she is a white oranda. I watch her and all of a sudden she speeds off around the tank then stops dead and starts flicking her dorsal fin and shaking it really fast, she'll do this for a few minutes about 6 times a day
2007-02-15 04:35:32 · 9 answers · asked by nicola G 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Par-finson's Disease
2007-02-15 04:39:06 · answer #1 · answered by father of 4 husband of 1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mating
2007-02-15 04:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by Kat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my in elementary words wager is that its for being more desirable circulate lined. like even as my cichlids are status nevertheless, there fin is continuously up, yet even as shifting it is going down, it facilitates water to omit there body a lot more desirable sensible.
2016-11-03 13:01:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nitrite poisoning, tiny parasites on the skin you can't see, other water quality problems annoying the skin. It could be several things.
2007-02-15 05:04:38 · answer #4 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is common in tropical when preparing to mate, I've not seen this in goldfish though. Is there any tank mates?
2007-02-15 09:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by kaschpint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats called passing gas
2007-02-15 04:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel of the Cats 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be ammonia/nitrate/nitrite poisoning. change some of the water and it should improve.
it might be parasites too -- try a salt bath.
2007-02-15 05:24:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a mating ritual to me
2007-02-15 05:31:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calling for a boyfriend, maybe.
2007-02-15 04:41:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋