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Why is your goldfish fat and its scales are sticking out is it pregnant?
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∙ 14y ago
Your Goldfish is not pregnant it has a deadly disease called 'Dropsy'. So the prognosis is very bad. This disease is usually caused by the fish being kept in poor water conditions. There is no known, reliable cure for this disease the fish will die.
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∙ 12y agoMaybe because it been fed too much or maybe it has a disease or its just naturally like that
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My goldfish is really fat is it pregnant?
Goldfish are egg laying fish, so they do not get pregnant. If your fish is female and appears fat, it's possible that she is full of eggs, but she will either release them on her own, or reabsorb them.
How long do goldfish stay pregnant how can you tell?
Goldfish don't get pregnant. When a Goldie is in spawning condition a female will get fat with eggs, then "lay" them and the male will fertilise them externally. It's only when a Goldie is a couple of years old and in spawning condition that they get like this.
How do you know if you're fish is just fat or pregnant?
Goldfish don't get pregnant. They lay eggs (ova). If it is springtime in your part of the world then female goldfish could well have their ovaries full of eggs and be ready to spawn. If they do not spawn, the eggs will be reabsorbed by the body.
What do you do if your goldfish is fat and not swimming right?
If it looks fat because its scales are sticking out like a rasp or file the fish is dying and has a disease called Dropsy. If it is not swimming right that is usually caused by the same kind of things but the problem this time is with its swim bladder. These problems are usually caused by bad water conditions (Insufficent water changes, overcrowding, too small a tank, poorly set up filter etc). MY advice is do a water change ASAP.
How come some goldfish have fat stomachs?
Their are many varieties of goldfish, however goldfish with fat or potbellied stomachs are classified into the "Egg Bodied" goldfish category. Egg Bodied goldfish are their own distinct group of fancy goldfish which all have an unusually large abdomen. The most popular goldfish in this group are the Orandas, Ranchus, lionheads, and the pearl scale/Hama Nishiki.
Your goldfish has got very fat?
Don't get your hopes, high, because goldfishes DO NOT, umm... become pregnant. Most probably, it might have a case of dropsy. Quarantine it immediately (I don't know if dropsy is infectious, but don't risk it.) and examine it closely. If its scales are protruding, the fish is doomed. If there is no signs of anything like that, relax. It is most probably ... carrying eggs? and there is no disease infecting it.
How do you know if your goldfish will lay eggs?
They will be really fat.
Is the book your big fat zombie goldfish a novel?
No
Does Tanita sell body fat scales?
Tanita does indeed sell body fat scales. They sell many different types of scales as well. I am including a link to a body fat scale sold on the Tanita website, http://www.tanita.com/en/bf683w-scale/
How can you tell how much body fat you have without scales?
Online Body Fat calcuator or fat calipers.
How do you know if your fancy goldfish is going to lay eggs?
if your goldfish id going to get fat if not fatter regardles of how fancyscmansy it is als don't forget you need a guy goldfish to fertilize them
Why is your goldfish so fat he or she is ready to burst?
It is physically impossible for a goldfish to burst on their own. It may be a female who is about to lay some eggs.
