't done so recently, you should perform an immediate 25% water change.

The next thing to do is make sure you have the highest water quality possible. This would mean 0 ppm of ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates; all of which you can test using a test kit or by having your local pet store test them for you. Don't add any more fish until you've had your water tested. If any of these levels are too high, you should do an immediate 25% water change. If your levels of ammonia are high, three 25% water changes over the course of a week may help.

In the future, you should perform a 25% water change every two weeks.This will help to control levels of ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates.The water changes will reduce any problems with water quality and help the fish combat parasites plus reduce any harmful bacteria.

In order to maintain low levels of these toxins, you should also make sure not to overfeed your fish or overstock your tank.

Answer 5

What kind of goldfish is it? If you got it a few years old (which could be the case for goldfish), it could be old, but that is fairly young for many goldfish. It could be sick or suffering from swim bladder -- not sure about being twisted like that. Make sure all the water is good, you may want to put her in a tank where she can breath but doesnt have to exhert herself for food. There are exotic vets who will treat fish, especially ones so cared for.

Answer 6

Your fish is sick and is probably going to dye. There is a serious problem with the water quality. Are you changing all of the water when you do your water changes? That is actually bad. You should do only partial water changes. The wanter needs to build up the "good" bacteria to help kill all the bad stuff it works like a natural filter. If you are changing out all of the water each time you clean you are actually taking out all of the good bacteria and it has to start all over again. Probably because of this the Nitrite levels in the tank are way to high and it caused your fish to get sick. I would not get another fish till you do some reading up on this or your next one will die too...

Answer 7

Your fish may have just laid eggs and the yellow bloob you see is an egg sac. Or, your fish may be ill and the bloob you see is a cluster of uneaten food. Do you change your water often? Goldfish excrete tremendous amounts of nitrogen in their waste which can build up and become toxic. Your fish could have a parasite or could have burst his air bladder. I recommend that you change the water daily until he improves. Whenever you change the water it is necessary to keep the temperature the same as the old water you are discarding.

Answer 8

srry to tell u this , but if i'm not wrong he/she's probably dying , well i've seen so many cases like that on my tank, especially gold fishes, after my 6 goldfish died , i didn't buy any kind of gold fish since then, well i still remember how they died, they were doing the same thing as u illustrated on your question

Answer 9

Sorry, but your fish is dying, it has caught a disease called ICK, it is a fungus infection.

Do not get any more fish or put them in this tank until you have completely cleaned the tank (after he dies) with soap and water and rinsed it out well, do the same for the filters and throw away the old charcoal elements and make sure everything is completely dry and clean.Throw away whatever bottom stuff you have sand or stones and get new ones. You can wash out the plastic plants with soap and water and reuse them. I then suggest going to the local grocery store and purchasing large bottles of pure water to fill in the tank, put in new charcoal filters in the filter start it and let it run for a few days before you go get a new fish to put in the tank. Make sure you pick healthy fish that run from the net when the person in the store is trying to catch it, Do not put any of the store water in the tank, catch the fish with your net and then put it in your tank...
good luck

Answer 10

he has been like that for a year now