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My goldfish keeps having spazzems, whats wrong with her2007-11-24 23:39:16

and what can I do, I don't think I can take a goldfish to a vet and I don't want her to spazzem and fit so much she jumps out of her bowl or dies

Answers:

GOLDFISH CANNOT LIVE IN BOWLS!!

The fish is flashing because the ammonia the fish excretes is burning her gills.

Baby-juvenile long bodied goldfish need 20 gallons PER fish. (comets, commons, shubunkins)

Baby-juvenile fancy goldfish need 10 gallons PER fish. (ryukins, orandas, moors, fantails, ect)

Adults need 50 gallons PER fish.

Goldfish need ALOT of filtration because they excrete alot of ammonia and they need alot of dissolved oxygen in the water.

IT WILL DIE IF YOU KEEP IT IN THE BOWL!

IMMEDIATLY DO A WATERCHANGE, MAKE SURE THE NEW WATER IS DECHLORINATED AND THE SAME TEMP AS WHAT THE FISH IS IN. Then get it a bigger tank now, if you cannot or will not donate the fish to the fish store or find it a new home and dont get another one because it is your responsibility to make sure the fish thrives. Goldfish get 12-14 inches and have lifspans of 30 yrs. Keeping one in a bowl is equal to keeping a dog in the cubbard underneath the bathroom sink or keeping a kid in a closet. It is animal cruelty and neglect. Keeping goldfish in bowls is ILLEGAL in Italy where they respect animals more.

YOu need to clean the bowl everday until you can get a big tank and honestly that much cleaning is stressful onthe fish but yet if you dont do it it will die from ammonia poisoning.

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Check the water temperature, the water might be too hot.

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you just have a spazzy fish

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Fish sticks yum

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THERE ARE SOME SORT OF CHEMICAL IN THE WATER THAT THE FISH DOESNT LIKE OR THE TEMPERATURE ISNT SUITED FOR THE FISH

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she needs a valium! lol

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sounds like crystal meth. Find its dealer and cut it off at the source.

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is the fish pregnant?

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is your fish epileptic

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maybe your fish is just training to be an acrobat. keep a close eye on him (or her) if she starts riding a unicycle i would be more concerned with him/her running off to join the circus.