If you don't have a pair of fish actively and obviously chasing around like mad spawning, whatever it is you are seeing, I can almost certainly guarantee that they won't be eggs.
The fish may be stressed, or the fish may have a health problem, internally, or externally.
The water temperature could also cause this. An ideal temperature would be around 70 F, but at 30-50 F, fish will slow down, to the extent that they might look dead or in a coma.
well a few years ago one of my goldfish was laying on the bottom of my tank and its because he was bottom feeding maybe your fish is bottom feeding but please make sure its that and if you have any other fish incase its a desese
The usual reason for this is bad water. My advice is for you to do a water change ASAP. Then you really must follow the basic rules of sucessfull fishkeeping if you want to keep fish succesfully. The basic rules are . :- 1 inch of fish must have at least 1 gallon of water.( A goldfish is a 10 inch fish so it needs at least 10 gallons of water) :- Every tank must have a permanently running 'cycled' filter. :- Every tank must have at least 50% of its water replaced every week.
A factor that would cause a goldfish to sit at the bottom of the tank is unfavourable water condition. High ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and low pH are the major poor water conditions. These unfavourable water conditions could cause permanent damage or even death to your goldfish.
High ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and low pH are the major poor water conditions all causes your goldfish to sit in the bottom corner of the tank. These unfavourable water conditions could cause permanent damage or even death to your goldfish.
If your fish are constantly inactive other than feeding time, it's likely to be a water quality issue.
You should regularly test for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates which should be 0, 0, and less than 10 respectively.
Make sure that you are doing regular weekly water changes of at least 50%, that the new water you add is the same temperature as the old water, and that you use the recommended dosage of water conditioner per the instructions on the bottle.
In addition, test the PH level of the tank to ensure that it's at least 7.4 to 7.6 as a significant drop in PH can cause your fish to sit at the bottom and they may even clamp down their fins.
High ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and low pH are the major poor water conditions all causes your goldfish to sit in the bottom corner of the tank. These unfavourable water conditions could cause permanent damage or even death to your goldfish.
Often goldfish do rest on the bottom of the tank, but if this is constant behaviour, then check your water.
If you do not have a test kit, take a sample to your local fish store and have them test for Nitrates, Nitrites and Ammonia as well as PH.
It is stressed, and it could be for many reasons. Water quality, tank environment, swim bladder problems, or overfeeding.
he is probably cold
The goldfish will stay at the bottom, barely able to move, and will appear bloated. In the final stages of dropsy the fish's scales will stick up and the fish will resemble something that resembles a pine cone.
Well goldfish move their fins of course.
Take your goldfish. They will travel.
If your goldfish is staying at the bottom of the tank a lot, make sure that you test the water for nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia - these should be at zero. In addition, also check the PH level in case this has crashes; it should be at least 7.2, but it can be higher if it is normally stable.
Well there is not a whole lot you can do. I recmend (if you have a plant in the fish's environment) that you move your plant in the fish's direction to kind of get him movine
Betta fish sleep on the bottom of the tank. I've never seen one close its eyes but they will often rest on the bottom when there is no action going on around them. Betta like to be around movement. That is why we have my betta fish in our living room.
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Oscillation can occur in any body of water where gentle waves barely touch the bottom or where weak currents move back and forth in shallow water.
It could be. If its swelling and you can barely move it, it probably is
One possibility is brake(s) locking up.
Goldfish and other types of fish do sleep. They do not sleep like people because they must keep moving water over their gills in order to breathe, but they do relax and go into a sleep-like state. They will chill on the bottom of the aquarium and won't move much. They will wake up and move around more if you touch them while they are sleeping, or if you turn on a light because they have no eyelids. This is why you should never leave an aquarium light on all night.
Denser particles would move towards the bottom of the container due to centrifugal force.