Is my Goldfish depressed?

stoddern · 09-12-2009, 06:02 PM

in my opinon if this is how your gonna keep fish crush up some xanax so it's happy when it dies then if you want another fish read up on proper care before doing anything

homebunnyj · 09-12-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by stoddern

in my opinon if this is how your gonna keep fish crush up some xanax so it's happy when it dies then if you want another fish read up on proper care before doing anything

What???!!

RyuKing just stated that his fish seems lonely; didn't say anything about the tank size or anything else. What's up??

Surely you're not replying to the OP? That was in 2005.

RyuKing · 09-13-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by homebunnyj

What???!!

RyuKing just stated that his fish seems lonely; didn't say anything about the tank size or anything else. What's up??

Surely you're not replying to the OP? That was in 2005.

If you could help me out that would be great! My daughter adores our surviving fish. He's a Red Ryukin and his name is Marby. I really don't want anything to happen to him because we lost a Fancy in June. His name was Ollie we had him for one year and then out of nowhere he got dropsy. His ending was a sad one for me and her. He was a great fish and loved to swim and play around his tank. Shortly after his passing I bought three new fish one being Marby, one being Speck and the other we named Spryte. Unfortunately Spryte passed away two days later. I'm not quite sure why either other than he was much smaller than the other two. Unfortunately it was Speck who just passed and how he broke his jaw we have no clue. Now Marby is very lethargic and we're hoping the new fish will help. Our new fish's name is Flick. Flick seems right at home. If you have any advice I would really appreciate it.

stoddern · 09-13-2009, 11:22 AM

my apologies I didn't see the post start date, I was not refering to RyuKing's post at all, and I am very sorry if I offended any body by that post, I was having a very bad day (I've been dealing with cancer and just found out my GF is sleeping around on me) could a mod please remove that post

RyuKing · 09-13-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stoddern

my apologies I didn't see the post start date, I was not refering to RyuKing's post at all, and I am very sorry if I offended any body by that post, I was having a very bad day (I've been dealing with cancer and just found out my GF is sleeping around on me) could a mod please remove that post

No worries at all. We all have our bad days. Sorry to hear about your health, hang in there because I have my own health issues.

RyuKing · 10-15-2009, 06:16 PM

Happy to report Marby is more healthy than he's every been. Turns out he was sick and not depressed. Maracyn II did the trick in a separate hospital tank. Now I have Marby and Flick in a 20 gallon and they love it, especially their air rock. They play in the bubbles like little kids sometimes. Pretty comical actually! I'll post pictures soon. Note to all of you I'm still convinced they can get depressed though.

motnguoi · 10-15-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RyuKing

Happy to report Marby is more healthy than he's every been. Turns out he was sick and not depressed. Maracyn II did the trick in a separate hospital tank. Now I have Marby and Flick in a 20 gallon and they love it, especially their air rock. They play in the bubbles like little kids sometimes. Pretty comical actually! I'll post pictures soon. Note to all of you I'm still convinced they can get depressed though.

wonderful! thanks for the info..
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RyuKing · 10-15-2009, 10:58 PM

??? I'm sorry I don't understand your comment??

homebunnyj · 10-16-2009, 06:34 PM

Don't worry about it, Ryuking, he probably doesn't even have any fish and will never even return here. He's a spammer who just posted to get his sig links on the forum.

i<3myfishes · 12-28-2009, 02:44 PM

Re: Happy to report Marby is more healthy than he's every been. Turns out he was sick and not depressed. Maracyn II did the trick in a separate hospital tank. Now I have Marby and Flick in a 20 gallon and they love it, especially their air rock. They play in the bubbles like little kids sometimes. Pretty comical actually! I'll post pictures soon. Note to all of you I'm still convinced they can get depressed though.

New to this forum stuff but, I have to agree I had a goldie, black moor, red oranda and pleco in a 20 gallon tank. My goldie and pleco are both about 7 years old and my moor and oranda about 2.5 years. The 2 oldest are HUGE so I knew my tank size was inadequate. I purchased a 40 gallon and moved the Goldie, Oranda and Pleco to the bigger tank and left the Black moor in the 20 gallon. I purchased a baby Pleco and 2 more very small goldies. My Black Moor stayed at the bottom of the tank for about a week. I was worried I was going to lose him and thought maybe the new fish may have been diseased as I didn't quarantine them prior to adding. Anyhow I treated the tank for everything under the sun, water paramenters were perfect I just didn't understand. Out of curiousity, I put him in the 40 gallon tank with the other 3 that he has lived with his whole life. I assumed that since I've heard people say fish don't have a memory he would be fine. Fish DO have a memory, I am here to tell you. The minute I put him back with his buddies he was as happy as a pig in poo!! He has been non stop and back to normal. Now, I'm back to square one LOL and need yet another bigger tank since apparently I can't seperate my babies... So yes, I do believe fish have a memory and get sad/depressed...

09-12-2009, 06:02 PM	#11
stoddern Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 139	in my opinon if this is how your gonna keep fish crush up some xanax so it's happy when it dies then if you want another fish read up on proper care before doing anything __________________ 10gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wistera, 4 Blue platy's, 1 Male Phantom Tetra, 2 Female Phantom tetras, 1 Upside Down Cat, 1 Blue Gourami. 20gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wisteria. 1 Gold Gourami, 1 Giant Danio, 6 White Clouds, 2 Bristle Nose Pleco's.

09-13-2009, 11:22 AM	#14
stoddern Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 139	my apologies I didn't see the post start date, I was not refering to RyuKing's post at all, and I am very sorry if I offended any body by that post, I was having a very bad day (I've been dealing with cancer and just found out my GF is sleeping around on me) could a mod please remove that post __________________ 10gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wistera, 4 Blue platy's, 1 Male Phantom Tetra, 2 Female Phantom tetras, 1 Upside Down Cat, 1 Blue Gourami. 20gal.- Planted Anubias Lanceolota, Water Wisteria. 1 Gold Gourami, 1 Giant Danio, 6 White Clouds, 2 Bristle Nose Pleco's.

10-15-2009, 06:16 PM	#16
RyuKing Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21	Happy to report Marby is more healthy than he's every been. Turns out he was sick and not depressed. Maracyn II did the trick in a separate hospital tank. Now I have Marby and Flick in a 20 gallon and they love it, especially their air rock. They play in the bubbles like little kids sometimes. Pretty comical actually! I'll post pictures soon. Note to all of you I'm still convinced they can get depressed though. __________________ Just call me RyuKing 20g 1- Red and White Ryukin 1- Calico Fantail 10g Currently not in use 1g Hospital Tank

10-15-2009, 10:58 PM	#18
RyuKing Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21	??? I'm sorry I don't understand your comment?? __________________ Just call me RyuKing 20g 1- Red and White Ryukin 1- Calico Fantail 10g Currently not in use 1g Hospital Tank

10-16-2009, 06:34 PM	#19
homebunnyj Super Fish Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Western NC Posts: 1,299	Don't worry about it, Ryuking, he probably doesn't even have any fish and will never even return here. He's a spammer who just posted to get his sig links on the forum. __________________ Judy Down to 3 tanks... from 7!! 29g: 3 goldfish (temporary)... thinking of convicts instead 55g: 12 glowlight tetras, 3 yoyo loaches (planning for another school of tetras, some more yoyo's, and maybe a pair of rams... any suggestions?) 2g: 3 guppies waiting for a bigger home and a few more buddies

12-28-2009, 02:44 PM	#20
i<3myfishes Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Re: Happy to report Marby is more healthy than he's every been. Turns out he was sick and not depressed. Maracyn II did the trick in a separate hospital tank. Now I have Marby and Flick in a 20 gallon and they love it, especially their air rock. They play in the bubbles like little kids sometimes. Pretty comical actually! I'll post pictures soon. Note to all of you I'm still convinced they can get depressed though. New to this forum stuff but, I have to agree I had a goldie, black moor, red oranda and pleco in a 20 gallon tank. My goldie and pleco are both about 7 years old and my moor and oranda about 2.5 years. The 2 oldest are HUGE so I knew my tank size was inadequate. I purchased a 40 gallon and moved the Goldie, Oranda and Pleco to the bigger tank and left the Black moor in the 20 gallon. I purchased a baby Pleco and 2 more very small goldies. My Black Moor stayed at the bottom of the tank for about a week. I was worried I was going to lose him and thought maybe the new fish may have been diseased as I didn't quarantine them prior to adding. Anyhow I treated the tank for everything under the sun, water paramenters were perfect I just didn't understand. Out of curiousity, I put him in the 40 gallon tank with the other 3 that he has lived with his whole life. I assumed that since I've heard people say fish don't have a memory he would be fine. Fish DO have a memory, I am here to tell you. The minute I put him back with his buddies he was as happy as a pig in poo!! He has been non stop and back to normal. Now, I'm back to square one LOL and need yet another bigger tank since apparently I can't seperate my babies... So yes, I do believe fish have a memory and get sad/depressed...