The goldfish is swimming fine , fins good, gills good, he has one eye that has started to protrude from his head. and these 2 lumps under his skin above his head. they are not symmetrically placed so i'm sure they shouldn't be there. what is it and how can i cure him?
2006-11-08 19:58:00 · 11 answers · asked by thishealingearth 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
sounds like a tumour of some kind
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found this website hope it helps
2006-11-09 04:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by AARONLEE AND SASHA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they must be some kind of tumours. Usually these are incurable but you can extend your fish's lifespan by keeping it well fed and in a healthy environment. If your goldfish is really old then these could be natural growth which males could develop sometime.
2006-11-08 20:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by steve s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the cause is due to the water condition. The water has too much nitrate. You must change your water immediatly. Remember to add anti-chorine.
This illness is hard to cure, you need to depend on the fish itself. Try to add some salt, about 0.3%.
2006-11-08 23:23:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a parasite and I'm afraid that there is no cure as far as i know. I'm sorry your gold fish is gonna visit the toilet soon.
2006-11-09 04:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by kelkiesbitch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of my fish had this problem and im no fish expert but i would reccommend you clean the fishes water and isolate him temorarily from other fish. hope hes ok :-). my fish was ok despite getting lumps too
2006-11-08 20:05:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arrrrr! It be the dreaded Devil Fish by my reckoning.
2006-11-08 20:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by Ta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found this website called www.fishkeeping.co.uk. there are experts in the forum that answer your posts really quickly they are really good
2006-11-09 03:24:44 · answer #7 · answered by Dark_Mushroom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably a growth go to a pet store n ask a vet what u should buy they will tell you
2006-11-12 02:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by Sandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is he and what type of fish is he?
2006-11-08 22:08:42 · answer #9 · answered by Jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flush it down the loo and get on with your life.
2006-11-08 20:09:26 · answer #10 · answered by soggykipper 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋