Sick fish

I have a black goldfish with a bloated belly. He hangs out on the surface
mosty. I think his stomach is making it difficult for him to swim normally.
Would anyone know what this ailment is and how I can cure him. I really don't
want to flush but his quality of life isn't very good. Thanks for any info.

Jeanne

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(Jeanne) wrote:

I have a black goldfish with a bloated belly. He hangs out on the surface
mosty. I think his stomach is making it difficult for him to swim normally.
Would anyone know what this ailment is and how I can cure him. I really don't
want to flush but his quality of life isn't very good. Thanks for any info.

Jeanne

Are his scaled sticking out all over?
Could be Dropsy. I'm not sure what to do about it, but you could try a
google search!

My very first ever black goldfish died from it, but that was about 21
years ago and I did not have the internet back then. :-)
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Are his scaled sticking out all over?

If you means scales, no. His belly is extended on one side. He still
manages to eat though, even though he is swimming sideways.

Thanks.

http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/disease.htm
look here for the fish physical and see if your fish has mushy belly. a bulge to one
side often indicates infection in the intestines. Ingrid

"JeanneD" wrote:

Are his scaled sticking out all over?

If you means scales, no. His belly is extended on one side. He still
manages to eat though, even though he is swimming sideways.

Thanks.



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In article .com,
"JeanneD" wrote:

Are his scaled sticking out all over?

If you means scales, no. His belly is extended on one side. He still
manages to eat though, even though he is swimming sideways.

Thanks.


Yes, typo... I did mean scales.

If he is just swollen on one side, it might be inflammation of a swim
bladder?

Give that a shot and see if it fits?
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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Great site! I've bookmarked that for later reference for myself, thanks!

I've not had pet goldies now for several years, but I just adore them.
I had them back when I was a senior in college. 3 in a 15 gallon tank.

What is the maximum biomass (number of goldfish) per gallon of water?
I'm not quite ready to start another goldfish tank, but it's in the
works as is a pond.



In article ,
wrote:

http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/disease.htm
look here for the fish physical and see if your fish has mushy belly. a
bulge to one
side often indicates infection in the intestines. Ingrid

"JeanneD" wrote:

Are his scaled sticking out all over?

If you means scales, no. His belly is extended on one side. He still
manages to eat though, even though he is swimming sideways.

Thanks.



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http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.
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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Hi Jeanne, I dont have an answer for you on how to cure your fish but
please dont flush any fish especially if its still alive. That is very
cruel : ( If you feel that you need to euthenize then place the fish
in a shallow bowl of water, just enough to cover it completly cover
with a lid or saran wrap and put it in the freezer. Leave him in the
freezer for atleast 24 hours. Many people feel this is a very humane
way to distroy a fish.

Maria

Hi - no, I don't really flush, that's just an expression. I had a fish
die on me last year and I placed him in the wastebasket, already dead.

Fish don't feel pain, correct? Due to the fact they don't have a
nervous system, only a reactive system? This is what I've heard and
read - they are luckier than we humans if you ask me.

Thanks for the freezer information, I hope it doesn't come to that.
Jeanne

"bettasngoldfish" wrote in message
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Hi Jeanne, I dont have an answer for you on how to cure your fish but
please dont flush any fish especially if its still alive. That is very
cruel : ( If you feel that you need to euthenize then place the fish
in a shallow bowl of water, just enough to cover it completly cover
with a lid or saran wrap and put it in the freezer. Leave him in the
freezer for atleast 24 hours. Many people feel this is a very humane
way to distroy a fish.

Maria
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"JeanneD" wrote in message
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Hi - no, I don't really flush, that's just an expression. I had a fish
die on me last year and I placed him in the wastebasket, already dead.

Fish don't feel pain, correct? Due to the fact they don't have a
nervous system, only a reactive system? This is what I've heard and
read - they are luckier than we humans if you ask me.

Thanks for the freezer information, I hope it doesn't come to that.

This is a hotly contested topic. Do they feel pain? That depends on how you
define pain. They do have a nervous system, just not one similar to higher
mammals.


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