SanSuprimo Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Hi, I have a goldfish that keeps floating to the top of his tank. He try's to swim down but gets half way and then floats back up and turns on his side? What could be wrong with him? and can i do anything to treat him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Most likely to be a swim bladder disorder of some kind. He may or may not recover. There are any number of things which can cause swim bladder problems and there are some other things which can make a fish behave like it's got swim bladder problems but it's actually something else. There are a couple of things you can try. Is he still eating? Try feeding him a cooked pea with the skin removed. You can just pop a frozen pea into hot water for a few minutes, then take it out and slide the skin off. Break it up a bit and see if he'll eat it. It could be something in his gut that's causing problems with his swim bladder. The pea will help clear him out. If he'll eat the pea, reduce (or maybe even stop) his other foods for a while. Also make sure his water is really clean. How often do you do water changes? Cleaned his filter lately? He might have some kind of infection if the water quality has not been up to scratch recently. Unfortunately internal infections in fish are hard to cure. Best thing to do is to make sure the water is as clean as possible. Don't clean the tank to the point where it's as good as brand new. You still want it to be well-cycled. Just remove waste and rinse out the filter in old tank water. Good luck. Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Elflett Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I had a guts of a black moor that would slurp all around the surface picking up flake - the resulting air he swallowed would make him a floaty frequently - presoaking flak so it went into the water column helped, switching to a slow sinking pellet fixed the problem altogether... What sort of goldfish is it - many of the ornate varieties suffer from things like this because of the shapes of their bodies - they're not as good swimmers, not so stable, or have smaller air bladders in compact bodies... Peas do often fix swim bladder issues in goldfish - they're a good health thing to give them once a week, too... they love fresh food, and it helps clean their systems out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanSuprimo Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 thankyou for that i thought that it might have been swim bladder disorder or something like that as i have had a siamese fighting fish that has it. Sadly he didn't make it through. i came home from work this afternoon and he passed on :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That was quick. Sorry about that. How long did he have the condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm sorry Jessica. Was he in the tank alone? If not, please inspect everyone else in there for any signs of illness. SBD can be associated with infection, so just keep your eyes peeled. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanSuprimo Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 He was like it for 3 days and he was in a tank on his own. thanks for all your help though. muchly appreciated. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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