My glow fish has an eyeball that is popped out and it's swimming weird. It will land upside down on the bottom of the tank and lay there for a while then swim quickly and sideways all over then drop again to the bottom. What is wrong with it and how should it be treated?
2007-08-29 08:27:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
First of all do a 50% partial waterchange before doing a treatment
You could use maracyn TC, and use it as directet for at least 10 days, because 5 days won't do it
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-29 08:32:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sound like swim bladder add one teaspoon of aquarium salt for every 5 gallons, feed it frozen peas with the hull removed. get a medication that treats pop eye like Mela fix and get some pima fix to protect against secondary infections. The medications I told you about are made to be used together and treat just about everything but white spot. Also put this fish in a quartine tank if there are more than one fish in the tank. Do a quick 25% water change before doing the meds and salt and it should help
Hope Your fish gets better!
2007-08-29 15:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jordin<3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Desirie, there are no "drops" that keep aquarium water clean.
You need to do a water change. Probably the fish has a bacterial infection and probably the nitrates in your water is way too high.
I would take out 30% of the water and replace it with dechlorinated tap water. Keep on top of your water changes and the eye swelling should go down.
As for the swimming troubles, you may be too late. It sounds like he hasn't been taken care of properly and he may be dying.
2007-08-29 15:35:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shoudl just take him to a pet store. Someone there shoudl be able to tell you if he is treatable or going to be ok. They may just give you a treatment to put in his water and you should seperate him if you have other fish so they don't get sick. I would do this as soon as you can. I waited before and my fish was dead by the morning. good luck
2007-08-29 15:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Fish react to some ways, the water you contain your fish in has a bacteria to make the Fish eyes swell, just change the water and go to a local pet store and ask them for droplets for the water to keep it clean
2007-08-29 15:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by La UNiCA DeSii 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
truly you should consider giten a new fish i do not think that fish is not going to live very long like that and the vet cant do any thing for fish sorry about your fish
2007-09-02 02:11:00 · answer #6 · answered by wolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that looks funny...send a video hahaha
2007-08-29 15:29:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋