My daughters hooded goldfish has a very red belly - just started this morning. Is it sick? pregnant? It has always been a little funny acting - likes to sleep on it's back by the filter. Is it sick or is this normal?
2006-11-28 09:33:26 · 6 answers · asked by Thomas M 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The males won't ask for directions or give up the remote control, and the females will appear to be talking about the other females and complaining.
2006-11-28 09:36:29 · answer #1 · answered by ScottOttack 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it is red vein like streaks that is septicemia. It needs to be treated quickly or it will die. Meijers selss a brand called maracyn. I cant remember if you will want maracyn one or maracyn two, so you will have to read the package.
Male goldfish will have white pimples called breeding tubercles on the very front ray of their pectoral fins and on their gill plates. However, they are not always present. They come and go.
2006-11-29 02:31:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red Belly is usually a symptom of an advanced bacterial infection wherein the bacteria have invaded the internal organs.
Also, how to sex your goldfish:
http://www.bristol-aquarists.org.uk/goldfish/info/sexing-fs.htm
2006-11-28 17:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT definetly isn't healthy, thats what happend to my other goldfish, and it happens in the swim blatter, it can't even itself out, it will unfortunatly die soon.=(, and alexi S is definetly wrong.
2006-11-28 17:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by skigrrrrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't tell sex untill mating season...
your fish is sick. go get antibiotics for it.
it might die from your description.
2006-11-28 18:33:32 · answer #5 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MAybe it's pregnant
2006-11-28 17:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋