5 year old Goldfish, need help. What's wrong with him?

Question:

Thanks.

Answers:

Sounds like a condition called dropsy. As far as I know there is little you can do to treat the disease. Reduce the amount of food you feed him for now.

Could be he's either constipated or has a swim bladder problem. Try feeding him some microwaved peas (take the skin off though) and see if that helps. If not, it may be swim bladder related. I'm not aware of a cure for that, but someone here may know:

sarah is a bit confused here. swim bladder is not caused by goldfish sucking air at the surface. So no worries here. Also an air pump is not needed I will do nothing for your fish other than look good. It will not add any amount of dissolved oxygen to the tank and is simply an added expense that isn't needed.

Good luck!

I may only be 12 but I've been planning to be a vet since i was 7 so trust me... Buy some Aqua Safe. Aqua Safe is a liquid medicine that takes chlorine out of tanks so that its safe to put fish in chlorinated water as long as you put a drop in... It works with salt and clear water and it should also enhance the natural protective slime coat, makes it shiner, brings back faded color that is caused by sickness, heals wounds, releases stress and helps clear out any other harmful things in the tank...like pebbles you have...sometimes it even goes in those plastic plants...also the fish homes,rust,mercury,or any sicknesses that can stick to the the side of the tank... If you buy Aqua Safe it will remove all of those toxins and make him/her happier healthier clean wounds and everything else i mentioned...you can buy it at your local pet store...but it is a little pricey.gold fish arnt supposed to live that long it may just be time for him to go