just when im about to take my fish out of the tank, she starts moving her fins and swims away for a second. her [assuming its a girl] belly looks bloated and i was just wondering if there is any way i can get her healthy again?
2007-05-13 23:29:35 · 11 answers · asked by Lil Missae 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
oh, i forgot to say.. shes a tiny little goldfish. she cant be dead because she swims away when i try to take her out of the tank, but as soon as i close the lid again, she looks dead again. i heard something about having too much oxygen in the water or not enough.. im not sure exactly whats hapning or how to fix it.
2007-05-13 23:36:58 · update #1
You fish might just be having a swim bladder problem. If it eats too much, or the wrong kinds of food, it produces gas and that makes them float. It can also be caused by an infection. Try giving the fish a cooked pea with the skin removed it it's still eating. If not, just don't feed for a few days (it won't hurt her not to eat). If the condition doesn't improve in two days, try treating with a broad-spectrum antibiotic like erythomycin. You might try doing a 25% water change first and see if that helps.
See more about swim bladder problems in the link below.
If the scales stick out from the body, see the treatment for dropsy.
2007-05-13 23:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
reach in the tank and hold the fish upright and move him through the water to get water flowing through the gills. Hold fish behind the gills and hold tail fins while doing this so the fish doesnt expend his own energy. You may have to do this for lenghy period of times if you really care about this fis,i did it once to nice 8" frontosa for about an hour and he survived
2007-05-13 23:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by johnnyBgood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid to tell you that she is probably going to be dead within a day, two at max. It sounds like there's very little that can be done for her at this point. You need to decide at what point you are comfortable cutting your losses.
How much money are you willing to spend to try and save her? At what point will you be able to live with yourself simply flushing her down the toilet?
Good luck.
2007-05-14 05:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by swimminginspam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should stop feeding her for 1 day ,Because the fish tank carries more food at the bottom .
2007-05-13 23:38:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to say , but sounds like your fish is on it's way to the toilet (death) the only thing I can say
is for more oxygen in the tank buy an air stone
(the bubbles fr. the air stone make oxygen)
good luck
2007-05-13 23:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by start 6-22-06 summer time Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry,but ur fish is near death.You can always add some melafix and see...Go check out www.kokosgoldfishworld.com
2007-05-13 23:38:42 · answer #6 · answered by Dragon Buster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably the air bladder. Your fish may pull through however it doesn't sound promising.
2007-05-14 01:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by tzu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thank god she is still moving!if she is bloating and just floats...it could mean that you have a dead fish
bloated fish could also mean she has
2007-05-13 23:35:06 · answer #8 · answered by faris j 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She might have "Swim Bladder Sickness"...
You could actually feed it crushed peas, it usually clears that up.
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2007-05-14 10:09:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds sick to me. Fish float when they are near death or dead.
2007-05-13 23:33:39 · answer #10 · answered by Barkditch 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋