Fish swim bladder problem
Discussion
I'm not sure if you have tried just basic mashed up peas, feeding them for a week method, but its helped mine in the past.
Asides from that, I would suggest doing a 50% water change (with some tap safe) and then take about 10% out and replace every couple of days as well to see if you can help with the water quality.
Have you got another bigger tank to pop the fishy chap into at all? I know a lot of dedicated fish chaps would blow a fuse with tanks like that especially as goldfish need quite a lot of water to swim about as well producing a lot of waste
Asides from that, I would suggest doing a 50% water change (with some tap safe) and then take about 10% out and replace every couple of days as well to see if you can help with the water quality.
Have you got another bigger tank to pop the fishy chap into at all? I know a lot of dedicated fish chaps would blow a fuse with tanks like that especially as goldfish need quite a lot of water to swim about as well producing a lot of waste
JBR Kiwi said:
Have you got another bigger tank to pop the fishy chap into at all? I know a lot of dedicated fish chaps would blow a fuse with tanks like that especially as goldfish need quite a lot of water to swim about as well producing a lot of waste
I had been biting my tongue on that TBH he's already stunted though, and that could well be the cause of his swimbladder problem (the internal organs get squashed)We have had a similar problem with one of our fish (A molly goldfish). About six months ago he was inverted at towards the top of the tank, and looking quite bloated. We fed him a couple of cooked/peeled peas, and then didn't feed for a couple of days. This worked perfectly.
About 2 weeks ago, he was inverted and at the bottom of the tank. We tried the peas again, but this didn't work. We tried fasting too, and this didn't improve the situation. We tried a 'Swim bladder control' treatment and this didn't work either. I had a look online on a few fish forums and a couple suggested raising the water temperature to 80f. As the cold water causes the fish's metabolism to slow down leaving it constipated, with construction on the swim bladder and the resultant inversion. We bought a warmer for our bio orb, and within a couple of hours the fish was swimming the right way up, and able to control ascent/descent. Since the weekend, he's back to normal.
This leaves me with a question; do I leave the heater in? Or do I slowly reduce the temperature and withdraw? It was a surprise to me that you could/should warm goldfish.
Hope this helps the OP and if anyone can advise on my ongoing temp that would be great.
About 2 weeks ago, he was inverted and at the bottom of the tank. We tried the peas again, but this didn't work. We tried fasting too, and this didn't improve the situation. We tried a 'Swim bladder control' treatment and this didn't work either. I had a look online on a few fish forums and a couple suggested raising the water temperature to 80f. As the cold water causes the fish's metabolism to slow down leaving it constipated, with construction on the swim bladder and the resultant inversion. We bought a warmer for our bio orb, and within a couple of hours the fish was swimming the right way up, and able to control ascent/descent. Since the weekend, he's back to normal.
This leaves me with a question; do I leave the heater in? Or do I slowly reduce the temperature and withdraw? It was a surprise to me that you could/should warm goldfish.
Hope this helps the OP and if anyone can advise on my ongoing temp that would be great.
Boosted LS1 said:
I suppose in the wild they may have warm summers. Did you heat to mid 70 'ies or go warmer?
Heated to 25c, so about mid/upper 70's. Curious, as on one hand it sorted out our inverted, lethargic fish in a matter of hours. On the other hand, we've had the fish a couple of years and never had to warm them before. Would this be a seasonal thing do you think?Ta
Dom H
G0ldfysh said:
Peas are a good solution for all swim bladder issues.
Over feeding is often a trigger for fan tails, some of mine have tails that appear to start almost from the top of the body.
Also check the water quality.
Agree with the peas, a popular treat for ours. We used to use the ordinary flakes, but have now swapped to sinking pellets in order to avoiding 'gulping' at the surface.Over feeding is often a trigger for fan tails, some of mine have tails that appear to start almost from the top of the body.
Also check the water quality.
The water is filtered, aerated and changed regularly. Spoiled rotten!
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