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by Hannah on April 4th, 2007

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Our goldfish is on its side and bend over just floating with the water and has been for a day but is still slightly breathing, is it dying? By the way a few years ago it chnaged clour from orange to white is this normal?

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  • by - retroglide - on February 25th, 2008

    - retroglide -

    Here are some reasons a fish may develop a bent spine.

    * If born that way, the fish may have a genetic abnormality.

    * If born that way, the fish may have incurred a developmental problem while growing inside the egg. This could be related to diseases, temperature, injury, etc.

    * If the fish was shocked via a faulty heater, pump, etc. or via lighting (striking a pond or surging through a house), this can result in a bent spine.

    * A severe injury can bend the spine. Normally though if broken, the fish would die right away.

    * Fish tuberculosis sometimes results in a gradual development of the curvature of the spine. I have seen this often in zebra danios but also in a golden orfe and a few other species. A fish with this condition (fish tuberculosis with a bent spine) is often also anorexic. See this section for more on fish tuberculosis.

    * Certain vitamin deficiences can result in spine curvature.

    * It seems that many fish nearing the ends of their lives get bent spines which usually match one of the above problems but sometimes do not.

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  • by Larry on February 20th, 2008

    Larry

    Ok, so i had 4 goldfish originally, recently like 2 yrs ago, my gold goldfish was bending and was floating n the water, now im kinda a fish expert since ive kept my fis for about 13 years now,although i think that ur fish has a common spine dislocation. It has been picked on alot y other goldfish, and will unfortunatey not live longer

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  • by trouble... staying calm on July 30th, 2007

    trouble... staying calm

    Maybe he's just resting.

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  • by ChrisDG on July 30th, 2007

    ChrisDG

    Goldfish also turn white if they don't get enough exposure to sunlight.

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  • by fishboy on July 30th, 2007

    fishboy

    Well i think your buddy might be moving to a fish bowl in the sky but changing colour sounds like a diease.

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