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Is my goldfish retarded2007-11-24 23:37:28

my goldfish tries to kill himself by floating up to the top until he pretty much dies then he freaks out and swims back to the water. What is wrong with him?

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Take him to your doctor immeditally!

i think he might need some theripy also!

Good Luck! =]

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First thing I'd do is check your water parameters-ammonia should be 0 ppm, nitrites 0 ppm, and nitrates under 20 ppm

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Okay, I had a beta fish that did this exact same thing. He would float belly up and then when I thought he was dead and picked up his bowl to flush him he swam around like normal again. I think fish in general do this just to get a rise out of us.

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If that is happening when you are close by or feeding it it may be just trying to get up close.

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Maybe he IS retarded?

Well maybe hes bored. Try getting some pretty colored rocks and maybe an interesting plant. Dose'nt seem like much, but its more than enough simualtion for a fish.

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Maybe he's not getting enought oxygen out of the tank? Get an air pump with an air stone. If thats not it maybe he needs a bigger place? Gold fish can easily grow to 12" and need a large home to grow up in!

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Do you have some plants in the tank?

Do you have an aerator?

Sounds like the fish needs oxygen.

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The gold fish swims to the top because this is how they get their oxygen. It can also mean they want some food. They are pretty greedy. Hope that helps. More information here also http://petcaretips.net/goldfish-behavior.

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Retarded? Trying to commit suicide? I highly doubt that, you could be slowing killing him though. Do you have him in at least a 10 gallon tank with a filter? Is the tank cycled? Usually when a fish floats it has a problem with its swim bladder. Try fasting for a day or 2 then feed him a deshelled thawed out frozen pea and see if that helps. If you are feeding him a floating food then switch to sinking, it is better for goldfish and I don't know why they still sell floating foods.

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do u feed him

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Goldfish are retarded and greedy and dirty but they look good. You might check how much oxygen is getting to your fish if he is in a bowl you need to change the water pretty often to keep the oxygen level up. Be better in a tank with aeration and a filter for wastes.

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make sure ur taking good care of him. water has to be perfect, and needs food daily. he may be trying to get ur attention to let u know something isn't right. help a lil guy out

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No, not retarded, more likely desperate for oxygen. I would go discuss the details of your tank. including the types of fish you have, any plants, the type of stone used, and filters and such ASAP.

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chek water quality an buy an aerator for oxygen

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He is probably in the cycle where.. he'll loose life, then get it back for a moment, until he just doesn't get it back at all :(

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A goldfish has a short memory span, "3 seconds". Sounds like your goldfish may have some bad h2o.

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yep, u have a retarded fish. maybe ur being mean to it. jk jk

Good luck, i have no info on that one sorry! :(