Jennifer Byrne
October 31st 04, 04:19 AM
Greetings all,
I have a fish that is floating upside down and I have done the
following. I am having no success and I don't know how to proceed
next. I really like this fish but if there is no hope, please tell me
now so he won't suffer any longer. (Throughout the treatment, I turn
the fish over in the water and "walk" him around a few times a day and
I change the water with new water at 86 degrees.) Thank you! Jen
Day 1: Brought fish home (from tank at work) and set him up in a 20
gallon hospital tank with about 3" of water; raised it to 86 degrees
and added 1 tsp epsom salt; 3 inch airstone and a heater. The filter
wouldn't draw that low so I couldn't use it. No food. Poops were very
airy and stringy
Day 2-4: Continued the above and no food. I change half the water in
the morning and half in the evening. The fish became less bloated but
still floated upside down. He developed a little sore on the part of
his belly that is out of the water - I put some Neosporin on it and it
got better over the next few days.
Day 5: Fed him one pellet of MediGold (from GoldFishConnection.com -
active ingredients: sulfadimethoxine & ormetoprim sulfa) in the AM and
continued the same as above. Poops were thin, light brown.
Day 6-7: Same feed and treatment. He seemed to get more bloated.
Poops the same.
Day 8: Since I saw no progress, I fed him a pea instead of the
MediGold. Still floating, seems to get more bloated. Poops thin and
green.
Day 9: Same treatment. Fed him one pellet of Medigold. Still
floating.
Day 10: Did a complete water change and added 1 tsp. of epsom salt.
Fed one pellet of MediGold.
Day 11: Fed one pellet of MediGold, no additional epsom salt.
Day 12: Complete water change. Fed no food today. Still floating,
seems weaker and more bloated. Developed small black specks on one
part of his belly that is out of the water - ammonia burn?
I have a fish that is floating upside down and I have done the
following. I am having no success and I don't know how to proceed
next. I really like this fish but if there is no hope, please tell me
now so he won't suffer any longer. (Throughout the treatment, I turn
the fish over in the water and "walk" him around a few times a day and
I change the water with new water at 86 degrees.) Thank you! Jen
Day 1: Brought fish home (from tank at work) and set him up in a 20
gallon hospital tank with about 3" of water; raised it to 86 degrees
and added 1 tsp epsom salt; 3 inch airstone and a heater. The filter
wouldn't draw that low so I couldn't use it. No food. Poops were very
airy and stringy
Day 2-4: Continued the above and no food. I change half the water in
the morning and half in the evening. The fish became less bloated but
still floated upside down. He developed a little sore on the part of
his belly that is out of the water - I put some Neosporin on it and it
got better over the next few days.
Day 5: Fed him one pellet of MediGold (from GoldFishConnection.com -
active ingredients: sulfadimethoxine & ormetoprim sulfa) in the AM and
continued the same as above. Poops were thin, light brown.
Day 6-7: Same feed and treatment. He seemed to get more bloated.
Poops the same.
Day 8: Since I saw no progress, I fed him a pea instead of the
MediGold. Still floating, seems to get more bloated. Poops thin and
green.
Day 9: Same treatment. Fed him one pellet of Medigold. Still
floating.
Day 10: Did a complete water change and added 1 tsp. of epsom salt.
Fed one pellet of MediGold.
Day 11: Fed one pellet of MediGold, no additional epsom salt.
Day 12: Complete water change. Fed no food today. Still floating,
seems weaker and more bloated. Developed small black specks on one
part of his belly that is out of the water - ammonia burn?