hey! i need advice!
my ryukin goldfish is sick!
i separated it from the main tank
and now it's floating slight sideways in the new container!
still breathing but seems to have lost ability to control its upper fin.
also it has blackish spots on some fins!
what do i do now??
2006-10-21 04:18:10 · 12 answers · asked by yunalescax2 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
It could be something as simple as swim bladder disorder that is causing him to float like that. Try fasting him for a couple days and give him a thawed deshelled frozen pea.
The black spots could be ammonia burns. When the fish is in very high ammonia it causes the fish to burn, once it starts to turn black it means that it is healing. When the ammonia goes down when a tank is cycling the nitrite will go up. Both can kill any fish, some easier then others. Check your water and make sure you have no ammonia or nitrite, if you have nitrate then your tank is cycled.
If the new container doesn't have a filter and you are not changing the water everyday he will most likely die from ammonia poisoning.
2006-10-21 04:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are attached to the fish, you can take him/her into the local pet shop or where you got the fish from. They can usually tell by looking- what the fish has, needs, or it can even be helped. I had a fish that I had sentimental attachment too, but there was no help for it. They suggested clove oil to " put it to sleep", since it was gonna die anyway. The oil kinda anesthetize the fish. I thought that was a kind thing to suggest.
2006-10-21 11:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my gfish was doing the same thing;i cleaned tank out completely and got a better filter.you must keep your tank clean.the black spots are a fungus,seen help for this at wall-mart. my fish is still alive.you may want to get an air bubblier,i think its not breathing rite.also put a little aquarium salt in you tank.this will help unclog its gills.you may want to treat all your fish because,it got sick in your tank.i wish Goldy the best of luck
2006-10-21 11:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by plantlady159 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fish did that same thing so it's gonna die. It died a day after to just wait and flush it whens it's dead so it wont have to die in a sewer...Maybe you can get a new fish? Or a new pet?
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2006-10-21 15:00:39 · answer #4 · answered by Lil miss C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either call the vet
may b u don`t have enough water in the tank
or, mayb his tank isn`t clean?
SOFTLY tip him to his upright position, if he dosen`t start swimming KEEP ME POSTED BY ADDING DETAILS TO U`R QUESTION! I WANT TO HELP
2006-10-21 11:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not much you can do. Dump some warm water in the tank, and stir in a GENTLE circular motion to get him swimming.
2006-10-21 11:20:29 · answer #6 · answered by Shaken Not Stirred 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
black spots are totally normal, but i don't know about floating sideways
2006-10-22 00:08:22 · answer #7 · answered by bruin2bin2012 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a humane way to dispose of the fish is to freeze him. He'll just go to sleep and then die.
2006-10-21 11:26:14 · answer #8 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the fish has a disease your fish is more than likely to die my fish was like that before it died
2006-10-21 11:24:16 · answer #9 · answered by Carly J 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get some help from the vetenarian.
2006-10-21 11:20:05 · answer #10 · answered by The FFX Blitz ™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋