Sick Goldfish

""""GARY""" "" wrote in message
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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.

"secret squiddle" wrote in message
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""""GARY""" "" wrote in message
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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.

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.

"Geezer From The Freezer" wrote in message
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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.

The one that was sick seems to be just fine. The only thing I was wondering
about was the crooked spine issue. The poor little guy seems to be very
healthy and normal otherwise. I told my dad that one fish looked like his
back was bent all out of shape, and he told me to toss him in the turtle
tank if it was sick, but I couldn't do it since he didn't appear to be any
different. I also haven't changed anything in feeding since he was
reintroduced to the original tank.
Hehe... I just wonder... Has anyone had a crooked spine after something like
that? He just rolled and rolled for a while, then got healthy again with
his back like it is and picked up a new name.