He tries to swim down to the bottom of the tank and then he floats to the top like his belly is filled with air and his belly is whats pulling him up. Hes a black moor. He's not dead because he keeps trying to swim to the bottom. Did I over feed him?
2007-07-03 17:41:49 · 7 answers · asked by Joel 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
He probably has a swim bladder problem. This website should help http://www.geocities.com/swimbladderhelp/welcome.html
Good luck, I hope it makes a full recovery.
Nosoop4u
2007-07-03 17:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does the clear out furnish any floor agitation? If it does not there would desire to not be adequate oxygen contained in the water for the fish. try shifting the clear out so as that the water it pumps out falls onto the exterior - you will see greater bubbles contained in the water. Did you enable the tank cycle until eventually now including the fish (Google cycling fish tanks...)? you will possibly even have mandatory to handle the water with a chlorine therapy in case you used faucet water. inspite of all of this bettas can oftentimes be gradual shifting fish so don't be too alarmed with the aid of his loss of circulation...
2016-09-29 01:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by mccleery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old poor quality food and or high nitrate (over 20ppm). Change water change food.
Flake food goes bad in a week
Pellets go bad in a month
Frozen food goes bad in 3 months.
Goldfish eat all the time. Mine are fed 2 times a day in addition to eating the green algae all day. I have 2 ryukin, an oranda and a ranchu, and not one of them ever floats. I promise its most likely the food. Don't medicate for swim bladder disorder. It not needed. Trust me.
2007-07-04 04:34:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like your fish have some sort of swim bladder problem. rty feeding him some peas, it might help.
2007-07-03 18:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by aquamac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this problem is common for gold fishs(the air pocket be unbalanced)
sorry there are any treatment for it ! and he will stay with this condition for ever....
you can sell it and buy another
2007-07-04 02:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by ali n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably fishy gas =] ...and yes you more than likely did over feed him.
2007-07-03 17:45:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
probably overfed him/her. you should only put a pinch of fishy food.
2007-07-03 17:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Vlad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋