What's wrong with this fish?

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I went to visit my sister yesterday, and she has two goldfish in tank that's about 20 gallons if I had to guess. She doesn't really take care of them; there's no air pump or filter, and she said it's been months since she cleaned it. This is definitely taking a tole on one of the fish - it often floats upside down near the surface. She said it's been doing this for a while, but hasn't died. I looked at its belly, and it didn't look good...it was sort of like a bruise, but was red instead of purple. I don't know what to think of this, because I don't know that much about fish, but it was really gross, and I doubt the fish is having a good time.

Does anyone have any idea what this is, and what I can do about it?
 
THERES NO PUMP OR AIR FILTER, AND YOUR FISH IS SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY DYING!!!!!!!
 
Gold fish have to have a filter. But you also have to do a part water change and since gold fish are very messey you have to get a gravel vac. To get some of the fish wast out of the water.

Most likely the fish will die soon. Sounds like it may be too late.

The 20 gal tank is good but why did she get that and no filter? Alot of store sell kits with everything.
 
Its entire body is probably infected kind of like smoking cigarettes it cakes your lungs eventually.

and if the tank is that dirty the fish is probably caked with the **** in the tank
 
fish need oxygen and clean water. buy a pump to put oxygen in the water, and clean the tank. it may help, but it sounds like the one fish is on its last fin.
 
Poor fish :( Well actually this happened to my fish several days before it passed away...it's strange that your sister's is lasting that long though. I would just tell her to take some time and clean out the tank...it will definitely make him feel more comfortable. Good luck with the fish.

Hope that helped!! :)
 
It sounds like her fish is pretty sick, i would suggest she contact a fish expert to give her some advice..the levels in her water are probably off and are affecting the fish, a 15-25% waterchange needs to be done like every 2 weeks to keep ammonia and nitrite levels down. There could also be problems in the water that can be fixed with a product that will medicate the water. I would suggest her going on to tetra-fish.com and signing up for an account, even if she doesnt own their product, she should say she is setting a tank up and should sign up, and afterwards she can ask them questions and they will email you back with really good help and advice..

a fish is a lot more work than you think, I do a 15 % water change once a week my tank and check my ammonia, nitrite and ph level once a week as well...lots of fish can live in conditions where you dont clean the tank, but dont be surprised if one pops up dead once in a while...

if she cares for her fish she should make a little more effort to keep them healthy and happy
 
thats how fish r like when they r dying, i had a fish like that and it died in 3 days. she really needs 2 get a filter. poor fish,..
 
take it to the pet store where she got it. it sounds to me like she needs a pump/filter ASAP

go to the pet store and get one
she needs to be changes the water more. go to the pet store and talk to them
 
OMFG.....tell your sister if she's gonna keep those fish she needs to take care of them. Thats animal crulity right there. Most likely, no matter what you do, that fish is going to die. Slowly and painfully :'(. I feel so sorry for it
 
ya the fish is dieing....the red spot is bloating blood and or a sore from material in the water or there own poop is its like a rash or infection. this will kill the fish unfortunately.
 
ya the fish is dieing....the red spot is bloating blood and or a sore from material in the water or there own poop is its like a rash or infection. this will kill the fish unfortunately.
 
Poor water quality and lack of oxygen is causing the fish to suffer. Goldfish produce a lot of waste and their tanks should be cleaned by performing partial water changes weekly.
A filter is necessary for all fish to thrive.

Call ahead to a local fish store and ask if they will take them in.
 
Gold fish dont actually need that much to survive. Have you ever been to a pet store's back side. They have millions of gold fish just sitting there and there are alot. They do hoever need clean water to survive. I'd suggest talking to your sister and advising her to clean up the water at least once or twice a month. Gold fish are the easiest to take care of, if anything she should have some kind of respect for another living creature. Make sure she feeds them fish food or otherwise they'll for sure die. They can also eat crums of bread and small starchi things. If nothing else is available, fish can actually be very fun but they must be taken care of...
 
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