Its body has grown disproportionate to its head, its scales seem fluffy (like a cat when their hair is brushed backwards) and it seems to iscolate itself. Its features are red eyes, red lips and a pink lemonade (pink & yellow) appearence ~ 7 inches long. My boyfriend told me (original owner) that the fish morphed into a differnt look from its original state but I have no clue what kind of fish it is. Right now I have a mix of Koi, bass?, and 1 small catfish, to my best knowledge. I know the nights have been cold recently, but the other fish have been unaffected. Help please, anyone!
2007-01-27 17:46:45 · 5 answers · asked by colormehappy 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
A fish is a cold blooded animal, meaning their metabolism is directly affected by temperature. When the temperature drops fish go into a semi-dormant state and should not be fed, otherwise it can kill them. You do not start feeding them again until it warms back up. It sounds like your fish has dropsy.
"Dropsy usually takes one of two forms: body swells due to fluid accumulation, which causes scale protrusion, and also protrusion of the scales without the body swelling up - false dropsy. Dropsy is caused by a bacterial infection of the kidneys and other internal organs, causing fluid accumulation or even renal failure. Treatments are varied, adding salt at a rate of 20 mg/L seems to help. With modern Anti-Biotic this problem can be cured. " from aquahobby.com
If this sounds like your fish, I'd put him in a quarantine tank and treat him. Good luck
2007-01-27 17:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Carson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try adding some salt to the water ! Seriously, ive heard it really livens the fish up. In fact run a search on this site using the keywords koi & add salt and it should come right up. there youll find directions, and how much salt to add.
2007-01-27 17:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by swan5250 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your fish has dropsy, its a goldfish disease and is usually fatal
it is not contagious and was not caused by the cold
please re-think your choice of fish, the bass will eventually damage/kill your koi and goldfish and so will the catfish, they are both predators and will suck your fishes eyes out and mutilate
them
2007-01-27 20:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by Loollea 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to ask someone at a pet store to be sure, but I think fish' metabolism slows down when it gets colder, it might be that the fish really isn't that hungry. Talk to someone who deals with fish for outdoor ponds.
2007-01-27 17:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definately dropsy.
2007-01-28 02:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋