My cousins Gold fish is sick and now laying on the bottom of the tank is it dead?

Question

plz answer

Answer 1

usually dead fish float...get a pencil and poke it...

Answer 2

yup sorry.. DEAD FISH DON"T FLOAT!! THATS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE A LIVE  

Answer 3

Please provide more information! Is your goldfish still breathing? Try seeing if you can see the gill arches inside its gills. Pale gills mean your goldfish is going to die; healthy gills are a deep red. Have you changed the water recently, and if you have, did you add conditioner?

If you have a test strip to see how much ammonia and stuff is in there, that would be helpful. I hope it recovers! :(

Answer 4

not all fish lay on the top when they die.. a lot lay on the bottom..if you see his gills moving he is alive. stick him in a container with water and poor some backing soda in it and it will put him to sleep with out pain! :)

Answer 5

the fish is not feeling well just add a little rocksalt in your tank.

Answer 6

Dead Fish usually float upside down...Maybe Its Fat And Cant Get Up.....The Best Thing To Do Is Poke It And See If It Moves...If It Doesnt Flush It Down The Toilet Incase Its Still Alive :)

Answer 7

If your cousins goldfish is not swimming on its own, it is most likely not going to make it.  The best way to put a pet fish out of its misery is to place it in a small plastic bag, like you get the fish in at the pet store, and place the bag in the freezer.  As the water temperature drops, the fishes system slow until they stop altogether, this is considered painless for the fish.  First check to see if the fish will swim normally on its own, we have a couple of clown loach that often appear dead or dying but are perfectly fine. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Answer 8

He probably got a bladder infection. Look it up at google.

Answer 9

Your cousin is sick, and the goldfish is meditating.

Answer 10

Yes kind of it is about to die and is to weak to swim and s/he is just heading toward the light use the baking soda trick.