Goldfish messed up

[fishkid2]

Okey guys I have a 55 gal freshwater with two oscars, knife fish and a giant goldfish.
I think he has a internal infection, but I can't remember all the names. He is doing the barrel roll and doing a lot of spins. I am surpised though how long he has been living like this. At first I did not see him doing this, but my dad did when I was gone and he did not tell me about it. It's almost been a month now. So far I changed 10 gal of water and of course he is still messed up.
Is there anyway I could help him or is he just going to die soon?
Its not a big deal since he was only 12 cents when I first got him to cycle my tank.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by fishkid2
Okey guys I have a 55 gal freshwater with two oscars, knife fish and a giant goldfish.
I think he has a internal infection, but I can't remember all the names. He is doing the barrel roll and doing a lot of spins. I am surpised though how long he has been living like this. At first I did not see him doing this, but my dad did when I was gone and he did not tell me about it. It's almost been a month now. So far I changed 10 gal of water and of course he is still messed up.
Is there anyway I could help him or is he just going to die soon?
Its not a big deal since he was only 12 cents when I first got him to cycle my tank.
Can you describe his physical appearence? Does his stomach look bloated or are his scales pushed out? Is he breathing abnormally? Is he still eating?

 

[fishkid2]

He is not eating because he is laying on his side all the time now. He is breathing super slow. He does look fat. So would it be bloating infection or bacterial infection or something like that. Plus he always had some scales missing from the oscars, but they usally just grow back and repeat the process.

 

[fishkid2]

What could I do? Change more water? Treat the water?
I sort of need this gold fish for eating off the bottom.
If it does die, do you think a pictis cat would work?

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by fishkid2
What could I do? Change more water? Treat the water?
I sort of need this gold fish for eating off the bottom.
If it does die, do you think a pictis cat would work?
Do you have another tank you can put him in? A goldfish in a tank with oscars is incredibly cruel. He is just a play toy for them. If it is dropsey or another disease, we wil not know unless he is out of that stressful environment. You can syphon the gravel durring water changes. Please do not put another fish in there to be tortured by the oscars.

 

[sepulatian]

You have two oscars and a knife fish? ALL of them eat goldfish. Please remove him. If you don't want him, see if someone near you does or give him to your LFS.

 

[fishkid2]

THe knife fish is only less then a foot. The goldfish is bigger then the knife. The godfish is almost as big then the oscars. SO the knife fish does not really do anything. I never saw my knifefish try to hurt someone.

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
You have two oscars and a knife fish? ALL of them eat goldfish. Please remove him. If you don't want him, see if someone near you does or give him to your LFS.
I agree. The biggest problem might be that he is in a tank with 2 fish (the oscars) that want to eat him. I wouldn't be feeling too well or too excited to eat, either.
If the fish dies, a larger cat would be a much better choice, keeping in mind that most cats get a fairly nice size.

 

[mumbulog]

It may not be a common thing, but oscars and goldfish have been kept successfully before. I've done it, it depends on the size of the goldfish.

 

[fishkid2]

I could try to put him in my friends pond. But would that make him worse since he is laying on the ground and not eating. He has koi in there right now so would they attack him?