help my goldfish

[christy053]

help i bought 3 goldsfish 3 days ago and yesterday i foudn one of them swimming sideways at the surface of the water so i cl3enaed the water out and put the goldifsh in seperate water. the water is treated and the right temoperaure adn i give thme a good goldfish flake food but today i have noticed the ill goldfish has like white fluffy looking stuff near his mouth area nad has been seen to spit it out what is it and could i cure it with salt water as i dont have ime ot go to vet (they all closed now) and i think he might die over night with out something

christy x-x-x-x-x

[B00]

hiya christy, awww, i'm so sorry to hear this- heartbreaking isn't it? One of my tropical fish died tonight, so I know how you feel :-(

Try looking here if none of those look familiar, have a scout round on Google.

My only other suggestion is to go to your nearest fish shop in the morning and ask their opinion.

Good luck, hope he survives the night

xxxx

[B00]

Also might be wise seperating the ill one from the others, use some of the water from existing tank so he's not shocked by the fresh water.

[B00]

oo ooo another thought (sorry!) don't just dump the salt, only need a teaspoon or so, straight in the tank, mix it well with water 1st.

[xWitty_06x]

Hey christy x

I know i might be stating the obvious but your goldfish is dead.It is devastating even if it is only a fish.

Witty_06 x

[2nosey]

hello,

sorry to hear about your fish!

my fish did that but then when i came close it would swim the right way again.it also had the same thing as yours but the white fluffy stuff was on top of it's head. i tried using something called maracyn you put the tablet it some water for it to dissolve then you pour it in to the fish tank. i got mine from ebay its quite cheap but its only available in usa as far as i know.

it sort of worked for me but then it came back again and this time wouldn't go away. i think that it was just a diseased fish to begin with when i got it from the pet store it didn't look as lively as the others but silly me felt sorry for it and bought the fish anyway! thats why you should pick your goldfish carefully (unlike me).

oh and i know hoe you feel boo the same goldfish died last saturday after having it for two years!

hope this helps