| There are several goldfish diseases that
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| | parasitic organisms that live off of your
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| can threaten the health of your aquatic
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| | fish. Once they get into the tank, they
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| pet, but if you provide the proper tank
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| | need to be taken care of quickly because
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| maintenance and make sure that the water
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| | they will actually multiply and infect
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| is of good quality there will be less of
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| | all the fish in the tank. That's why it's
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| a chance of your fish getting sick.
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| | important when buying new fish for yout
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| Goldfish can actually live for quite some
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| | tank that you inspect them carefully to
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| time - many years - if cared for
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| | make sure that they don't have Ich that
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| properly, but many of them do not receive
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| | can be introduced into your fish.
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| the care they need and die of diseases
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| | Another goldfish disease to look out for
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| when they are relatively young.
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| | is fin rot or tail rot. This is actually
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| But how do you know if your fish is sick?
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| | a bacterial infection which starts on the
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| One way is to be sure to observe your
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| | injured part of a fin. It's important to
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| fish every day. After all, isn't that why
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| | keep a lookout for this disease if there
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| you adopted him? Be sure that you know
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| | are other fishes that knit at your
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| his regular routine and if you see him
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| | goldfishes fins. What happens is the
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| acting strange in any way, this might
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| | bacteria gets into the injury and starts
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| indicate that a closer inspection is
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| | eating away at the tissue he can eat up
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| needed to rule out any type of illness.
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| | into the fish's body if left untreated.
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| Most aquarium fish diseases can be
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| | Some goldfish naturally have large
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| successfully treated if caught early
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| | bulbous eyes but there is also a disease
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| enough so keep a keen eye!
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| | called Popeye that can happen to your
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| One such disease is Ichtyopthirius -
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| | goldfish as well as other fish in the
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| simply known as Ich. This is quite common
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| | tank. if you notice that your fishes eyes
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| in many fish including goldfish and
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| | are sticking out a bit more than usual,
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| appears as small white fuzzies on their
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| | you might want to put your fish in a
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| scales. It goes unnoticed quite a bit as
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| | hospital tank and be sure he doesn't come
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| it can appear to be just a bubble or
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| | in contact with other fish until this is
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| something benign. These are actually
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| | treated.
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