HELP! One sick little fishie.

[fishfan81]

My black moore fish is acting normal and I clean the tank once a week so the water is never cloudy. He's developed little pink circles on his side fins. I have no idea what's wrong! Any clues???

[x-Lucy-Fish-x]

Could you get a picture of him?

How big is he?

What size is that tank and what filtration?

(sorry for all the questions)

[fishfan81]

Well.. Honestly there is no filtration. He flipped out when I turned on the filter in his tank and so I don't use it any more. The tank itself is 5 gallons and he's about 3 inches long. I can't seem to get a picture that shows his fins properly but the good news is the little pink things are clearing up, but he's kind of leaning a little to one side when he swims now.

[x-Lucy-Fish-x]

For a 3 inch fish in 5 gallons you definatly need filtration, his problems will be stemming from bad water quality, you need to turn on the filter again, if its too strong and pushes him about, try putting plants/ornaments in the way to direct water flow.
Goldfish also need at least 10 gallons each to thrive so id look at upgrading the tank too