Goldfish Problems and How to Deal with Them

goldfish problems solved — A clean tank is the first step in goldfish care

First time owners can find it difficult distinguishing a goldfish problem from normal changes in goldfish.

It’s important not to begin a treatment process that requires medication until the problem has been truly diagnosed.

Treating goldfish with unnecessary or wrong antibiotics can be very harmful, if not deadly. Before medication, it might be helpful to clean or change the environment.

Changes in color of your goldfish

A common issue that causes concern is the change in color of goldfish. It’s important to note that many goldfish will naturally change color over time.

Change in color is not a sure sign of disease or infection.

Black spots on the fins

If black spots on the fins are noticed, it can be a sign of ammonia burns. This is actually one of the quite common goldfish issues. Goldfish tend to be messy and dirty fish. If their tanks are not cleaned, toxins will build up from the fish waste and these toxins can cause ammonia burns.

When black is noticed on the goldfish, it’s a sign that the infection is in the healing process.

Treatment

The only necessary action is to clean the tank and test the water to make sure the ammonia and nitrate levels are stable.

Goldfish bobbing up and down in the water

A problem where you find your goldfish bobbing up and down in the water is normally food related. This issue cannot be cured by a fish medication.

It could be caused by the digestive tract being blocked.

Treatment

By soaking fish pellets in water before feeding them to the goldfish you can help reduce the chances of the digestive tract becoming blocked.
Feeding the goldfish peas can be a remedy. Duckweed and green vegetables may also help with digestive problems.

The problem might not be treatable.You’ll need to monitor the situation to determine if suffering is becoming an issue.