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Why is my goldfish turning white and acting lethargic? Is it sick?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My goldfishh is becoming white and is being lazy and staying in the middle of the tank

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on September 24th, 2018

This is a quite concerning but generic sign.i would recommend to have the water in the tank checked first. Any pet shop would do that for a nominal fee. You can repost the water parameters to us so we can give you a feedback on those. In case they are completely normala check up at your local vet would be needed to determine if any disease not strictly related to the water quality is present and treat appropriately.

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