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A common cause of this in living goldfish is a condition known as swimbladder. The swimbladder controls buoyancy, if there's a problem with it the fish may float to the surface. You can get treatment for it at a pet shop, usually drops that you add to the water. Hope this helps!

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there probly isnt enough air circulation through the pond, or your fish is sick or tired

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