sick goldfish?

Question

I have been treating my 3 fish with Maracyn now for 3 days. It has cleared up the eyes on my 2 black moors but my goldie is still not well. She is sitting at the top of the tank in the same corner for almost 4 days. I have a feeling she may be constipated. Would this make them hide in a corner?. Anyways, i am not going to feed them for a day or two and try the green pea thing to see if I can bring her back to health. I noticed today when wakeing up that my tank is cloudy. I am not to sure if I should do a partial water change (did a bi-weekly yesterday). I know this is from the meds. I read that water changes can add stress for the fish. I figure they are having enough "stress" right now with Maracyn. But the water is scaring me...... to change or not to change.....what would you do? thanks

Answer 1

If you have sick fish, you for sure need to be changing water more often than normal. Changing water helps remove whatever is making the fish sick. You would actually be causing more harm if you don't change water. Water changes don't cause as much stress as most people think. I have had times where I had to change water every day for a fish with ich. They get used to it pretty quick.

Answer 2

it may be that she's ready to mate and she sits in th corner because she's been chased and the cloud may mean she's released foam is she a bit fat ?