oranda fish is going to die please help!!!!!?

Question

my oranda is sitting on the bottom of the tank and not moving much what can i do to help it move a little bit more or help it live

Answer 1

sitting on the bottom and not moving much, is usually a sign of constipation in fish
you're suppose to feed them only twice a day whatever they will eat in under 2 min, the rest needs to be nettet out of the tank, if not treated it will become a swimbladder disease
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/Constipation.html



Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 2

Change the water. A lot of it 75%. Other than that there is not near enough information to help you. When fish get sick 99% time its due to poor water quality.
Bottom sitting is not necessarly a sign the fish is going to die, its just real stressed.
I have had great success with Medi-Gold from www.goldfishconnection.com. But nothing at all will work if the water isn't right. You could also try airating more or add a teaspoon of non iodized rock salt per gallon to the water. If the tank is less than a month running its cycling you can find tons of information on cycling of a tank. Basically you want to change a lot of water and leave the filter alone for the first 6 weeks. This could mean you have to change half of the water daily for a while. If your oranda is in a bowl or less than a 10 gallon tank with filter and airator then its not in a proper home and will die of its own waste products. Goldfish in clean water rarely ever get sick and they should live a long time, up to 20 years in some cases. Never the less they should live years not months.
You will have to research a little on your own or post a question with a little more information.

Answer 3

There are a couple things I would recommend. First, feed your oranda a cooked pea, without the outer shell. Simply blanche a pea, or any green leafy vegetable, and feed to your oranda. This will help with constipation, which might be affecting her swim bladder.

If that doesn't work, try doing a small water change, about 25%.

If that doesn't work, your oranda might have a parasite of some sort.

Best of luck.

Answer 4

Hello first of all et me inform you of my appologies if the worst does indeed happen.
Orandas are very funny fish mine died un expectedly without warning. i have had fish for over 10 years so im very experienced
first of all dont go doing anything drastic aka water changes or sudden light changes .
if you happen to have some revitalising tonic to hand then add a little of this as it will calm him or her down.
sadly as a few have mentioned it is a very slim chance that he or she will recover but one can certainly hope its just as sad loosing your cat or dog to what it is a fish.
Just keep a close eye on him or her and try to do no sudden changes she may be in shock or generally a little ill.
in any case if she seems ok tomorow try adding a little revitealising tonic in it helps loads.
Good luck darling and please keep me informed.

kirt

Answer 5

Hi Conor, It may just be case of poor water quality-do you check your parameters & do partial water changes frequently with treated, same temperature water? Best to make sure the water is fine before medicating.

Answer 6

It can be in shock. I recommend calling your local pet store and get some Customer service. Also the water may need adjusting. If his eyes are filled with a white overcoat, its the water.

Answer 7

Take it out of the tank with your hand, and blow directly into its mouth. Then, pour 2 cups of table salt in the water. It will start moving more for a while.