2006-10-01 06:32:12 · 13 answers · asked by iluvsoftball 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
it wasny movieng and it was a gold fish this happened a while ago but i am curious
2006-10-01 06:35:53 · update #1
no it may not be dead... is it moving at all? lying at the bottom can be a symptom of either swimbladder disease or flukes (but flukes is actually when there's microscopic worms sucking on your fish... probably not that) if it's not a disease, your fish could be dead or just super old.
2006-10-01 09:42:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dead fish will sink to the bottom , some fish prefer the bottom check to see if the gills are going in and out , what type of fish is it ? some fish live on the bottom constantly ,but since you are asking I assume this is not the case .
2006-10-01 13:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by rifraffxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of fish is it?
Do you see anything wrong externally?
e.g. redness, white spots, white areas, etc?
Are the fins clamped close to the body?
It would also help if you could answer the following questions:
Water Test Readings: Ammonia/NitrIte/NitrAte pH/KH/GH
-Water Temperature:
-Tank size and Filtration:
-Tank Inhabitants (How many, how big?):
-How long the tank has been set up:
-Routine Water Changes:
-What you feed them, how much, & how often:
-City or well water:
-Water conditioner used:
-New fish or plants added to the tank? What type and when? Were they quarantined?:
-Medications used:
2006-10-01 13:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by Betty H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Swim bladder disease can cause a fish to lose buoyancy or swim at an odd angle. Fish can live for a long time while suffering from this problem.
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2006-10-02 09:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dead fish dont always float to the top some do and some dont if its not moving on the bottom its most probaly dead
2006-10-05 09:26:27 · answer #5 · answered by patricia b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im afraid it either has a couple days to live or its up in that big tank in the sky. lol. If its fins are moving its still alive but unless its a bottom-dweler its moving on. My algea eater just died yesterday and it shown no signs until it was too late. I would give the poor guy a proper burial..... in the septic tank.
2006-10-01 13:40:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, but I think it is dead. The same thing happend to my fish a few weeks ago.
2006-10-01 13:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by Ringo starr fanatic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because it's at the bottom, does NOT means it's dead. Is it moving at all? Are the gills moving?
2006-10-01 13:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's gills aren't moving and it's mouth is wide open, it's safe to say it is dead.
2006-10-01 13:34:23 · answer #9 · answered by slickshiftin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it could be dead, fish do not always have to float to be dead.
2006-10-01 13:48:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋