I have some butterfly moors and some white fantails goldfish, all of them have red vein like things in their tail. some of them have more and some have less. Is that any disease? If it is a goldfish disease then what should I do the to get rid from this? and what is the causes of this disease?
2007-01-31 17:41:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Do their tails look ragged as well? It could be fin rot. It also could be stress. One of my goldfish that was kind of sensitive would get that when she got disturbed during her water changes, but it would go away. But, chances are, if it's only stress, it's a precursor to fin rot or other disease anyway. You have a lot of fish. You say "some" of each, so that has to be more than two of each, so, I'm guessing at least three of each? So, that makes at least six total? The biggest reason that goldfish get diseases is overcrowding, stress, poor water quality and/or poor diet. Let's say you have six goldfish. You need a 60 gallon tank for these fish. At least. Goldfish require a minimum of 10 gallons of water per fish up to 3 inches, 15 gallons per fish up to 5 inches, 20 gallons per fish up to 8 inches and 40 gallons or more per fish after that. Plus, goldfish have very specific water quality requirements. Read this link about fin rot and see if it fits. If all of your fish have it, you might as well just turn your current tank into the hospital tank. You need to treat them with Maracyn or Maracyn 2 and you have to keep treating them until they are healthy. You should also feed them medicated food such as Metro-Med or Medi-Gold. This may take 6-10 weeks or more, so you will need lots of patience, persistence and dedication. You also need to read up on water changes and cycling the tank so that you can get your water quality up to the correct levels. Make sure that you aren't overfeeding and giving them a nice variety of foods too. The last link will tell about that. Also, if you do not have a tank large enough to support the amount of goldfish you have, you need to get a larger tank or a second, and maybe third tank so that you can properly maintain them all in a healthy environment. Good luck!
2007-01-31 18:10:18 · answer #1 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like one of two things:
1) They are veins (fish have a circulatory system too!).
2) They are rays (a support structure of the fins) All fins have some rays, some fins also have spines, which are thicker (like the first upright projection of your goldfishes' dorsal fin).
Unless the fins are VERY red, this is nothing to worry about. If the red streaks are very pronounced and the fish are acting lethargic with clamped fins and not eating, this could be a sign of septicemia:
http://www.geocities.com/shtinkythefish/diseases/septicemia.htm
http://www.goldfishinfo.com/ailment2.htm#sepsis
2007-01-31 18:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
As was said above, if the veining is very dark and pronounced, it is a sign of problems. It could be bad water quality, stress from overstocking, or septicemia.
2007-02-01 01:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's the fish's digestive tract.
2007-01-31 17:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by artemisaodc1 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
VARICOSE VEINS... what??? even gold fish has it???
2007-01-31 19:21:48 · answer #5 · answered by john 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I think its their feces.
2007-01-31 17:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by jr90292 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋