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Terry Fox - 2011-12-14
I've had shubunkins for several months and just recently I have noticed a piece of its tail fin broke off, not sure what happened but it doesn't look like fin rot. Could you posibly give me answer about it?

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David Le - 2012-02-10
Just give them any type of fruit with a lot of vitamin C and watch them slowly grow it back

Kaya Penelope - 2012-02-09
I previously posted here regarding my Black Moor (a year ago) and at that time knew NOTHING about these awesome fish! I started with a 20 gallon tank and feeding koi pellets. Now Marvin is in a 44 gallon tank and is fed a mix of nori, blood worms, peas, and fish veggie flakes. I make little ice cubes with the above ingredients mixed together and defrost one at a time. Marvin is about 8 inches long with fin and without, about 5 inches. She does have discoloration on her 'butt', not sure what else to call that portion of her body? Unfortunately every time I tried to introduce a new fish, it just didn't work out. One died of fin rot and the other died of anchor worm and infected Marvin as well. At one point she had approximately 35 of those suckers!! Thank goodness she is a larger fish so my husband and I were able to tweeze them off and medicate her after the fact (melafix/salt baths). We change 25% of her water weekly and 75% about every month or so. Here is my new worry, being a fish hypochondriac, today I noticed her floating, like she is nodding off and then 'comes to' and swims or shimmies a bit and then starts to sink a little. I am sure water is good, no diet change and I cannot see any other issue but the discoloration? It is light gold, about the size of a quarter. She is a fat fish, definitely doesn't starve. Help? I wish I could put a picture up here.

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Charlie Roche - 2012-02-09
WOW definitely sounds like you know what you are doing. I don't know from description what it could be. Try looking at symptoms in Fish Disease
Kaya Penelope - 2012-02-09
Thank you Charlie! I read something in my google searches about 'de-skinning' the peas? I did so, as I thought she may be constipated, and she went after them quickly and ate many! I will do this for the next 2 days and see what happens. I love this fish tons. She has a great personality and I toy with the idea of her very own facebook page.

Anonymous - 2012-02-06
I have a black moor goldfish and it is turning white one of its eye is white all over what is wrong with it.

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Charlie Roche - 2012-02-07
Scroll up to symptoms in this article Fish Disease and look at cloudy eye cuz that sounds like what you have going on. Recommended treatment is listed.

julieann berry - 2012-02-01
Hi, I have got 3 fantails had them about 2 month 1 white 2 black. The black ones keep sniffin the white ones but are they picking on it? Do I need to split them?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-02-01
Proably nothing. Possibly the white one is a female and the other two are males. Unless you see agression - don't worry.

meee - 2012-01-31
Hello I need help my one year old black Moore has gone bright orange and sinks, she can't swim. Whats wrong with her?
Her tank mate is fine

Anyone - 2012-01-29
HELP! I have 2 of the fish and one of them is "sniffing" the other but. How what is happening? How long is it going to be pregnant? Help im only 11! HELP!

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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-30
When the female is carrying eggs - somehow the male knows this and he will start to push her or push at her abdomen until the eggs are released. He will then fertilize the eggs. How long? That depends on the age of your fish. They will figurew out when.

Trystal M Blackburn - 2012-01-12
I need help please. I have an old second nature whisper filter and its making bubbles which never did it before, even though its making bubbles is it doing its job?

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Trystal M Blackburn - 2012-01-17
Well I have to put the air hose under the plate where it holds everything and the tank is getting more cloudy in a few days without a filter . . what to do I looked before I posted some help and there is no damage to the filter

brianna - 2012-01-15
I bought two fantail goldfish yesterday and the white one is constantly chasing the red one. I'm worried the red one might die from stress. Any advice?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-16
Just watch them and give them a few days to settle in and determine who is the BOSS. Things should quiet down. Are there decorations etc for them to hide if necessary? If not just put a coffeee mug in there and lay it sideways.

Ethan Campbell Mcbarpbelliller - 2012-01-14
I had two 1.5 in. Fantails in a 3 gall. Tank. I recently put them in a 20 gallon tank then added a 4-5 in. Rykun a 1-2in. Lionhead goldfish , a 2.5 in rykun, and a 1 in. Albino cory cat I also have a 400 wat filter plants and a heater is this good for my fish????

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Ethan Campbell Mcbarpbelliller - 2012-01-14
Ik this and I was planning to get a bigger tank in about 3-4 months but I'm concerned of how much to feed them
Charlie Roche - 2012-01-14
You might want to do some reading on size of tanks required for your fish. The fantails as adults are going to go about 6 inches and would require something around 20 gallons for the two adult fantails. You have added a number of other fish that will get larger into a 20 gallon and that 20 gallon tank is just not going to be large enough to insure the health and growth of the fish you have added.

Trystal M Blackburn - 2012-01-11
Is there anyway to post a pic or video?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-01-11
Sure can. Go to Post photo and just up load your photos into Animal World.

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