hey. i think my fantail goldfish just had a baby. i bought it i think a month ago and i noticed about 1 week about this weird black spotted thing near its tail? i thought it was just the colour delevoping or something? but if u can get me some pics or some sites of what it was. what do i do with it? is it just a bug or something else. it wasnt there before and that was the only breed of fish in the tank. what is it?! help me? na dit it is a baby.what do i do with it?
thx alot, xo
2007-10-14 12:57:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Goldfish only lay eggs, so I seriously doubt it's a baby. It's more likely to be a parasite of some sort, possibly one called a fish louse (Argulus) - see photos: http://www.koicarp.net/koi_medication/images/argulus.jpg , http://www.mikrojezioro.met.pl/atlas_zw/okna/original/Argulus_foliaceus_ryb.jpg
You can kill these by dabbing them with antiparasitic medication, then pulling them off the fish with tweezers. Also, add Clout or an other antiparasitic medication to the tank to kill any eggs that may have been laid. From there, just keep the water quality good and keep an eye on the fish to check that it doesn't get an infection around the site of the bite.
2007-10-14 13:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish lay eggs. Fish rarely breed in small areas(suck as small aquariums). It's probably a parasite. My goldfish have baby goldfish every summer because I have a giant pond. And I used to have goldfish in aquariums and they never had babies and now I have too many baby gold fish!
2007-10-14 14:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by Maddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goldfish lay eggs, so it's not a baby. maybe a fungus, or a parasite
2007-10-14 14:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by momoftrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
empty the tank and examine him on a clean dry surface,,,,
just kidding...
2007-10-14 13:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋