Fishy, a zebra danio, has been my baby for over a year and a half now. Since yesterday, I've noticed his balance is a bit off. His tail is trying to float up, every time it does it he fights to keep it down. It never gets too far before he gets it back down, but I'm really worried. I recently changed him and his room-mate another zebra danio (female, had her for about 8 months) from their ten gal. tank (I know they are spoiled) to individual 1 gal fish bowls in preparation of moving back home from school. I changed the water while switching them over (not a total change). I got a bit worried a while ago so I did a 1/4 change and added a tiny bit of salt (not enough to harm). If anyone has ideas please help. Fishy is my first surviving pet (had a beta from wal-mart that lasted less than a week) and I don't want to lose him yet.
2007-04-23 06:54:35 · 2 answers · asked by 80sredheadchick 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have a cat named kitty, get over the name
2007-04-23 07:06:53 · update #1
It sounds like Fishy's got a swim bladder problem. Usually this is from an imbalanced diet. See if he'll eat a piece of a cooked pea with the skin removed. The female might like them too. Danios are onmnivores, so yours might just need a little more vegetable matter in their diets. See some other foods you could give them listed under "swim bladder disorder" in the link below.
2007-04-23 07:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Please change the name as it is not suiting nameology-The meaning of fishy is ---"If there is something fishy about someone or something, there is something suspicious; a feeling that there is something wrong"
2007-04-23 14:04:40 · answer #2 · answered by V.T.Venkataram 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋