in my house we have a large tank with lots of differnt species of goldfish in. anyway they had a little tiny baby and we took him out of the big tank and put it in a small tank. he has grown loads over the last 6 months but he has developed wonky swimming. We dont know if this is a difformity because there are lots os differnt species or if its his swim bladder.
Any way the symptoms are that he can swim down to the bottom but his tail end floats so he has to put lots of effet in.
I read that you have to feed them peas but i really dont want to kill him since we rescued him and raised him since he was really really small. We dont have water testing kits and he is still to small to go into the big tank. we fed him on flake food which he seems to enjoy. we clean the small tank every week and we change all the water. when cleaning him out we leave a bowl of clean tap water for atleast 24 hours. I really dont know what this could be any deatils or help you could give would be very useful.
2007-05-27 03:16:26 · 4 answers · asked by lucylu152 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have a fan tail that has had a swim bladder problem for 6 years. He swims upside down more than right side up. I basically have him in in own tank with very few other fish. He has done very well. There have been many a day where I have said " he's going to die, it's just a matter of time". Everytime he comes back and keeps moving. Swim bladders are almost impossible to cure, but your fish can live a long time with the problem.
2007-05-27 03:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Barbie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Odds are good it's constipation and feeding him a little more fiber will take care of the problem. Fancy goldfish are particularly prone to this problem. Thawed out frozen green peas are a good source of the fiber he needs. Don't feed him for a day and then try feeding him a pea with the hull removed. It could take a few tries to get him to eat it, but once he does he should eat it well.
If this doesn't clear up the problem in a few days it's possible your goldfish has an actual swim bladder infection which would need treatment with an antibiotic. The best choices would be Furanace or tetracycline.
I would also suggest you add peas, spinach and other leafy greens (no head lettuce like iceberg though) to the diet of all of your goldfish. While flakes and pellets provide an excellent staple for them, they would benefit from the addition of vegetables to their diet. Many aquarium stores sell small clips on suction cups that are made for holding vegetables in the tank and help greatly in keeping the food where the fish can get t it. They would also enjoy and benefit from some frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp from time to time as well.
Some sites suggest feeding your goldfish a wide variety of strange foods including fruits and even the internal organs of animals. If you are feeding a good staple food there is no need for such tank fouling additions that are generally of very limited benefit to your fish in any case.
MM
2007-05-27 03:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, feeding him small thawed peas with the skin taken off is usually a good treatment you could also try other kinds of foods like sinking pellets. Swim baldder is sometimes a problem where you can not get rid of it and it probably will not kill him and he may grow out of it. I know this all out of expirenxe because my black moor has swim bladder and I havn't been able to fet rid of it. The peas help my fish, but it does not fix his swim bladder. He has been getting better the older he gets.
2007-05-27 03:26:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lucy uve probly dropped at some point lol, either that or becos u took it away from its parents it never learnt to swim proply and now will be an outcast for the whole of its life! i hope your happy lol
2007-05-27 08:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by charlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋