I agree---it's just been doing this for quite awhile---i feel sort of bad about it---glad for the advise cause I was assuming my fish was odd ;) and it shows my ignorance :/
I don't feed it pellets (they can expand in the belly causing bloat -since goldfish gobble food up---I think the food has to be more wet before given to them. I give it Warley's Total(may be the wrong name) goldfish flakes and I am now going to pre-wet them to see if that will make a difference
I read that giving them broken up fresh peas once a week will help with bloating since they eat vegetation---I gave him some this morning and I'll be danged- little bubbles have been coming out of both ends and he looks better!
the only other thing it could be is swim bladder disease than can cause them to flip like that so am going to the pet store with the pics for some suggestions on what can be done (if anything).
The only other fish I had that did that was a lionhead fantail---he was always flipping over but would sleep beside his buddy (HUGE gold fantail). He did have a lot of issues on and off for the five years I had him. :(
The thing about swim bladder disease (from what I read)is that it never truly goes away (sometimes genetic) and the fish can live like this for a few years. :(
I knew it had a name but I simply couldn't remember. It has been years since we have had fish... not since our children were wee little things back in the early 80's. I do remember having a gold fish back then that did this same thing, and my SIL who is a vet assistant and also raises betas told us what was wrong with him. I honestly can't remember what we did do for him, but I believe he lived for three to four years.
I don't feed it pellets (they can expand in the belly causing bloat -since goldfish gobble food up---I think the food has to be more wet before given to them. I give it Warley's Total(may be the wrong name) goldfish flakes and I am now going to pre-wet them to see if that will make a difference
I read that giving them broken up fresh peas once a week will help with bloating since they eat vegetation---I gave him some this morning and I'll be danged- little bubbles have been coming out of both ends and he looks better!
the only other thing it could be is swim bladder disease than can cause them to flip like that so am going to the pet store with the pics for some suggestions on what can be done (if anything).
The only other fish I had that did that was a lionhead fantail---he was always flipping over but would sleep beside his buddy (HUGE gold fantail). He did have a lot of issues on and off for the five years I had him. :(
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not since our children were wee little things back in the early 80's.
I do remember having a gold fish back then that did this same thing, and my SIL who is a vet assistant
and also raises betas told us what was wrong with him.
I honestly can't remember what we did do for him, but I believe he lived for three to four years.
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