zenkatydid
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i have a 1 year old fantail goldfish fry in a 2 gallon tank along with a fern to act as a filter. i also normally do 50% water changes weekly, but have been lax recently as we've been moving house. the little guy is also deformed - his mouth is kinda to one side and he's got an odd-shaped belly, but he's always been like this. he's about 2cm long.
the last few days he hasn't been looking so good. right now he seems to be hanging vertically in the bottom corners a lot, head down. he still swims around occasionally, but seems labored - it seems almost difficult to get to the surface of the water. could this be water quality-related? i did a water change yesterday when i realised i had skipped a week, and he seemed to really perk up after that, but today is back to being head down. what else could it be? i hope his deformities aren't catching up with him
the last few days he hasn't been looking so good. right now he seems to be hanging vertically in the bottom corners a lot, head down. he still swims around occasionally, but seems labored - it seems almost difficult to get to the surface of the water. could this be water quality-related? i did a water change yesterday when i realised i had skipped a week, and he seemed to really perk up after that, but today is back to being head down. what else could it be? i hope his deformities aren't catching up with him