For some reason he keeps swimming on his back and wont eat. He was fine until last night at half time of the final march madness game when i started to clean out his tank and since i couldnt find the stopper for the drain i layed him on the counter. the game came back on so i watched the rest of it and then i put him back in his tank. im worried what is wrong
2007-04-03 12:56:13 · 10 answers · asked by dukefanwhentheyaregood 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
yes i laid him on the counter and left him there for two hours why something wrong with that
2007-04-05 08:59:09 · update #1
YOU KILLED HIM.
2007-04-03 13:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There ar two reasons. One, you fish could be suffering from brain damage from being out of the water too long. Some species of fish can only endure short periods of time out of the water. Secondly, your fish may have picked up a bacteria or fungus when you laid him on the counter. Some bacterias or fungus are agressive and can damage the lining in your fish's gills which makes it hard for them to process oxygen. As a result of their gills being damaged their suffer from partial oxygen deprivation and suffer brain damage and they swim on the backs before they die.
2007-04-03 13:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by super saiyan 3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laying a fish on the counter does not help any one who lives under water, It's called a bowl filled with water. I feel bad for the fish.
2007-04-03 13:23:14 · answer #3 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU LAYED HIM? I hope you mean in somewhere with water of course otherwise he's dead or suffering from brain damage sorry to tell you this but if he's not dead he's gonna die if he hasnt already while you were online
2007-04-03 15:15:30 · answer #4 · answered by suggie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you put him on the counter?! ahh.. maybe it has swim bladder.. if it does it should be treated immediantly or else it would possibly die within less then 5 days.. ....(personal expieriece)
2007-04-03 13:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FIRST OFF HOW BIG TANK, DID YOU USE SOAP, OR JUST WARM WATER, HE IS DYING HE MAYBE HAVE ICKK, DID YOU LET THE WATER SETTLE TO IT'S TEMP IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE OR DID YOU JUST USE COLD WATER AND PUT HIM, IN IF SO HE IS IN SHOCK YOU NEED TO TREAT YOUR WATER AT ALL TIMES. GOOD LUCK
2007-04-03 13:06:25 · answer #6 · answered by TheWhiteWitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um,hun. I think you have one extremely dead fish. I'm sorry... but that's what happens when you expose a fish to air for so long.
2007-04-03 13:04:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think his dead.. if he was laying on the counter for quite some time =(
2007-04-03 13:06:32 · answer #8 · answered by lala15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean you laid him on the couter? like in a baggie? you just can't mean you actually just laid him on the couter,tell me thats not what you mean.
2007-04-03 13:16:22 · answer #9 · answered by zabrina e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He dead you killed him duh
2007-04-03 14:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by Goofy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋