GOLD FISH ENORMOUS
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Does my goldfish have a problem, seems hView attachment 156327e has grown quite a belly?..compared with others in same pond!
sorry if words dont appear, seems site a bit iffy trying to show a pic as well?
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Your first picture is showing. Your fish might have dropsy. Are the scales sticking out? The kidneys are failing, usually the fish will die.
Ah here we go! And yes - there is definitely a problem.
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I can see the photos just fine and I have had fish like that and they can live for many years and they will eat and swim and just live out their lives till they don't. I gave up on trying to treat them, just let them live as mine did not seem as tho they were suffering.
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Dreaded Dropsy
Dropsy is not a disease, it is a sign of a disease. Its characteristic appearance is a general bloating of the fish’s body.
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The fish could also be egg bound if it's a female.
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Too big to be egg bound but I may be wrong. If it's dropsy from a bacteria, then you need medicated food but the chance of survival long term is not good. As others said, let it go and it will live for a while.