My two black moors have a swollen bellies. they seems to be swimming fine. is it a disease maybe swim bladder disease?how can i help them?or am i feeding them too much?

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• i waited to see if they were pregnant, but i dont think they are, i know they were getting fed too much, so i reduced the amount of food, and one of them was going toilet for 3days straight,and her belly has gone down a good bit. shes swimming fine but the other one is now, sticking to one place in the tank, it varies from the top to the bottom, right to left. im thinking if could quite possibly be swim bladder now, but i dont want to treat her for it if im not completely sure. i dont think its dropsy either cause her scales are fine, theyre not sticking out...ive heard about feeding them defrosted peas to get rid of the trapped air...is this the right way to go?

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  by Anonymous on October 20th, 2009

• It's a common problem with these types of fancy goldfish. As with almost any animal that has been breed to look how we want them to look :)

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  by Sandy - Sand on October 20th, 2009

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• no, i didnt even think of that, i only have them a month. how would i know?

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  by Anonymous on September 29th, 2009

• Well, you probably wouldn't. I thought I should suggest it though, because if they are you might want to think about getting them a brooding net so the babies don't get eaten. Good luck. :)

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  by call me Kat on September 29th, 2009

• i waited to see if they were pregnant, but i dont think they are, i know they were getting fed too much, so i reduced the amount of food, and one of them was going toilet for 3days straight,and her belly has gone down a good bit. shes swimming fine but the other one is now, sticking to one place in the tank, it varies from the top to the bottom, right to left. im thinking if could quite possibly be swim bladder now, but i dont want to treat her for it if im not completely sure. i dont think its dropsy either cause her scales are fine, theyre not sticking out...ive heard about feeding them defrosted peas to get rid of the trapped air...is this the right way to go?

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  by Anonymous on October 20th, 2009

• I never heard of feeding them peas, so can't say if it is a good idea. Keep feeding them less and see if that solves their swollen belly problems. Isolate the one still having problems, and try the peas on that one for a day or two. I hope they get better!

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  by call me Kat on October 21st, 2009

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