Morbidly obese goldfish

brendansmith

Hi Everyone

I have just today became the owner of 2 of the fattest goldfish ive ever seen.
They are the size of golfballs.

The problem is the last owner fed them a teaspoon of flakes in the morning and another in the evening.

I want to get these guys healthy again, how the hell do I do it?
Will i have to keep up their massive helpings but ween them down gradually or do i just start a healthy diet for them?

Cheers

Silverfish

Some goldfish are round by shape naturally, google oranda goldfish, pearlscale goldfish and ranchus - these are all deep body breeds.

Have you pictures?

Mine are fed twice a day, but tiny amounts, their digestive systems can only handle little and often, not a teaspoon of flakes, that seems a lot!

People comment on mine being fat, but that's their breed compared to the common goldfish, which is a more elongated slender shape.

brendansmith

Heres the 2 fat b@stards now.

How much should I feed them. Everyone apart from you says once a day?

Silverfish

They look okay size wise to me, I'd say feed them once a day, as much as they can eat in 5 minutes, and remove any remaining food, until you get an idea of how much is enough.

Also if feeding flakes, soak them for a few mins first, or hold them under the water so they sink rather than float on the surface, as gulping food from the surface can lead to swimbladder problems.

Jumpy

Blurry picture, so cant see the scales, but do they not have dropsy?

brendansmith

Silverfish wrote: »

They look okay size wise to me, I'd say feed them once a day, as much as they can eat in 5 minutes, and remove any remaining food, until you get an idea of how much is enough.

Also if feeding flakes, soak them for a few mins first, or hold them under the water so they sink rather than float on the surface, as gulping food from the surface can lead to swimbladder problems.

Thanks for the advice, do you reckon half a teaspoon would be a good starting point?

Jumpy wrote: »

Blurry picture, so cant see the scales, but do they not have dropsy?

Sorry, whats dropsy?

brendansmith

Jumpy wrote: »

Blurry picture, so cant see the scales, but do they not have dropsy?

Right did a bit of research and the scales are not sticking up but the belly does look abit bloated like the dropsy pics.

Well see.

brendansmith

These guys are taking dumps like theres no tomorrow.

Silverfish

the one on the left looks like a wakin, the one on the right looks like a shubunkin? Not too familiar with those or how they should look, but they don't look overly bloated to me for their normal body type.

People comment on my fish saying he's overweight, but he's the correct size and shape for his age and breed:




I'd reduce the feeding to once a day anyway, just in case.
Have you tested their water?