why did my goldfish die?

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fishnoob

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I have a 3000 gal pond outside and I have had this goldfish for about 3-4 years. Well this goldfish got really fat and I didn't think much about it because the sameone got real fat last year around the sametime (spring) I assumed it was a female and just had bunch of eggs :irked:. It started sitting on bottom, not eating, well then eventually just died. I took some pictures of it and it looks pretty rough, like a tumor or something? Maybe you can help me, and I hope none of my other goldfish have it, they are all swimming and eating fine. Edit: I want to add, I couldn't see any of this under stuff from my view at looking down into the pond. I only saw some white scruff marks on the side, which I thought may have been from breeding.

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infected prolapse of the anus is my guess.
 
if thats what it is no.
 
It doesn't look infectious. It looks like some severe internal problem - possibly a tumour, as you said. I doubt there was anything you could have done.
 
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