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My goldfish has swim bladder disease, so I have set him up in shallow water
and smooshed up some peas for him to feed on. My question is, should I also be feeling him the usual flakes, or only feed the peas for two weeks until the problem is fixed? I have only had him for about a week, the other goldfish I got at the same time died the next day so I think these guys were in poor health before I purchased them. Thanks for any advice you can offer! Robin |
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On Dec 7, 12:59*pm, "Robin" wrote:
My goldfish has swim bladder disease, so I have set him up in shallow water and smooshed up some peas for him to feed on. My question is, should I also be feeling him the usual flakes, or only feed the peas for two weeks until the problem is fixed? I have only had him for about a week, the other goldfish I got at the same time died the next day so I think these guys were in poor health before I purchased them. Thanks for any advice you can offer! Robin As cheapa s you can get goldies for place that joker in a zip lock baggie and place on floor, place foot on goldie and push down hard and firm until you foot is flat on the floor. You can even do it in bare feet and it feels neat when the guts finally bust out of its skin................then just call in the dog or cat to clean up the remains or wipe up with a paper towl or pickup the baggie and toss in the trash..........................problem solved.....or maybe just getb a #10 sized can pof green peas and smush them up and toss the goldie in that can full of peas...........if allthose peas and pea water does not fix it, then go the squish on the floor with foot method.............or see how longi t can stay sober ina glass of beer or Scotch.that should prove interesting, Let him pickle i that drink for awhile and you can hang it from a christmas tree as an ornament later on........wouldlook nice under the angel or star on top. |
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it is best to not feed at all.
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/d...ing%20problems it is a problem with what and how much is fed at one time. soft foods will not cause floatiness unless too much is given at once. Ingrid On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:59:42 -0800, "Robin" wrote: My goldfish has swim bladder disease, so I have set him up in shallow water and smooshed up some peas for him to feed on. My question is, should I also be feeling him the usual flakes, or only feed the peas for two weeks until the problem is fixed? I have only had him for about a week, the other goldfish I got at the same time died the next day so I think these guys were in poor health before I purchased them. Thanks for any advice you can offer! Robin |
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On Dec 9, 1:00*pm, wrote:
it is best to not feed at all.http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/d...tom.htm#floati... it is a problem with what and how much is fed at one time. *soft foods will not cause floatiness unless too much is given at once. *Ingrid On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:59:42 -0800, "Robin" wrote: My goldfish has swim bladder disease, so I have set him up in shallow water and smooshed up some peas for him to feed on. My question is, should I also be feeling him the usual flakes, or only feed the peas for two weeks until the problem is fixed? I have only had him for about a week, the other goldfish I got at the same time died the next day so I think these guys were in poor health before I purchased them. Thanks for any advice you can offer! Robin- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, its best to flush a el cheapo 29 cent goldie and start again than wind up spending $30 trying to keep a cheapo goldie alive.........................Its like stepping over a dollar to pickup a penny |
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Yes my Fred was only $1.99 at Wal-Mart but if I were worried about the value
of him I would have just kept thinking I got a retarded fish and not done any research on Google. I'm glad I did, because Fred likes living regardless of how much money we place on his head. Plus, it turns out he really likes peas too, lol. Robin ----- Original Message ----- If you can get goldfish for 29c - you can sell 'em to me in New Zealand - they cost about $15 each here. |
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On Dec 9, 4:35*pm, "Robin" wrote:
Yes my Fred was only $1.99 at Wal-Mart but if I were worried about the value of him I would have just kept thinking I got a retarded fish and not done any research on Google. I'm glad I did, because Fred likes living regardless of how much money we place on his head. Plus, it turns out he really likes peas too, lol. Robin ----- Original Message ----- If you can get goldfish for 29c - you can sell 'em to me in New Zealand - they cost about $15 each here.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Toss him on the barbie.Koi and goldies cook up pretty decent with some seasoning and butter wrapped up in alum foil. |
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Thanks Ingrid, he's looking more "upright" only after a few days. Thanks for
the link too, fantastic info there. Robin wrote in message ... it is best to not feed at all. http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/d...ing%20problems it is a problem with what and how much is fed at one time. soft foods will not cause floatiness unless too much is given at once. Ingrid On Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:59:42 -0800, "Robin" wrote: My goldfish has swim bladder disease, so I have set him up in shallow water and smooshed up some peas for him to feed on. My question is, should I also be feeling him the usual flakes, or only feed the peas for two weeks until the problem is fixed? I have only had him for about a week, the other goldfish I got at the same time died the next day so I think these guys were in poor health before I purchased them. Thanks for any advice you can offer! Robin |
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