My goldfish Fan tail is attacking my small gold fish, they have been together for over a month now but has only recently started to nibble at the smaller goldfish, how can i stop this
stretch a normal gold fish tail
Plecostomus are famous for attacking and eating goldfish! NEVER put them in a pond or aquarium together. Many people think that plecos are vegetarian, but they are omnivors. If they are hungery, they will eat what ever they can get in their mouths, and gold fish don't swim that fast! Seperate those fish or in time your goldfish will be gone! As long as you are feeding it okay then it shouldn't eat your other fish.
because fish are cannibals
The "Comet" is a variety of Goldfish that has a long, single tail.
Goldfish are naturally attracted to rotting fins, so if your goldfish has rotting fins get a cure for it or change your water. Or, in the other case, if that goldfish is bullying its tankmate, move the bully or victim to another tank or return the bully to the pet store.
Puzzle No 101, Square Goldfish, To divide the fish into four pieces, look at the fish and draw a X across the body of the fish ignoring its tail piece.
Having your goldfishes tail turn white could mean your goldfish is sick but it could also just be new tail growth.When goldfish grow new tail tissue it may appear white or grayish.This usually happens when a goldfish isn't fully grown .If it is new tail growth than it will be on the end and tips of the fish's tail not the whole tail.
The rule of thumb for goldfish is 10 gallons per double tail fish (fancy goldfish) and 20 gallons per single tail goldfish. If your goldfish are overcrowded you can either, buy a second tank, return some of the fish to the petstore, or ask if anyone you know would like to have one of the fish.
The function of a goldfish's tail is to move it around.
it could be finrot, poor water quality, or harrasment from another fish.
No, both male and female goldfish's tails are the same length. The sex of a goldfish does not determine how long a goldfish's tail will be. Usually the parents and what type of variety of goldfish the fish is will.
I have never heard of a "Pond Rocket Goldfish" and I can find no listing for such an animal in any fish reference book. That fact suggests to me that someone has made up name for a fish they didn't know how to identify. If the fish is a basic goldfish shape and has a tail that is very long (about half to one body length) it is probably a "Comet"