my fish is lying on it's side behind a rock and is 5 years old can you please help it's a severen
2006-12-30 16:35:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I hate to say it, but I think it's time for the ole counter clockwise whirlpool. poke him first, Just to make sure..
2006-12-30 17:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of fish just get old and slowly die. The only thing is, if it is still alive and you leave it in your tank till it dies, it may be harmful if there are other fish in the tank. A lot of fish release toxins when they die contaminating your tank. So if it remains in the same condition for a little while I would suggest removing from your tank before it dies.
2006-12-31 03:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by miakoda_05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know too much about diseases. I have been keeping fish forever but I don't get a whole lot of disease in my tanks. It sounds to me like you have a water quality problem. Test your water and make sure you don't have high ammonia, nitrite, nitrates. And whether you do have a problem or not, do a 50% water change and see if that helps him. Email me if you have any questions.
2006-12-31 02:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if you can do anything at this point to help your fish, in my past experiences fish that are laying on their sides generally dont last very long I have had that happen to angel fish and sharks and it's never a good thing-sorry. . . .
2006-12-31 01:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check if its gasping for breath if it is get a bigger pump or clean the diffuser block on the 1 you,ve got in it. when there's enough oxygen in the tank it should make a remarkable recovery if i dosnt start swimming after about 20 mins you,d best check for a pulse remember 5 heart comps to 1 breath
2007-01-03 19:46:00 · answer #5 · answered by lee f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish normally do that, or with other things, or just sleep on its stomach on the ground. its normal sleeping habits. but if it goes to the surface and doesnt respond it is dead. coz 5 years it quite old.
2006-12-31 02:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my fish did it we cleaned the tank super good and let the water sitt out for like 30 minutes and then he was fine. our fish is about the same age.
2006-12-31 01:36:09 · answer #7 · answered by cowgirl29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its proboly sleeping..
or if you see it trying to get out its fin is stuck under a rock
or.. its maybe scared of you.
dont put your face right next to the bowl
2006-12-31 00:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think its dead - mine did that last week when both my fish died within 5mins of each other -
2006-12-31 08:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by claire_j_harris2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your tank heater it might be cold if not try your ph level
2006-12-31 01:12:25 · answer #10 · answered by missinglynk0 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋