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Posted	Sick fish
09-12-2006 12:54 by AndreaC	Hi. My blackmoore is really not its self. I noticed a week ago he wasnt eating properly. When I feed the fish he wasnt going eagerly to get the food but would slowly rummage at the bottom where hardly any falls to. He has been slowly going sluggish and top dorsel fin is clamped down. Now since yesturday he is just sitting at bottom of the tank looking real miserable. Ive checked the water an its fine, the others are fine also. I havent a clue what is wrong. Any suggestions pleae.
09-12-2006 13:08 by Bogwoodbruce	Don't know, i used to have these problems with fancy goldfish in the past. Is there enough oxygen in the water.
09-12-2006 13:18 by Danny Boy	oxygen wont be the issue or the fish would be constantly at the top of the tank. platy suffer from clamped fins when they age, its not something ive ever been able to identify from one fish to another. although im not saying that clamped fins means a fish is old. it could be that your fish is constipated, i know with tropical fish we feed peas but cannot be sure if that can also apply to cold water fish with a lower metabolic rate
09-12-2006 13:26 by Bogwoodbruce	Maybe theres an internal problem?
09-12-2006 14:29 by AndreaC	Oxeygon is fine. I feed pease and veg regulary in there diet and he has just done a poo which looks great. I just put in bloodworms today and he ate some tha managed to get to bottom of the tank. How would I know if ts an internal problem? He can swimm ok but is choosing not to. The very few times he is swimming he moves ok and the fin may go up for a second and then dwon again. Im really puzzled but he dont seem happy at all. I wasnt sure about getting a blackmoore as Ive heard they die easy, if this one does I ownt get anymore
09-12-2006 14:32 by Danny Boy	a water change right now will do more good than harm. id do 30% and see if he perks up a little
09-12-2006 16:12 by keith t	try adding some goldfish salt
09-12-2006 16:16 by paul stevens	And don't for get the tartar sauce.
09-12-2006 16:45 by telboy	black moors will like the temp slightly higher than most other "coldwater" fish/fancies
09-12-2006 19:06 by AndreaC	I did a water change last night and added salt (sorry out of tarter sauce) lol. Telboy, What temp is best fro them then? Ive actualy turned the heating off in this room as i wondered if the water may be to warm. Hve to say since then he has picked up a little
09-12-2006 19:10 by paul stevens	Keep them about 80f 27c that will keep the germs at bay.
09-12-2006 20:10 by Danny Boy	no it wont paul that will give them whitespot. coldwater fish should be kept in water no hotter than 72f
09-12-2006 20:48 by paul stevens	Sorry i miss read that. Ignore my last post andrea.
10-12-2006 01:58 by djjaye	blackmoors are fine goldfish ive got 2 and had them for 2years or so. ive had swimming issues in the past but a strict bottom feed ( gold japan food ) sorted that out. now they swim around with my fantails and pearscales and others fine. hope he/she perks up soon m8. also maybe try other foods.
10-12-2006 11:23 by AndreaC	I panicked then at that high temp Water is at 70f always has been, how would o raise it that little bit higher Last night at about 10pm she picked up somewhat (infact alot) she was swimming round the tank like she had just been given speed she was also nipping and chasing other fish stressing them out a bit Thismorning when I woke she was pretty active swimming normal and now in the last hour she is back at bottom of tank again with dorsel fin clamped down looking miserable as anything I dont get it. It seems to be every time we put some sort of heating on in this room which we have to as this is a cold room. Maybe she likes the water colder or maybe she is now nocturnal and partying all night so knackered through day Really odd behaviour and its concerning me. If a was looking at a tank full of fish and choosing one to buy I definatly wouldnt pick her.
11-12-2006 12:12 by tasha	one of my moores isnt lookin good at all hes at the bottom all the time and is gettin very under weight i dnt no wt to do i make sure he eats but he dosent seem botherd hes been like it for a week or so all the other fish are fine includin my other moore
11-12-2006 13:12 by AndreaC	Tasha, sounds like mine Though today he seems to be a little more lively. I have noticed on my pearscale the white is turning a yellowish colour like its discoloured Seems fine and active.
11-12-2006 18:37 by bluboy	it could be constipated like others said try peas. or laxatives joking it could have worms
12-12-2006 19:15 by tasha	andrea my morre looked so bad last night so i got some blood worm and fed him for an hour on his own and today his fin is up and he looks bright as nefin try the blood worm
21-12-2006 11:58 by AndreaC	lol. I just posted simular in other post. They have bloodworm as part of diet anyway. The blackmoore is alot better now, still has odd moments at sitting at bottom loking depressed but most time now is swimming happily about
22-12-2006 09:24 by Alan	It was probably some sort of internal infection it happens some times and the fish normally fight it off themselves if the water is kept spot on keep on top of water changes or possibly do more and make sure you clean the substrate at every water change using a siphon gravel cleaner this will keep back ground bacteria as low as possible.
31-12-2006 16:22 by AndreaC	Thanks. yeh im using a siphon gravel cleaner and the water seems to be ok. Apart from the oranda dieing the others are all ok and very well

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