Hi all,
Complete aquarium newbie here. I just purchased a tank with someone and it already had lots of goldfish in it. However, there is one which behaves rather strangely. It is always sitting on the bottom of the tank, occasionally just sprinting to the top catching a breath of air so to speak and then letting itself fall back on the gravel by gravity only. After a few seconds, it then burps out a bubble.
Does not feed, does not swim around etc. It has this big bump on its head as well, please see pictures. I do not know if this is normal of this species, but the other goldfish don't have it (although they're orange, not white) and the only other white goldfish in the tank has a red "crown" but not as big as this one.
Is this a tumour? Should I be concerned? I am not sure if the fish is sick or not. I hope one of you out there can recognise this
Thanks!!
Foxy.
Complete aquarium newbie here. I just purchased a tank with someone and it already had lots of goldfish in it. However, there is one which behaves rather strangely. It is always sitting on the bottom of the tank, occasionally just sprinting to the top catching a breath of air so to speak and then letting itself fall back on the gravel by gravity only. After a few seconds, it then burps out a bubble.
Does not feed, does not swim around etc. It has this big bump on its head as well, please see pictures. I do not know if this is normal of this species, but the other goldfish don't have it (although they're orange, not white) and the only other white goldfish in the tank has a red "crown" but not as big as this one.
Is this a tumour? Should I be concerned? I am not sure if the fish is sick or not. I hope one of you out there can recognise this
Thanks!!
Foxy.