zoey - 2012-02-16 Hi, my name Zoey. I have 3 fish - a black moor, red oranda and a tranquil. They all get on well but as I only had all my fish like only 10/weeks now. Me and my family have seen that my red oranda fish has a little bigger belly then a few weeks ago if she has eggs? When will I know? Do I put her in a new tank till the eggs are born or do I ask the owner please help
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-02-17 Normally if the Goldfish was pregnant to others would be chasing it aroung the tank waiting for the eggs to release to be fertilized and some eaten. Try cutting the feeding down may be just gaining weight.
Lee - 2011-10-10 I have a red oranda with black tips on the fins and tail. Last week, there's dark (almost black) shading appeared on both his gills. Is this a health problem or a sign of him maturing, for example?? Please help xx
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Ashley - 2011-12-28 Don't panic. This happened to me too. I did reasearch and found your oranda changes like this when they age. good luck!
vipin - 2011-12-09 hi.. i have a red cap oranda..i bought tis one with a Ryukin goldfish..but after 2 days ryukin died,, again after 2 months i gt 1 mre ryukin goldfish..he also died in 2 days in same fashion lik the old1.. every tme i leave a goldfish wth oranda.. oranda stick wth tht goldfish is she harming tht goldfish?? wch goldfish i should brng tis time..please specify the name?????/
Rob - 2011-09-05 I have an all orange oranda, a pretty good size and a silver goldfish in a 30 gallon. I tried to put an orange goldfish in and these 2 were picking on him. So we had to take them out. Do orandas and a bigger goldfish get along with 4 black moors, one is a baby, and a telescopic? I was thinking of putting the 2 with the others cause I have a 75 gallon.
susan - 2010-09-28 Hi I have a new filter the one where water gets sucked in and pours out of top but after a couple of days it has reduced to a trickle is this normal?
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steve - 2011-08-15 Could be time to clean your filter.
Robin - 2011-08-31 That is not normal. The flow should stay the same as it was when you first set it up. Clean out you filter, change your carbon and, look for any clogs.
Simon - 2010-09-19 My redcap oranda looks like there is water inside his wen. He swims upside down or with his head facing down which looks heavy with water and is drawn towards the bottom. Has anyone ever encountered this?
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ST - 2010-10-09 It sounds like he has air in his belly this comes from them eating at the top of the tank it will cause them to swim butt up or even upside down soak frozen peas in some tank water then squeeze the meat out of them (only a couple) this will help release the air.
Robin - 2011-06-25 I don't know anything about water in his ren. It is more likely that your fish has swim blatter disease. (It is really a disorder not a disease.) It just means his swim bladder is deformend and he is prone to storing gasses which make him float upside down. His condition can be managed through his diet. Stay away from flaked food. I feed mostly mine peas, and frozen bood worms. You can also feed them lettace, spinach, carrots and other frozen fish foods. Feed him peas when ever he gets really floaty it should help.
chey - 2011-07-07 This is called swim bladder, it is usually caused by swallowing to much air from eating pelllets from the top of the tank, resulting in floating, or head down swimming. This can be reversed by feeding your fish a few skined peas, perferably frozen, not caned and presoaking your fish food befor you put it in the tank, even if you have sinking food.
gary - 2011-07-31 I had this same problem with my orando’s, it was like this for a week, and it’s called swim bladder and very often happens to orando's. Let me assure you it is not going to die. I did a 90% water change and altered their diet, one day it's flake food which is sometimes the best thing to do as some flake food can cause swim bladder, then alternate to peas out the skin and tomatoes. This worked great for me, remember orando’s eat fruit in their natural habitat as well, giving them fruit will help with swim bladder it stops constipation in the bladder, if you notice long strips of excrement from the orando’s then that’s because he is constipated. Please remember when feeding fruit keep the portions down to small pieces, you do not want the fruit sitting too long on the bottom of your tank, so small portion and eatable sizes. Hope this has helped, my orando’s are very healthy now and I think it’s just down to good management of the fish tank along with fruit in their diet. Gary Holtom
susan - 2010-09-30 When can I change all the water in my tank? I have had a filter in there since Saturday and the water absolutely stinks! The water is clear and the fish are fine but it smells really bad when I lift the lid to feed them.
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Ivy - 2011-07-12 Issues 1) You could have mold on your lid. 2) Is it the fish food that is stinking? 3) Does your filter have a ton of poo and crud in it? Mabey its time for a change. 4) What kind of fish do you got in there? Too many maybe?
Ashley - 2010-11-19 I have a red and black oranda. I have had him for a month now and he has been doing great. Today I noticed that his black "cap is losing its color and is almost all orange..is there something wrong with him or is this normal?
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Anonymous - 2010-12-13 Because you have way too many fish in your small tank.
Heidi - 2010-12-28 My all black orange (Obama) also turned orange. He survived for quite some time after this occurrence, however he is no longer with us. I have often wondered if one was related to the other.
steve - 2011-02-20 It's all to do with the lighting that you have I've had this problem as well and I'm using an L.E.D.
Robin - 2011-06-25 I also had a red and black and over the month or 2 that I have had him his black has slowly grown out. I don't know if this is just normal or something having to do with the conditions of his tank or diet. (He also has swim bladder disorder.)
Ivy - 2011-07-12 Probably. It's Red Cap Male Chocolate Female Good luck!
The Oranda Goldfish is like a Veiltail Goldfish but with a bit shorter tail, and develops a hood similar to the Lionhead Goldfish!
I have four calico oranda goldfishes. How do you know which is which how long do they take to grow?
Really can't tell till they are mature. The male will be longer and more slender.
Should I have salt in my gold fish water?
You can add a tablespoon per 10 gallons. It is not necessary though. They do fine without it.
Hi, my name Zoey. I have 3 fish - a black moor, red oranda and a tranquil. They all get on well but as I only had all my fish like only 10/weeks now. Me and my family have seen that my red oranda fish has a little bigger belly then a few weeks ago if she has eggs? When will I know? Do I put her in a new tank till the eggs are born or do I ask the owner please help
Normally if the Goldfish was pregnant to others would be chasing it aroung the tank waiting for the eggs to release to be fertilized and some eaten. Try cutting the feeding down may be just gaining weight.
I have a red oranda with black tips on the fins and tail. Last week, there's dark (almost black) shading appeared on both his gills. Is this a health problem or a sign of him maturing, for example?? Please help xx
Don't panic. This happened to me too. I did reasearch and found your oranda changes like this when they age. good luck!
hi..
i have a red cap oranda..i bought tis one with a Ryukin goldfish..but after 2 days ryukin died,,
again after 2 months i gt 1 mre ryukin goldfish..he also died in 2 days in same fashion lik the old1..
every tme i leave a goldfish wth oranda..
oranda stick wth tht goldfish
is she harming tht goldfish??
wch goldfish i should brng tis time..please specify the name?????/
I have an all orange oranda, a pretty good size and a silver goldfish in a 30 gallon. I tried to put an orange goldfish in and these 2 were picking on him. So we had to take them out. Do orandas and a bigger goldfish get along with 4 black moors, one is a baby, and a telescopic? I was thinking of putting the 2 with the others cause I have a 75 gallon.
Hi I have a new filter the one where water gets sucked in and pours out of top but after a couple of days it has reduced to a trickle is this normal?
Could be time to clean your filter.
That is not normal. The flow should stay the same as it was when you first set it up. Clean out you filter, change your carbon and, look for any clogs.
My redcap oranda looks like there is water inside his wen. He swims upside down or with his head facing down which looks heavy with water and is drawn towards the bottom. Has anyone ever encountered this?
It sounds like he has air in his belly this comes from them eating at the top of the tank it will cause them to swim butt up or even upside down soak frozen peas in some tank water then squeeze the meat out of them (only a couple) this will help release the air.
I don't know anything about water in his ren. It is more likely that your fish has swim blatter disease. (It is really a disorder not a disease.) It just means his swim bladder is deformend and he is prone to storing gasses which make him float upside down. His condition can be managed through his diet. Stay away from flaked food. I feed mostly mine peas, and frozen bood worms. You can also feed them lettace, spinach, carrots and other frozen fish foods. Feed him peas when ever he gets really floaty it should help.
This is called swim bladder, it is usually caused by swallowing to much air from eating pelllets from the top of the tank, resulting in floating, or head down swimming. This can be reversed by feeding your fish a few skined peas, perferably frozen, not caned and presoaking your fish food befor you put it in the tank, even if you have sinking food.
I had this same problem with my orando’s, it was like this for a week, and it’s called swim bladder and very often happens to orando's. Let me assure you it is not going to die. I did a 90% water change and altered their diet, one day it's flake food which is sometimes the best thing to do as some flake food can cause swim bladder, then alternate to peas out the skin and tomatoes. This worked great for me, remember orando’s eat fruit in their natural habitat as well, giving them fruit will help with swim bladder it stops constipation in the bladder, if you notice long strips of excrement from the orando’s then that’s because he is constipated. Please remember when feeding fruit keep the portions down to small pieces, you do not want the fruit sitting too long on the bottom of your tank, so small portion and eatable sizes. Hope this has helped, my orando’s are very healthy now and I think it’s just down to good management of the fish tank along with fruit in their diet. Gary Holtom
When can I change all the water in my tank? I have had a filter in there since Saturday and the water absolutely stinks! The water is clear and the fish are fine but it smells really bad when I lift the lid to feed them.
Issues
1) You could have mold on your lid.
2) Is it the fish food that is stinking?
3) Does your filter have a ton of poo and crud in it? Mabey its time for a change.
4) What kind of fish do you got in there? Too many maybe?
I have a red and black oranda. I have had him for a month now and he has been doing great. Today I noticed that his black "cap is losing its color and is almost all orange..is there something wrong with him or is this normal?
Because you have way too many fish in your small tank.
My all black orange (Obama) also turned orange. He survived for quite some time after this occurrence, however he is no longer with us. I have often wondered if one was related to the other.
It's all to do with the lighting that you have I've had this problem as well and I'm using an L.E.D.
I also had a red and black and over the month or 2 that I have had him his black has slowly grown out. I don't know if this is just normal or something having to do with the conditions of his tank or diet. (He also has swim bladder disorder.)
Probably. It's
Red Cap Male
Chocolate Female
Good luck!