I have a goldfish that they say he swallowed air and he keeps floating upsidown?

Question

and swimming crazy how do i help him?

Answer 1

He's merely having swim bladder problems, and if given a chance, he is VERY likely to survive.

Almost all fish have an organ called a swim bladder that controls how they float and sink in the water. When something goes wrong with it, it inhibits your fish's ability to do this properly. Some fish sink to the bottom and have trouble getting up, and others float on top and can't seem to get back down.

The cause of swim bladder disorders is usually from overfeeding. Fast your goldfish for a few days (don't feed him at all), and if you still don't see any improvement, feed him a bit of cooked, peeled pea (a natural fish laxative). Continue with a few days of fasting (trust me, your fish won't starve), followed by some pea until the problem improves (and it usually does).

In the future, make sure you don't feed him more than a tiny pinch of flakes once or twice a day. Fish don't have a sense that tells them when they're full, so they will keep eating as long as you keep feeding and can easily become engorged and constipated and can develop swim bladder disorders.

EDIT:

longcoolworm, leaving the light on is not a good idea. Like people, fish need cycles of day and night to sleep. Leaving a light on all the time is not only stressful for them, but is very confusing for their biological clocks. Your best bet is to turn on their lights when you wake up in the morning (unless it's still dark when you get up, in which case wait until dawn) until dusk when the sun starts going down.

Answer 2

For that many goldfish you want a minimum of a 80 gallon tank, i desire it truly is the size tank you've and NO smaller. If not up length once accessible as you're killing your fish. Small tank length, over feeding and intense waste all reason low oxygen. you want a minimum of a 80 gallon tank with double skill filtration, gravel, decor and an air pump for goldfish, no heater. You sparkling a million/4 per week and siphon by gravel at the same time as casting off water. Stand all water for twenty-four hours with information from the tank treated with fish micro organism and chemical treatment. You feed goldfish once an afternoon with pellets (i detect them better as flakes destroy down too uncomplicated) and delivers them bloodworm and cooked skinned peas as prevalent treats.

Answer 3

Your best bet would be to call the place that you bought from and ask them.
This can happen if bowl or tank is filled with fresh water and then fish is put back in to soon. New water should sit out for at least 12hrs and then changed. You did not mention if its a tank or a bowl. If you have a tank? Light should be on at all times. Alot of people turn off light at night on their tanks and fine that there fish have changed colour in the morning. Light has to be on at all times.
Good luck.

Answer 4

I had a goldfish that did that..drain out half the water..replace it. My fish recovered. The water may be toxic

Answer 5

He didn't swallow water. Very few fish actually do that, actually...he has a swollen bladder. I'm afraid he is probably beyond help by now...

Answer 6

awww...my goldfish use to do that!!! it was sad! and we went to the vet and they said to get a filter(if you have one already...clean it!) clean out the rocks, clean out the tank, put some special fish drops in the water and get a bigger tank!!! i did this and he stopped doing that!! until he passed away..it was so sad...he was my only fishy:(

Answer 7

get some kind of cleaner fish to help your water quality

Answer 8

give him some H20 it should heal him. like physically push him under the water.

Answer 9

It's his time to be freed of the earthly pains.
I suggest death by hanging.
Seriously, let him out of his misery.

Answer 10

Ummm...hes sick! Clean your tank