Jesper

I guess I have to start thinking about euthanasia then. I don't like it but I don't think he's having a very nice life right now. Thanks for the help!

So after a few weeks of handfeeding the fish and treating it with some antibiotics and adding extra vitamins the situation is still the same. It's like he can't go straight up anymore. While all my other little fish are doing great and keep growing (they are even starting to get more of a goldfish shape) the sick one doesn't seem to change one bit. He isn't growing and spends most of it's time laying around at the bottom of the tank. I don't think he's going to get any better at this point. What should I do with him? I don't feel it's humane to just let him continue like this for the rest of his life but I don't really know what to do with him. Do you have any ideas?

I'm feeding them brine shrimp because I read that normal fish food isn't good for baby goldfish. Nitrate: around 50 Nitrite: 0 Chlorine: also 0. I clean the filter every other week. I read somewhere that water quality can be a cause for this type of behaviour so I put them in a bigger tank and I'm checking water values more often. Could it be that the water quality in the previous tank they were in was bad and that made him sick? Will he get better now that he's swimming in clean water if that's the case? Thanks for the info about the peas. I'll stop using them from now on. Should I take out the gravel?

I'm feeding them brine shrimp because I read that normal fish food isn't good for baby goldfish. Nitrate: around 50 Nitrite: 0 Chlorine: also 0. I clean the filter every other week. I read somewhere that water quality can be a cause for this type of behaviour so I put them in a bigger tank and I'm checking water values more often. Could it be that the water quality in the previous tank they were in was bad and that made him sick? Will he get better now that he's swimming in clean water if that's the case? Thanks for the info about the peas. I'll stop using them from now on. Should I take out the gravel?

Hello everyone, A couple of months ago my goldfish lay eggs and I hatched a couple of them. I have four baby goldfish left and they are coming along nicely, however, the smallest of the fish is having some trouble. He can't swim properly anymore. He keeps going upside down or on his side. He keeps sinking to the bottom of the tank and he just lays there. The other fish are all quite a bit bigger too. First I thought maybe he was having problems with his swimming bladder so I fed him some peas. That has not helped yet. I'm trying if fasting for 3 days will help but he doesn't seem to get any better. I would really hate to lose him because I love watching them grow up. Does anyone know what the problem could be or what I can do to help? I'm really struggling to find answers specific to goldfish fry with this problem so maybe someone has some experience with this? Thank in advance for the help!