Problem with my gold fish!!

[yashinfan]

Alright, there's a picture at the bottom of one of my goldfish who seems to be displaying some unhealthy signs. They live in a pond outside and it is important for their survival to hide when things go near them. So I see this lil goldfish in the shallow end of the pond by itself, not really moving. I look closer and it didn't swim away, it is alive and breathing. It only moved a little when I put stuff right beside it. If I don't help it fast it's going to get picked off. What can I do? The other fish are fine and healthy (I have pics of them too!) but I would like to save this one if I can!

[ewok]

the pic really doesn't show anything. any chance of isolating or quarantining it inside until you can figure out what's wrong or it gets better? a plastic bucket and an old filter is really all you need if you're willing to do water changes........

[yashinfan]

There doesn't appear to be anything physically wrong with the fish except it does not want to swim very far. I could easily catch it and keep it in a bucket but what can I do to help it?? I'm afraid the stress of moving it will only make it worse!

[yashinfan]

Well n/m this post because the fish isn't there any more which means one of two things: He's dead or he's well enough to swim into hiding.

[Awestralian]

If it happens again, immediatly remove it, or at least cover it in a half pipe or half a pot - something it can swim out of if it gets going again, but something it can be covered slightly so birds, etc cant get it.