I have a 10 gallon tank with a calico fantail, a golden fantail, a small algae eater, another fantail, and a guppy. When I first bought my golden fantail about 3 months ago, s/he was big, but as the days have gone on, s/he has gotten much bigger...and I don't mean lengthwise. I mean fatter. The calico has also begun to become rather large. Is this normal? They eat and swim like usual, so there's no change in behavior. Also, on the back of the golden fantail near its tail, there seems to be a little red spot under his/her scales...almost like a bruise on a human. Any advice or help would be appreciated!
2007-06-10 19:46:50 · 3 answers · asked by Emily Z 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I agree with the above poster that you've got too many fish for the size tank you have. The fantails will get to about 8-10 inches each, and if the algae eater is a Chinese Algae Eater, it will aso get around 10 inches.
But that aside, the fish you have must be fairly small to fit in a 10 gallon together. All the goldfish you mention normally have very rounded (egg-shaped) bodies so there may be nothing at all wrong - see photos of older specimens of these varieties on this link: http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/ftypes.html This would seem to be confirmed by their normal behavior. I'd just say to be sure you aren't ovefeeding them - just give what they can eat in 2-3 minutes twice a day and remove anything not eaten after the three minutes are up.
As for the spot, the fish may have just bumped into something in the tank (like the filter) as they were swimming around. So you might be correct in that it's similar to a bruise. As long as it doesn't appear to become infected or grow in size, I wouldn't think this was something to worry about.
2007-06-10 22:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A 10 gallon is way too small for goldfish, so she must be getting too big for it already. To save her life, get her into a bigger tank - those are way too many fish for a 10 gallon, I would get at least a 40 gallon with a good filter :)
2007-06-10 20:38:49 · answer #2 · answered by boncarles 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thank you! You made me and my husband laugh so much, I wish I could give you 2 stars for that! 10/10 LOL x
2016-05-17 06:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by sharla 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋