Hi there,
I wasn't sure where else to put this so I thought I'd try here ?.
I've got two goldfish, both over 10 years old now, and we've just put them into a 150L tank - big I know but they're happy!
One of them, Tim, has what we believe to be carp pox. We know there's nothing we can do for that except keep the water fresh. But, he's got quite a few of them now, including big ones on his head, but, he looks content with life.
Our other fish in the tank, thing 2 ( yes there was a thing 1 and I did name them at age 10), is okay though and seemingly unaffected.
Today we've noticed two things with them.
Firstly, Tim seems to be spitting his food out. He will bite the flake and then spit it out in two. He did the same when we put aphnia (spelt wrong I think but the frozen stuff you defrost for them ) in today. I've concluded that it's my mum feeding them too much, which is easily possible, so have said no more food for a few days to help him clear his gut - although this may be wrong, would appreciate advice!
Secondly, thing 2 seems to keep nudging Tim. It does not seem that they are biting or aggressive, more of a float alongside and pat. We're not sure if it's an attempt at mating where Tim isnt into it, or if it's noticing he's weakening more than we can see, or something else???
I've attached some pictures of them. Tim is the orange with the lumps and thing two is the yellow.
If anybody knows, even if it is where to repost this, or what might be going on, I'd be super grateful!
I wasn't sure where else to put this so I thought I'd try here ?.
I've got two goldfish, both over 10 years old now, and we've just put them into a 150L tank - big I know but they're happy!
One of them, Tim, has what we believe to be carp pox. We know there's nothing we can do for that except keep the water fresh. But, he's got quite a few of them now, including big ones on his head, but, he looks content with life.
Our other fish in the tank, thing 2 ( yes there was a thing 1 and I did name them at age 10), is okay though and seemingly unaffected.
Today we've noticed two things with them.
Firstly, Tim seems to be spitting his food out. He will bite the flake and then spit it out in two. He did the same when we put aphnia (spelt wrong I think but the frozen stuff you defrost for them ) in today. I've concluded that it's my mum feeding them too much, which is easily possible, so have said no more food for a few days to help him clear his gut - although this may be wrong, would appreciate advice!
Secondly, thing 2 seems to keep nudging Tim. It does not seem that they are biting or aggressive, more of a float alongside and pat. We're not sure if it's an attempt at mating where Tim isnt into it, or if it's noticing he's weakening more than we can see, or something else???
I've attached some pictures of them. Tim is the orange with the lumps and thing two is the yellow.
If anybody knows, even if it is where to repost this, or what might be going on, I'd be super grateful!