why do my fish keep gettin swim bladder?

Question

what am i ding wrng

have had fish bout 6 months the two small ones have it one died andone just deveolped it

Answer 1

You need to start cutting down on feedings
and it's called swimbladder disease

Only feed your goldfish what they will eat in under 2 minutes, twice a day, and skip a whole day of feeding them outa the week, which will prevent constipation and further more swimbladder disease

For right now, fast them for at least 5 days and see if it gets better
Also do a 50% partial waterchange and keep doing partial waterchanges of 25% weekly

Also 2 goldfish, need at least a 20 gallon tank by themselves




Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 2

Hi we have lost about 20 fish across 2 days with this wretched disease! we have looked after fish for years and i would consider myself to be an experienced aquarist. I think the main contributing factors are overfeeding and water conditions.........although our water has been fine for years. All the fish went wobbly and couldnt swim, they went red round the head and were kinda panting. We had Sharks largest about 7" 5 of them 6 clown loach some were 4 years old and big, a bristlenose plec and 2 expensive torpedo barbs and a couple of Kissing gouramis and every one died except the Ghost Knife fish. its been 24 hours since the deaths and the ghost is still fine. What i can tell you is its not conatgious allthough the way it wipes out your fish makes you think it is. Some dried foods can contain bacteria which will make the fish ill but I mostly feed mine with the frozen brine shrimp,blood worm etc. watch the amount of food you feed em they only have a small stomach but they are greedy and make you think they are still hungry. Another tip is if you add fish to the tank only add a couple at a time or your tank will get a nitrate spike and that is toxic to your fish. Sorry to hear of your poor fishes, hope all gos well in the future. All the best! Gill

Answer 3

They have a swim bladder from day one?

Are you talking about a swim bladder infection? or eruption??

If you are then it is not you, it is where you are buying your fish from. Many stores get their fish my stunning them with a chemical so it is easier to capture them, this chemical is known to mutate the swim bladder and eventually cause a rupture.

Sorry!

Maybe you can help me out!!!

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Thanks in advance.

Answer 4

The go to the surface for air and to eat the fish food. They suck in air while doing these things so get an air pump and sinking food. ;)