ok, i'm awake....

[between2statics]

it's eight o'clock and my neighbor has decided it was a good time to fix his porch. i can't sleep with "thud, thud, thud, thud". so what do you do at 8 in the morning when your neighbor is fixing his porch and you can't sleep? make lemonade! so i did. and now i have to check the net and see if i can figure out what's wrong with chapplin. then i

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[fancy_catsup]

Why don't you ask your friend who buys & sells tropical fish for a living?

That's me, btw.

[between2statics]

oh yeah! ok so i woke up yesterday i noticed his fins had a little skin hanging off. then about an hour later i woke up and it was worse. this morning they are really bad and he was kinda sitting at the bottom and he's really not swimming around much. diagnosis?

[fancy_catsup]

What kind of fish is it?
What do you have him in?
What did you do to the water before (and since) you put him in there?

[between2statics]

he's a gold fish
he's in a 10 gallon tank with filter
i used sprind water and put in a stress coat.

[fancy_catsup]

Maybe a fungus.
Do the following:

-Feed him (duh), but only a tiny amount. His tummy is only about the size of his eyeball. Remove any food uneaten after 2 minutes (with him especially susceptible to disease right now, you don't want any excess bacteria building up).

-Make sure he's not in direct sunlight, or any place that would cause big fluctuations in temperature.

-Put in a little more stress coat.

-In a couple of days, change out about 1/4 of the water.

Good luck!

[between2statics]

will do. thanks christy!