Interesting that this has been going on for 2 plus years.
Usual causes of enlarged abdomen include:
fatty liver
cystic kidney
cystic ovary
a tumor
fecal or roe impaction
abscess/infection
Based on your description (length of time involved) abscess, roe impaction
not as likely.
Sounds like one of the first 4, but would really need to examine the fish. A
picture may help, but likely it won't, unless there are external
lesions/scale changes that could be seen via the picture.
Also, I assume you are dealing with a common GF (Comet, Sarasa, Shubunkin),
and not one of the more exotic (Lionhead, etc). Certain GF varieties develop
rather unique shapes.
Good luck,
Greg


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what kind of GF? comet or fancy? got a picture? Ingrid

"Gale Pearce" wrote:

I have a goldfish ~ 8yrs old that keeps growing larger and is not dropsy
(I
don't think - no pine cone effect) - been growing like this for 2-1/2
yrs -
looks like a football and just keeps getting bigger - if it is egg-bound
what do you suggest - I thought it was maybe a tumour of some kind and
actually thought it would have "passed on" before now - I would love to
save
it if possible

Gale :~)




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