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one of my 3 goldfish is very "unlivley". He spends a lot of time just laying at the bottom of the tank. I have put some disease safe stuff and some swimbladder treatment stuff in the water but nothing seems to have worked. All my other fish are absolutely fine.

Also i have noticed on the end of the tail of the sick goldfish, are some white patches with tiny pin prick sized red dots on. I know what white spot looks like as i have had fish that have died from it in the past. I have also used white spot treatment stuff in the water of the tank, but this hasn't helped.

Any ideas what's wrong??

Can you post a picture & tell us the water parameters?.


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Ahh he died yesterday evening.

Red dots and difficulty swimming point to inadequate tank space and maintence.
Since you mentioned other goldfish in the same tank can you post tank size and water parameters so that we make sure this doesn't happen again.

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