well....i have two goldfish...fantails...and one of them likes to just lay on thegravel at the bottom...i figured he might be sleepin. they are perfectly healty with clean water, but is this normal?
2006-10-02 07:27:49 · 7 answers · asked by Answer me please 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Swimbladder is a disease which symptoms cause fish to become unable to swim correctly, your fish may exibit swimming toward the bottom of your tank or bowl, then floating back up, swimming in circles or laying or floating on his side....
There are three main things according to the posts and articles I've read that can lead to swimbladder disease.
Constipation due to overfeeding
Bad water quality
Bacteria
I recommend the following regimine, recommened to me over two years ago.
First, as soon as you notice signs of swimbladder do a 50% water change, taking care not to stress the fish by having the water temp as close to his bowl as possible. After your water change you should not feed your fish any food for two days. On the third day feed your fish a fresh pea. Frozen peas thawed, popped out of the skin, and cut into bite size pieces. And then do another water change so that any uneaten peas do not contaminate your water.
If you don't use aquarium salt this is a good addition to most tanks. The recommended dose is one teaspoon per gallon, or one tablespoon per five gallons. If you have never added salt and you are unsure; you may want to first acclimate him at only 1/2 tsp per gallon.
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2006-10-02 09:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be normal or the fish may be sick. How old is she? Younger goldfish should be very active. How does she hold her dorsal fin when she's on the bottom? A healthy goldfish holds her dorsal fin erect, one who is not feeling well will clamp it against her back. How do the poops look? A goldfish with an internal infection will have white, stringy poop. Is she eating well? A goldfish that does not eat is not a healthy goldfish.
2006-10-02 16:27:51 · answer #2 · answered by inghit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes mine do that all the time. They are sleeping. Fish do not have eyelids so they cannot close there eyes. So when they just sit at the bottom of the tank not really moving... they are sleeping.
2006-10-02 14:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by Kamunyak 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes its normal for fish to rest on the bottom
2006-10-05 09:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by patricia b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the fish cannot breathe, it will dart up and down rapidly from the gravel to the top of the water grasping for air so as far as breathing, yes it is breathing ok. if it starts to shoot up and down like its hyper, then it is struggling for air.
2006-10-02 14:44:25 · answer #5 · answered by waltzwithme4ever 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-10-02 15:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by josh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-02 14:31:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋