Yes, they certainly can heal, but you need to take extra care to make sure that your tank water is as clean as possible.
Goldfish do not have legs. Goldfish do have fins, although the number of fins will depend on the type of goldfish.
a goldfish uses his/her fins for direction when it swims.
fins fins
If one goldfish is always chasing another goldfish, and the goldfish being chased has ripped or torn fins, they are probably fighting. Remove the aggresive fish and put it in another tank or fish bowl. If you are ever in Chelmsford, MA, go to Fins&Feathers Pet Store. They are the best, and they have the healthiest pets. Just tell them Erin sent you.
A goldfish has about 1,500 bones inside of it.
no they don't loose there fins if they do they die.
Well goldfish move their fins of course.
A goldfish that is healthy will swim around with their fins up and behave as you expect a fish to behave.When a fish is ill, it may spend all of it's time sitting on the bottom of the tank, they may have their fins clamped against their body, or they are surfacing at the top of the tank for air.There may also be other signs such as a problem floating upright, blood red streaks in their fins, fungus on their body, sores, or even torn fins just to name a few possibilities.
The fins develop on a goldfish fry after about a couple days after they are hatched. Until then, they are not free swimming and look like a tadpole.
Sometimes goldfish might show a slight amount of aggression, particularly if the aggressor is male and the smaller one is a female.If possible, you may want to consider separating them for the time being and allowing the smaller one's fins to heal.
The common goldfish because its fins are not too delicate
There are many fins on a goldfish that act in stabilization. The two major ones are the pelvic and pectorals. The anal fins also help in stabilization but they don't play as large of a role in it.