Can fish have brain damage???

"Magic menagerie" wrote in message
...
I've noticed that while Goldie's mouth moves, only one of its gills seems
to
open fully. Maybe the lack of air gave it a stroke? I'll take it out of
the
tank and hand feed it from the "sick bucket" tomorrow. It's much easier
to do
from the bucket than chase it around a 50 gal tank, and I'll know if
anything
goes in or out of it....

Loss of motor function to one side of the body (hemiperisis) following a
stroke presents most severely in the extremities (e.g. foot & hand are
weaker than thigh & shoulder in the case of humans). Motor function closest
to body core is typically less affected. In a GF I'd expect fins to be more
severely affected than gills.. Is Goldie's fin movement reduced on affected
side?
~ Matt