what does a pregnant vail fin gold fish look like?

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cassandra

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does any one have a gold fish picture of one that is pregnant. never seen a fish that was pregnant so just wondering. or what are the signs of a gold fish having swim bladder. our fish is away from the other fish from our tank, but still looks bloated or really fat. not sure if its pregnant or whats going on.
 
-A gravid female would appear wider.

-A fish suffering from swim bladder issues would have difficulties maintaining its position in the water. Usually they can't seem to swim down and continuously float to the surface despite their efforts to swim downwards.

-Unfortunately in many cases people mistake dropsy for pregnancy. Dropsy is a bacterial infection which causes the body to bloat severely enough to raise the scales. This is called the pine cone effect.

~cheyenne~ That fish without a doubt has dropsy.
 
Goldfish don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. Swim bladder symptoms are the fish not being able to maintain its equilibrium, meaning it will swim on it's side, upside down, and generally not be able to stay in one place easily. Some goldfish look bloated by their nature. Look up pearlscale goldfish, they look like swimming tangerines/oranges. If your fishes scales are popping up, that'd be dropsy, which is caused by a liver failure either from high nitrates, digestive tract impaction or a parasite usually.
 
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