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Goldfish and Koi Discussions - Care and keeping of goldfish, koi, carp.
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Posted by ""GARY""" on April 17, 2005, 3:01 pm
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One of my Goldfish that i have has a problem and i hope someone can tell
me whats wrong with it...the Goldfish is about Seven years Old---about
Four inches long----The problem is he is not swimming all he is doing
now is Rolling around in the Tank---He seems like he want to eat but he
cant"t make it to the top of the tank---He is staying at the bottom of
the tank----What is the problem---Please help me out---Thanks Gary
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Posted by Tom Randy on April 17, 2005, 5:42 pm
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:01:21 -0700, ""GARY""" wrote:
> One of my Goldfish that i have has a problem and i hope someone can tell
> me whats wrong with it...the Goldfish is about Seven years Old---about
> Four inches long----The problem is he is not swimming all he is doing now
> is Rolling around in the Tank---He seems like he want to eat but he cant"t
> make it to the top of the tank---He is staying at the bottom of the
> tank----What is the problem---Please help me out---Thanks Gary
Do a serch on "Swim bladder"
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Posted by secret squiddle on April 17, 2005, 6:28 pm
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> One of my Goldfish that i have has a problem and i hope someone can tell
> me whats wrong with it...the Goldfish is about Seven years Old---about
> Four inches long----The problem is he is not swimming all he is doing
> now is Rolling around in the Tank---He seems like he want to eat but he
> cant"t make it to the top of the tank---He is staying at the bottom of
> the tank----What is the problem---Please help me out---Thanks Gary
Swim Bladder trouble. Best thing to do is move him to a small hospital tank,
that is kept warm and free from draughts. The water should be a shallow as
possible, without hindering the fish moving around the tank.Only feed him a
small amount of, ideally bloodworm, or if you can't get that water fleas.
Avoid any form of dried food and keep the water as clean as possible,
without causing the fish too much disturbance. Small frequent water changes
are the best way to achieve this.
If the fish is going to recover you should see a change in his posture after
2 or 3 weeks. You can increase the depth of the water slowly over a few
days. Feed safe live food as often as possible.
If the fishes condition gets worst - then consider humane disposal. The fish
will suffer for weeks with this condition before dying a undignified death.
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Posted by xkatx on April 18, 2005, 10:28 am
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>
>> One of my Goldfish that i have has a problem and i hope someone can tell
>> me whats wrong with it...the Goldfish is about Seven years Old---about
>> Four inches long----The problem is he is not swimming all he is doing
>> now is Rolling around in the Tank---He seems like he want to eat but he
>> cant"t make it to the top of the tank---He is staying at the bottom of
>> the tank----What is the problem---Please help me out---Thanks Gary
>
> Swim Bladder trouble. Best thing to do is move him to a small hospital
> tank, that is kept warm and free from draughts. The water should be a
> shallow as possible, without hindering the fish moving around the
> tank.Only feed him a small amount of, ideally bloodworm, or if you can't
> get that water fleas.
>
> Avoid any form of dried food and keep the water as clean as possible,
> without causing the fish too much disturbance. Small frequent water
> changes are the best way to achieve this.
>
> If the fish is going to recover you should see a change in his posture
> after 2 or 3 weeks. You can increase the depth of the water slowly over a
> few days. Feed safe live food as often as possible.
>
> If the fishes condition gets worst - then consider humane disposal. The
> fish will suffer for weeks with this condition before dying a undignified
> death.
I did something very similar not long ago when I had a fish that did nothing
but spin around like a torpedo... As funny looking as it was, (I still
giggle a bit while thinking about it) I knew something was wrong and moved
him to a small tank to see if I could get him back healthy again...
Within a few days, it seemed to be doing alright. About a week and a half
later, while still isolated in a small tank, it started to swim properly,
but I noticed he looked like he had a crooked spine or something. His back
is kind of curvy, and very different from what a normal fish looks like and
what it looked like before he started spin-swimming.
I've had him back in the regular goldfish tank for a long while, and this
fish we've named "Torpedo" still has a very crooked back, swims a bit
slower, but is otherwise just fine, I think.
Could this crooked back be caused from being sick and spinning around all
day? He was knocking into things like the rock setup, corners of the tank,
bottom gravel, etc.
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Posted by Geezer From The Freezer on April 18, 2005, 11:32 am
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If they still eat, they're still ok to live.
Try feeding him high quality pellets and
green cooked veggies for a while. Peas cooked and
the shells thrown away can help with swim bladder
issues if its food related.
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> me whats wrong with it...the Goldfish is about Seven years Old---about
> Four inches long----The problem is he is not swimming all he is doing now
> is Rolling around in the Tank---He seems like he want to eat but he cant"t
> make it to the top of the tank---He is staying at the bottom of the
> tank----What is the problem---Please help me out---Thanks Gary