i think my goldfish is choking or swaloud a pebble is mouth is opening and closing really fast also he cant keep hi balance and isnt moving much help me please!
2007-05-24 14:50:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
That does sound like ammonia poisoning to me. I would suggest a water change to thin out the ammonia in the tank.
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2007-05-24 15:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I doubt he is choking, unlike human where we can't breath when something choking our windpipes. Fish has gill and it is without lungs, as long as his mouth is not block and water can enter the mouth and come out from his gill slit, he'll be able to breath.
To check, just catch the fish up and look into it's mouth. You should be to see it there is anything there.
A goldfish gasp fast when there is not enough dissolved oxygen in the water or when the water contain some polution/chemicals that is effecting the gills of the fish thereby causing it to not work at its normal capacity, so the fish have to breath more to compensate or come up to the surface of the water to gulp of air.
When the fish can't keep it's balance, it probably has some kind of swim bladder problem ( Read this .. http://www.arofanatics.com/members/dragonfly_sg/swimbladderproblem/ ) in your case I believe it's due to bacterial infection.
The best thing you can do now is to do a major water change, assuming you have the same pH and temp for your tap water and tank water do a 70~80% change twice weekly.
And treat your fish with anti-bacterial medication which you can buy from your aqaurium shop.
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2007-05-24 15:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good grief, didn't we tell you about three times already that your goldfish tank is TOO SMALL and your goldfish is suffocating to death! You are just sitting there letting them suffer, how mean.
2007-05-24 17:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by boncarles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds more like ammonia poisoning or lack of oxygen. change 50% of the water now. also dont release any pet into the environment its very dangerous. also goldfish are freshwater fish
so dont put one in saltwater
2007-05-24 15:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by Cosby the Demon Lord 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-27 00:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by menut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er. Get your gf's eyebrow tweezers and remove ze pebble!
2007-05-24 15:10:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh, I'm sorry, but i don't think that you can do anything about it! You cant just stick your finger in its mouth and take out the pebble if it swallowed one! Sorry, but say goodbye to him and tell it that I will always remember him....even if i never met it.
2007-05-24 14:56:18 · answer #7 · answered by victor y 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
im sry hes chocking call the vet or petsmart quick! good luck
2007-05-24 14:54:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
oh iam so so so sorry but thoes things die all the time not much you can do
2007-05-24 14:53:36 · answer #9 · answered by brown cat 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
ooooh
he is going to die anyway sorry
but you can still do something,
if I were you I would put him in the sea or something so he would die in his natural environment
2007-05-24 14:53:37 · answer #10 · answered by KT 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋