my fish has swim bladder will it be okay?

Question

Our one goldfish, Calico, a Calico Oranda (i think) Morst likely has swim bladder, I have not yet tried the pea thing. I'm a little nervous to though. I just really need to know if it will (a) spread to the other 2 fish or (b) will my fish be okay/surive or will it die?

Answer 1

Follow this link and read the info provided: http://www.goldfishinfo.com/ailment1.htm#bladder

You need to take corrective action quickly! Depending upon the condition of your fish, it may or may not survive. Swim bladder is common in fancy goldfish and goldfish do respond favorably to PROMPT treatment. The "pea thing" is time tested and generally works well. If possible, you should isolate the Calico to another tank. Unless you have a good hospital tank already prepared, just leave fishy in its tank with the others.

By the way, what size is your tank and what other type of fish do you have with the goldfish?

Answer 2

Swim bladder problems are usually related to the diet, so while this won't "spread" from one fish to another, if all your fish are getting the same foods, they're all like to get it at some point. The cause is too much dry foods that are protein-rich without enough vegetable matter for fiber. That's why the pea helps. You can give peas to them on a regular basis (once or twice a week), or alterneate with lima beans, cucumber, zucchini, and dark leafy greens. The more variety they get in their diet, the better (just like for you!).

The body shape makes them more susceptible than a straight-bodied fish, so giving them additional fiber can help prevent this in the future.

There are occassional problems where an internal infection rather than diet is the cause, so if you don't see any improvement from feeding the peas after 2 days, you might want to treat this by soaking the food in an antibiotic for the fish or buy medicated food for them. This may or may not spread to the other depending on the exact cause, but I've found it almost impossible to feed medicated food to one fish when others are in the tank, so all will be protected from eating the medicated food.

Answer 3

A swim bladder is like an air sack that helps a fish to maintain its balance in the water and assists it in swimming. I don't think this is what you are talking about though. Any time a fish has any type of infection it must be isolated in order to prevent the infection being spread - remember the medium that they live in - water. The infection disperses in the water and will likely infect all your fish. You should move your healthy fish to a clean water environment also, so that any lingering infection will not spread to them also.

Answer 4

All fish have a swim bladder.

Answer 5

yes