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Is something wrong with my fish?
I have a back moor goldfish that I got over the summer. He's always been very active, therefore his name is Mr. Wiggles. When I got up this morning and walked up to his tank, he didn't even make an effort to come towards me. All day he's been on the floor of the the tank, flapping his fins to lift himself up a few centimeters for a few seconds, then he sinks down again. It also kinda looks like he's trying to swim into the barrel decoration I have for him. It's warm in my room and his water is warm but I've read that black moors tolerate a variety of temperature. I haven't exactly cleaned his tank yet though and I'm scared that could have made him sick. I plan to clean it today with my friend. Also, I wonder if maybe I've fed him too much and he's overweight or if he's lonely. I've only seen him get up and swim around for real once today and it was to get some food and then go right back to his spot on the gravel in the middle of the tank between the filter and the barrels. Any advice? Anyone? I'll do anything for my Mr. Wiggles.
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
My best guess is that he either has Swim Bladder disease, or your tank is not meeting the requirements to properly keep a Goldfish.
Check if it's Swim Bladder. Feed him one or two boiled peas without the shells, and repeat this step everyday for about a week or so. If you see no improvement, it's probably because your tank isn't meeting the requirements.
Tank specifications would help greatly.
A single Comet/Common Goldfish require over 80 Gallons. Add 50 Gallons for each additional Comet. Comets come in numerous styles, most of the time they are slim, long-bodied and come in a silver, gold, or dual/tri-color, sometimes a dark shade of gray. If properly taken care of, Comets should grow anywhere from 9-12 inches and live over 20+ years.
A single Fancy Goldfish requires about 25 Gallons. Add 15 Gallons for each additional Fancy Goldfish. Fancy goldfish come in many different styles. Most of the time they are roundish, fat, slow swimmers. Depending on which Fancy Goldfish you have, they range from a dark black, to a shiny light orange, to a moonlight white. If properly cared for, Fancy Goldfish should grow anywhere from 5-6 inches and live over 15+ years.
Buy a filter that is rated double the volume of your tank, as Goldfish grow large and produce extreme amounts of waste and ammonia. Be sure to keep up with weekly water changes, and remember to cycle the tank/pond.
If you are to keep them in that small tank, their growth will eventually be stunted. Stunting means the outer parts of the Goldfish (scales, skin) stop growing due to the lack of the space in it's environment, but the inner parts (organs, stomach, etc.) continue to grow. Obviously the fish doesn't explode, but the stunting keeps working until the organs eventually give out, thus making your fish plop over dead.
Source(s): orangematzaquariums@gmail.com - 8 years ago
how big is your tank?? He could be getting to big for the tank and its stunting his growth. The best thing to do would be to call the pet store you got him from. If you got him from walmart he's probably sick. :(
