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What do you do with an upside down goldfish?
An upside down goldfish means it has a swim bladder disease. If that disease is detected on your goldfish early, it is treatable with isolation and medicated food. But if the disease is detected too late, the results are irreversible-it is a deadly disease.
Why are goldfish swimming on their sides?
Swim bladder disease? http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1688/if-a-goldfish-is-swimming-on-its-side-is-this-a-bad-sign
What causes a goldfish to swim on its side?
A damaged swim bladder.
Is swim bladder disease contagious to other fish?
No, swim bladder disease is not contagious to other fish. It is a condition that affects an individual fish's swim bladder, which helps control buoyancy.
Your goldfish keeps floating to the top on its side what is wrong?
It probably has swim bladder disease. Swim bladder disease is when your goldfish is constipated, and the food is just building up in its stomach. This also happens when you do not soak their food and there is still air in the food and its puts air in the goldfishes stomach and therefore makes it float. Allow me to warn you this disease could be fatal for your goldfish if not treated. My goldfish had swim bladder disease, and this is what I did to help- 1: I made to sure there was little to no ammonia in the tank 2: I withheld food for 2-3 days. The last thing you want to do is add more air in there and possibly some of the food will digest and your goldfish will be relieved and you may have to do anything else. (Although I wouldn't count on it, this helped my goldfish but didn't stop the SBD. (Swim bladder disease) 3: This could also be caused because of lack of greens, vegi's, and fruit. Your goldfish can't live on a diet of pellets forever. Offer it greens at least 2 a week, or you can get a little clippy thing and you can put some lettuce in there. (My four goldfish chomp down a big piece of lettuce fast, they really love it. But I wouldn't recommend leaving it in there for more than 2 weeks) Also, give them a small slice of an orange. My goldfish love oranges, and I think that the orange really helped my goldfish. Don't leave the orange in for more than four hours because the citrus can bring up the ammonia. 4: Remember: Ryukin's and Pearlscales are prone to this disease because of their round shapes. (They are also prone to dropsy) Almost anyone that works with goldfish will have to work with this disease at least once- so that's ok! Good luck to you and your goldfish!!
Is swim bladder disease painful for fish?
Swim bladder disease can be painful for fish as it affects their ability to swim and maintain balance in the water. This can cause discomfort and stress for the fish.
Is swim bladder disease contagious?
No, swim bladder disease is not contagious. It is a common issue in fish caused by various factors such as diet, water quality, and genetics.
What is swim bladder disease?
really time wasting
Can fantail goldfish recover from swim bladder?
Yes, just feed it frozen mashed peas.
Treatment prices for swim bladder disease for goldfish?
To the best of my knowledge there is no reliable/proveable cure for swim bladder problems. I am aware that there are (quite expensive) medications available at pet shops that claim to cure just about everything including swim bladder problems but I have yet to hear of one actually working and curing this problem. I have spent a fortune in pet shops over the years and have learned that there is no reliable water additive or medical cure for swim bladder problems. My advice is to euthanise the fish.
How does not having a swim bladder affect a shark?
no,but they have oil rich livers.It prevents them from sinking when they are not swimming. but some fishes have swim bladders. ex:guppies,goldfish..........
What does it means when a goldfish is on its back?
Severe swim bladder problems (feed 'em mashed peas), or it's dead.
