I have 2 bloodfins (and other types of fish). 1 is fine, but the other isn't. He can't seem to swim properly, and when he does swim, he swims on his side or upside-down. When I look at him, he looks fine, except that his head is greenish, instead of silver. His gills also seem to be very red, and I don't know if his gills are normal, because I can't see my other bloodfin's, because I can't see the bottom of him. I removed the sick bloodfin from my main tank, and am keeping a close watch on him. What is wrong???
2007-05-06 11:20:50 · 8 answers · asked by Banana 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Does he seem to be having trouble maintaining his position in the water? This sounds like he's got a swim bladder problem. There could be a couple of things that could cause this, but the simplest is his food, especially if he gets dry flakes or pellets. Try moistening his food with a little water from the tank before you feed the fish, or feeding him a bit of a mashed cooked pea. If this doesn't resolve in a few days, you may need to treat for a bacterial infection. See swim bladder disorder at this website: http://www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm
2007-05-06 20:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello..you need to take the sick fish & a water sample from the tank..to a FISH store, where they sell fish..they have all kinds of meds & additives for the water to help, but they need the sample of water to know what is needed & to see the fish that's sick when possible, often just the water sample alone will tell them what is wrong & what can fix it, if anything can, probably too late for the one that's sick ..but not for the rest !! Take Care :)
2007-05-06 11:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a fish lik that is eithier mean somthing is wrong with his iner ear or somthing is off balance...most of the time when this happens the fish can't be fix but it is perfectly fine and just as normal jus a little off
2007-05-06 11:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by mocha-fava 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should reasearch on the internet because it sounds like your fish may be deathly sick.
2007-05-06 11:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
change the water
2007-05-06 12:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to CHANGE the water.
2007-05-06 11:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
http://hometown.aol.com/pkmajor/page9.html
An awesome page for fish sickness. Please refer to it.
2007-05-06 11:27:35 · answer #7 · answered by Emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's dead
2007-05-06 11:27:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋