She was doing this in the big tank so we moved her into her own tank, so not to infect the others. The fish store said to give her veggie food, we did that and she seemed to get better; but this morning again tail up and head down. She does not seem to have discoloration or spots, no slime so we do not think it is velvet; but who knows. We have consulted all the folks we know and checked all the books we have as well and have been unable to find anything regarding this; can someone please help?
2007-06-05 10:31:12 · 10 answers · asked by Poor Possy 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It's most likely a swim bladder problem. If she's still eating, feed her a mashed, cooked pea with the skin off. This might also be caused by an internal infection, so if pea therapy doesn't fix this in a few days, treat with a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
Make sure the water quality is good as well - if you haven't done a water change in a while, try changing 25% of the water and vacuum the gravel (especially before you add medication).
2007-06-05 20:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be swim bladder problems and it is recommended that you feed vegetables specially the mushy insides of peas. Swim Bladder Disease is caused by overfeeding, no variety in the diet, and sucking in air when eating pellets or any other floating food. You can try not feeding your fish for one day and then only feed a small amount of peas after that and it might recover or maybe I'm wrong and it'll die.
2007-06-05 12:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny you ask...my fish did the same thing! It did this for a good month, until it finally passed away. I felt bad because I thought it was suffering, but I didn't want to fly it down the toilet, because I thought that was mean. I tried everything possible, but it still died. It's sad, but yes, it's going to die. Sorry!
2007-06-05 10:40:06 · answer #3 · answered by seeso 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your food has gone rancid. Get new high quality food. Try frozen brine shrimp or a high quality pellet. Check your nitrates. Any reading over 40 ppm should be cause for concern and could cause this as well.
2007-06-05 10:50:30 · answer #4 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we had a fancy gold fish that did that, we were told it h ad something to do with it's kidney? (i think that is what it was) but she ended up starving because she could not eat very well we even bought her the dried food that came in little cubes but that did not work. good luck with that
2007-06-05 10:50:14 · answer #5 · answered by purpleshorty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
same thing happened to my fish... just try to put the water level down a little more and try feeding her less food.
2007-06-05 13:03:38 · answer #6 · answered by Gabriel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to say but I agree with the first response.. It will likely pass on... My seven year old eel did that about a month before it died...
2007-06-05 11:02:24 · answer #7 · answered by julianachants 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
im really sorry but your mollie is gonna die ;( it s just from old age. he lived a good life with u im sure
2007-06-05 10:43:54 · answer #8 · answered by Animal Helper 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sometimes this could mean that your fish had ich in the past, and never fully recovered.. it may live.. or it may not.
2007-06-05 10:47:34 · answer #9 · answered by Kitten K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She is gonna die,sorry:(
2007-06-05 10:38:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋