Emilly - 2011-01-29 My friend's is swimming upside down... oh, he ran into the wall... that's a bad thing right?
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NOM NOM - 2011-05-04 Yeah, if your friends fish is swimming upside down then it is probably dead. No offence.
cheyenne - 2011-07-07 It probably has swim bladder, if it is still alive. This can result in floating upside down or head down swimming. He or she probably swallowed to much air while nibbleing at the food at the surface of the tank and it caused his or her stomach to float. This can be reversed by presoaking your fish food befor you give it to your fish and by feeding them skined peas, perferably frozen, not canned.
Anonymous - 2011-11-15 yes.
Alex Burleson - 2011-12-04 This is commonly seen as a bad oman...when a fish swims upside down. The fish, could potentially have a swim bladder disorder. The fishes' swim bladder allows it to balance itself in the water. Similar to an air valve in a submarine. If the fish is eating properly, and returns itself to swimming normal, you can let your 'guard down' as this may have been a one time experience. Best of luck!
george - 2011-12-04 i found out they are a needy fish for copanionship find another one or a friend or mate or stick your hand in tank everyday and play with her or him company of the same breed works wonders
bettybloop - 2011-11-15 I wanted to name our little friend xray because you can see right thru his eye and out the other side. Cool little buddy. bloop bloop bloop... :) hunnys daughter named him col. sanders.? these fish are cool!! We're down to 2 (had 4) that are doing very well. New tank and just learning...it's not quite as simple as we thought it would be. Buy tank, add water, add fish. Learning that there's a little more to it than that. Sorry lenny (fish 1) and wigga (fish 2). And RIP Red. (poor little betta..learning curve..oops. and where can we buy a panda telescope? Anybody know? :) bloop bloop bloop...
Ann Porter - 2011-10-05 We have a small Chinese Telescopic fish named Itty Bitty. Lately she's been laying on the bottom with her belly up, swimming to the top while rotating, laying on her back on the rock, and sometimes then swimming in a loop when she gets up. She looks like she's dead, but she's happy and healthy.
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Alex Burleson - 2011-10-05 If your fish is behaving in such a way, then your fish could be suffering from a swim bladder disorder. Sadly, this is not healthy or happy behavior.
Emilly - 2011-09-10 Hi I got my telescopic eyed Goldfish and her name is Bow, last night just before I went to bed I checked on her and she seemed to be resting in the bottom corner? Was she just resting or sleeping or is something wrong with her ..... she seems to be fine when I feed her and then she is fine ..... I hope she is okay?
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Clarice Brough - 2011-09-12 Well, if she seems fine most of the time, she probably is fine. But I would keep and eye on her just to be sure. Staying in a corner all the time would indicate something's wrong, like the water quality is bad, or another fish picking on her.
chris - 2011-08-08 Just got a small telescope called Philip lol and well 2 days I have had him/her (not sure if male or female) and talk about strange..... caught doing a little spin wilst swimming.
Karen Busyn - 2011-07-18 We have had a telescope goldfish for several years - it appears that one of his eyes is growing at a much faster rate than the other. Is this normal? Is there a disease that would cause this? Should we be changing feeding or treating with medication?
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-18 Look at article Fish Diseases and Treatments and match symptoms against what you are seeing in your goldfish. http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/Diseases.htm
Check pop-eye or cloudiness of eyes. Treatable - OK?
NOM NOM - 2011-05-04 I just got my telescope eyed goldfish. He is a Calico and has gotten very fat in the past 2 weeks. His name is TNT becouse his eyes look like they are going to explode.
The Telescope Goldfish is a bizarre looking fish, with eyes perched on stalks sticking out from its head!
My friend's is swimming upside down... oh, he ran into the wall... that's a bad thing right?
Yeah, if your friends fish is swimming upside down then it is probably dead. No offence.
It probably has swim bladder, if it is still alive. This can result in floating upside down or head down swimming. He or she probably swallowed to much air while nibbleing at the food at the surface of the tank and it caused his or her stomach to float. This can be reversed by presoaking your fish food befor you give it to your fish and by feeding them skined peas, perferably frozen, not canned.
yes.
This is commonly seen as a bad oman...when a fish swims upside down. The fish, could potentially have a swim bladder disorder. The fishes' swim bladder allows it to balance itself in the water. Similar to an air valve in a submarine. If the fish is eating properly, and returns itself to swimming normal, you can let your 'guard down' as this may have been a one time experience. Best of luck!
i found out they are a needy fish for copanionship find another one or a friend or mate or stick your hand in tank everyday and play with her or him company of the same breed works wonders
I wanted to name our little friend xray because you can see right thru his eye and out the other side. Cool little buddy. bloop bloop bloop... :) hunnys daughter named him col. sanders.? these fish are cool!! We're down to 2 (had 4) that are doing very well. New tank and just learning...it's not quite as simple as we thought it would be. Buy tank, add water, add fish. Learning that there's a little more to it than that. Sorry lenny (fish 1) and wigga (fish 2). And RIP Red. (poor little betta..learning curve..oops. and where can we buy a panda telescope? Anybody know? :) bloop bloop bloop...
X-Ray is a great name.
We have a small Chinese Telescopic fish named Itty Bitty. Lately she's been laying on the bottom with her belly up, swimming to the top while rotating, laying on her back on the rock, and sometimes then swimming in a loop when she gets up. She looks like she's dead, but she's happy and healthy.
If your fish is behaving in such a way, then your fish could be suffering from a swim bladder disorder. Sadly, this is not healthy or happy behavior.
Hi I got my telescopic eyed Goldfish and her name is Bow, last night just before I went to bed I checked on her and she seemed to be resting in the bottom corner? Was she just resting or sleeping or is something wrong with her ..... she seems to be fine when I feed her and then she is fine ..... I hope she is okay?
Well, if she seems fine most of the time, she probably is fine. But I would keep and eye on her just to be sure. Staying in a corner all the time would indicate something's wrong, like the water quality is bad, or another fish picking on her.
Just got a small telescope called Philip lol and well 2 days I have had him/her (not sure if male or female) and talk about strange..... caught doing a little spin wilst swimming.
That's neat
We have had a telescope goldfish for several years - it appears that one of his eyes is growing at a much faster rate than the other. Is this normal? Is there a disease that would cause this? Should we be changing feeding or treating with medication?
Look at article Fish Diseases and Treatments and match symptoms against what you are seeing in your goldfish. http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/Diseases.htm
Check pop-eye or cloudiness of eyes. Treatable - OK?
I just got my telescope eyed goldfish. He is a Calico and has gotten very fat in the past 2 weeks. His name is TNT becouse his eyes look like they are going to explode.
Good name.
Thank You
I can't wait to get one!
Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.
Thanks
Just bought one today they are soooo cute. They come eat off your fingers :)
(OMG) I'm getting one for my project for school and can't believe what you said.
They're SO cute! *Look at there baby EYES!* They have a BIG head too.