my goldfish is pooing or somthings coming out of his anus that looks like a earth worm its very strange please help!
2007-05-17 14:47:49 · 8 answers · asked by ryanderhino 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
my goldfish isnt POOING NORMAL it poos out like huge worm things it doesnt look normal whats wrong
2007-05-17 14:52:42 · update #1
dont say its normal its huge and looks exactly like a worm
2007-05-17 14:56:14 · update #2
ITS ALSO SUPEER SUPER THICK!
2007-05-17 15:00:54 · update #3
it also wont come out
2007-05-17 15:26:27 · update #4
If it's sticking out while the fish is swimming it's not a problem, just poo. If it pulls back into the fish when the fish swims, then it's a problem and needs to be treated with a parasite control medication.
MM
2007-05-17 15:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it, Goldfish are like cows and they will eat until they die, the way to prevent that is to feed them less. Make sure you only feed them as much as they can finish in approx. three minutes, that's all they need. You will probably notice that the water quality will get better too. Good luck.
2007-05-18 01:45:46 · answer #2 · answered by b4tm4n18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know, I emailed MM about my pleco doing the same thing only because I had not seen it so LONG. What you wan to do is look at the coloration. Yes sir, it is normal, you may have just not seen it so long in the past but what you are seeing isnt normal. Is it possible you over fed them recently? From my mail to MM the message I remembered was as long as it isn't white, no cause for alarm.
2007-05-17 14:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by I am Legend 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It isn't a worm. What have you been feeding your fish? Goldfish don't have stomaches so when you feed them they poo. Unfortunately sometimes they become constapated where they don't poo at all for a while and when it finally breaks free, it seems like WOW.
To keep your fish healthy and regular Goldfish need a balanced diet. When choosing a fish food choose one with high protein (48% or better) and low fat (5% or less)
You can supplement their diet with things like Lettuce, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens, spinach, peas, endive, seaweed, cukes, kale, chard, broccoli, lima beans, green beans, etc. and feed aquatic plants (e.g. duckweed, azolla, salvenia, etc) or hair algae daily.
For their Carotenoids which are a family of pigments the fish can't make themselves and are obtained as part of the diet. These pigments result in red, yellow and orange colors. Fish have cells called chromataphores. Those cells convert lutein and carotenes into astaxanthin which is the red pigment.
sources include, brine shrimp, krill, spirulina, marigold flowers, paprika, sweet red peppers, yams, carrots, pumpkin
Watermellons and oranges are also good as well as proteins like chicken (chicken livers) beef (livers and parts) and pork as well as worms and bugs.
your goldfish will be fine.
2007-05-17 15:25:19 · answer #4 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
god! its too much for a fishy.
feed ur fish so that the worm can come out faster and then examine what exactly it is.
2007-05-17 15:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by beauty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok its not 100% normal but he is just constipated. try feeding him peas chopped up to fish food size and his poop will be kind of green for a while and then should be normal again.
2007-05-17 15:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its just crap dont worry about it. its normal in gold fish to have a string of crap like that there very dirty fish
2007-05-17 14:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by greg x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to clue you in but that is how they eliminate. Don't sweat it. Maybe you have just never noticed it before. That's called nature. It happens.
2007-05-17 14:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by Me2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋