beverly - 2012-05-01 i bought a fancy fin goldfish at the local pet store, bout 2 days ago. this morn when i went to feed her i noticed that there are long hair like stringey stuff hanging off her.under her body and from her fins, i have read alot bout fungs, but have not seen anything that looks like it ,, what do you think? thanks
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-01 A dip or bath in Mebromin. There are other dips out there depending on fungus.
beverly - 2012-05-01 i put a littl drop of primafix in her tank,, i hope thats ok, its what the pet store recomended, i will get what you suggested,, thanks for you quick responce
G.B - 2012-05-20 i think you'll find thts probly their own 'fish-mess' , also i was going to quickly ask seeing as you seem confident about ur messages, can fantail goldfish and Ryukin breed/mate together? because i was thinking about getting one of each of those for my goldfish bowl, as im a beginner on them. and they seem pretty easy to look after and i just love fish and animals! Please reply, thanks! G.B
Anju - 2012-05-11 i did buy new 2 fantail goldfish last tuesday 8 May. My fish problem most of time he/she swim upper side of the aquarium and every 12 hours aquarium water change. Cloudly and my fish not happy he/she can't swim properly and I think fish very lazy or upset. I don't know what's a problem. Fish aquarium size 15 litre of water,fish size 1.5 inches. I am feed fish food properly -Tetrafin golfish crisps once a time everyday. Please help me. Please one more question how can find the fantail goldfsh male and female.
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-11 You are changing the water every 12 hours? That will cause a lot of stress and not give the tank time to adjust.
Maeve - 2012-05-17 Don't change the water every 12 hours, it will stress the fish out!
Jenetta - 2012-03-19 I have a Orange Fantail Goldfish and a Calico Fantail Goldfish. My Orange one is the oldest. I have been watching them and my smaller one chases my bigger one. Now the bigger one is at the bottom of the tank. He/she is still breathing fine just wont leave the bottom of the tank. The smaller one has been under the bigger one. Then leaves to eat then goes back....should I worry? Do anyone thinks there's something wrong with it?
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-20 This happens sometimes when they are constipated. If it is try feeding it a frozen pea. This will get its insides moving again if that is what it is.
louis simpson - 2008-03-01 My fish is lying on its belly and has breathing problems. He's a little fighter though, but I dont know how to cure it and I need to know.
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Anonymous - 2012-03-06 Is your fish still eating? He might be constipated and need a couple of cooked peas (shell off to help him out hope this helps a bit :)
Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-06 Have you checked your water levels? How is the ammonia level? Is there enough air movement in the tank? Could be a simple fix if you jump right on it.
happy_bbe - 2012-02-24 Hi , my little sister bought a fantail and I was just wondering how can you tell if it's a male or female and is it safe to be in a tank with a couple tetris and a small blackmoor?? Also, the tank has a food area and it has been putting the pebbles up under the food bit and has aslo been spending its time in that area does that mean it needs a partner??
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Clarice Brough - 2012-02-26 It's hard to tell the sex of a goldfish unless it is in breeding mode, where the female is generally fatter while the male is slender, also the male may have more pointed fins. Your goldfish should be fine with tetras and the other black moor goldfish. As far as its habit of playing with the pebbles and spending time in the food area, those things don't indicate it needs a partner. It should be fine by itself, but adding another is okay too as long as your tank is large enough and has enough decor to provide places of refuge for each of the fish.
happy_bbe - 2012-02-26 OK thank you
Jeremy Roche - 2012-02-27 One thing to keep in mind is that Goldfish produce a lot of amonia into the tank that could harm the tetras. Depending on type of filter and tank, I would get some amonia removing bags or pellets.
julieann berry - 2012-02-01 Hi, I have got 3 fantails had them about 2 month 1 white 2 black. The black ones keep sniffin the white ones but are they picking on it? Do I need to split them?
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Charlie Roche - 2012-02-01 Proably nothing. Possibly the white one is a female and the other two are males. Unless you see agression - don't worry.
Anyone - 2012-01-29 HELP! I have 2 of the fish and one of them is "sniffing" the other but. How what is happening? How long is it going to be pregnant? Help im only 11! HELP!
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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-30 When the female is carrying eggs - somehow the male knows this and he will start to push her or push at her abdomen until the eggs are released. He will then fertilize the eggs. How long? That depends on the age of your fish. They will figurew out when.
brianna - 2012-01-15 I bought two fantail goldfish yesterday and the white one is constantly chasing the red one. I'm worried the red one might die from stress. Any advice?
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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-16 Just watch them and give them a few days to settle in and determine who is the BOSS. Things should quiet down. Are there decorations etc for them to hide if necessary? If not just put a coffeee mug in there and lay it sideways.
Ethan Campbell Mcbarpbelliller - 2012-01-14 I had two 1.5 in. Fantails in a 3 gall. Tank. I recently put them in a 20 gallon tank then added a 4-5 in. Rykun a 1-2in. Lionhead goldfish , a 2.5 in rykun, and a 1 in. Albino cory cat I also have a 400 wat filter plants and a heater is this good for my fish????
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Ethan Campbell Mcbarpbelliller - 2012-01-14 Ik this and I was planning to get a bigger tank in about 3-4 months but I'm concerned of how much to feed them
Charlie Roche - 2012-01-14 You might want to do some reading on size of tanks required for your fish. The fantails as adults are going to go about 6 inches and would require something around 20 gallons for the two adult fantails. You have added a number of other fish that will get larger into a 20 gallon and that 20 gallon tank is just not going to be large enough to insure the health and growth of the fish you have added.
Rhiannon - 2008-07-28 I have two fantails called dick and dom, but dom just stays on the gravel of the aquarium. I wonder if this is normal behavior, it's as if he's sulking!
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fantailsfin - 2010-08-20 He's probably looking for food or having a rest or something. Just feed him as normal and see if he gets back to normal.
Anonymous - 2011-08-24 i think he is just resting, my goldfish does that, but after he sw
Anonymous - 2011-11-27 Hard to tell but people say that it can be sick.
Arnab Dutta - 2011-12-03 fantails don't generally behave that way.it might be sick.see to it,watch if it eats healthy then generally its all righ.Also have a watch on the pH and water temp...often fishes becomes stressed due to these...
Alex Burleson - 2011-12-04 How long has the fish done this? If it is a recent behavior, then the fish could have fallen ill; however, if this fish has done this for quite some time, it may be due to a swim bladder disorder, or another dysfunction.
The Fantail Goldfish is a show goldfish, its distinguishing feature being a split or double caudal (tail) fin!
i bought a fancy fin goldfish at the local pet store, bout 2 days ago. this morn when i went to feed her i noticed that there are long hair like stringey stuff hanging off her.under her body and from her fins, i have read alot bout fungs, but have not seen anything that looks like it ,, what do you think? thanks
A dip or bath in Mebromin. There are other dips out there depending on fungus.
i put a littl drop of primafix in her tank,, i hope thats ok, its what the pet store recomended, i will get what you suggested,, thanks for you quick responce
i think you'll find thts probly their own 'fish-mess' , also i was going to quickly ask seeing as you seem confident about ur messages, can fantail goldfish and Ryukin breed/mate together? because i was thinking about getting one of each of those for my goldfish bowl, as im a beginner on them. and they seem pretty easy to look after and i just love fish and animals! Please reply, thanks! G.B
i did buy new 2 fantail goldfish last tuesday 8 May. My fish problem most of time he/she swim upper side of the aquarium and every 12 hours aquarium water change. Cloudly and my fish not happy he/she can't swim properly and I think fish very lazy or upset. I don't know what's a problem. Fish aquarium size 15 litre of water,fish size 1.5 inches. I am feed fish food properly -Tetrafin golfish crisps once a time everyday. Please help me. Please one more question how can find the fantail goldfsh male and female.
You are changing the water every 12 hours? That will cause a lot of stress and not give the tank time to adjust.
Don't change the water every 12 hours, it will stress the fish out!
I have a Orange Fantail Goldfish and a Calico Fantail Goldfish. My Orange one is the oldest. I have been watching them and my smaller one chases my bigger one. Now the bigger one is at the bottom of the tank. He/she is still breathing fine just wont leave the bottom of the tank. The smaller one has been under the bigger one. Then leaves to eat then goes back....should I worry? Do anyone thinks there's something wrong with it?
This happens sometimes when they are constipated. If it is try feeding it a frozen pea. This will get its insides moving again if that is what it is.
My fish is lying on its belly and has breathing problems. He's a little fighter though, but I dont know how to cure it and I need to know.
Is your fish still eating? He might be constipated and need a couple of cooked peas (shell off to help him out hope this helps a bit :)
Have you checked your water levels? How is the ammonia level? Is there enough air movement in the tank? Could be a simple fix if you jump right on it.
Hi , my little sister bought a fantail and I was just wondering how can you tell if it's a male or female and is it safe to be in a tank with a couple tetris and a small blackmoor?? Also, the tank has a food area and it has been putting the pebbles up under the food bit and has aslo been spending its time in that area does that mean it needs a partner??
It's hard to tell the sex of a goldfish unless it is in breeding mode, where the female is generally fatter while the male is slender, also the male may have more pointed fins. Your goldfish should be fine with tetras and the other black moor goldfish. As far as its habit of playing with the pebbles and spending time in the food area, those things don't indicate it needs a partner. It should be fine by itself, but adding another is okay too as long as your tank is large enough and has enough decor to provide places of refuge for each of the fish.
OK thank you
One thing to keep in mind is that Goldfish produce a lot of amonia into the tank that could harm the tetras. Depending on type of filter and tank, I would get some amonia removing bags or pellets.
Hi, I have got 3 fantails had them about 2 month 1 white 2 black. The black ones keep sniffin the white ones but are they picking on it? Do I need to split them?
Proably nothing. Possibly the white one is a female and the other two are males. Unless you see agression - don't worry.
HELP! I have 2 of the fish and one of them is "sniffing" the other but. How what is happening? How long is it going to be pregnant? Help im only 11! HELP!
When the female is carrying eggs - somehow the male knows this and he will start to push her or push at her abdomen until the eggs are released. He will then fertilize the eggs. How long? That depends on the age of your fish. They will figurew out when.
I bought two fantail goldfish yesterday and the white one is constantly chasing the red one. I'm worried the red one might die from stress. Any advice?
Just watch them and give them a few days to settle in and determine who is the BOSS. Things should quiet down. Are there decorations etc for them to hide if necessary? If not just put a coffeee mug in there and lay it sideways.
I had two 1.5 in. Fantails in a 3 gall. Tank. I recently put them in a 20 gallon tank then added a 4-5 in. Rykun a 1-2in. Lionhead goldfish , a 2.5 in rykun, and a 1 in. Albino cory cat I also have a 400 wat filter plants and a heater is this good for my fish????
Ik this and I was planning to get a bigger tank in about 3-4 months but I'm concerned of how much to feed them
You might want to do some reading on size of tanks required for your fish. The fantails as adults are going to go about 6 inches and would require something around 20 gallons for the two adult fantails. You have added a number of other fish that will get larger into a 20 gallon and that 20 gallon tank is just not going to be large enough to insure the health and growth of the fish you have added.
I have two fantails called dick and dom, but dom just stays on the gravel of the aquarium. I wonder if this is normal behavior, it's as if he's sulking!
He's probably looking for food or having a rest or something. Just feed him as normal and see if he gets back to normal.
i think he is just resting, my goldfish does that, but after he sw
Hard to tell but people say that it can be sick.
fantails don't generally behave that way.it might be sick.see to it,watch if it eats healthy then generally its all righ.Also have a watch on the pH and water temp...often fishes becomes stressed due to these...
How long has the fish done this? If it is a recent behavior, then the fish could have fallen ill; however, if this fish has done this for quite some time, it may be due to a swim bladder disorder, or another dysfunction.