What to do to cure a swim bladder in a goldfish?

Answer 1

Sometimes this cannot be fixed if it has gone on for too long, or if it is, it may be temporary.

You will need to ensure that your tank water is very clean, and you will need to stop feeding your goldfish for 3 days to give it's system a rest. Next, you need to feed it cooked & de-shelled peas 2 times a day for 3 days (it will not be very many peas over those 3 days) with a small grain of epsom salt in one of the pieces of pea each day. Peas and epsom salt are a form of laxatives for goldfish and should help them clear out their system.
Swim bladder is commonly caused by constipation, but in some cases, it's a faulty swim bladder for that particular fish.

Answer 2

As water becomes deeper, its pressure increases. Fish like to swim level and need a way to stay at the same level. By putting air into their swim bladders, they decrease its pressure and rise higher. By releasing air, they go lower. Thus, the swim bladder works like a balloon.

Answer 3

The swim-bladder is a gas-filled organ that controls a fish's buoyancy and is very similar to a balloon. When a fish wishes to float up it adds more air to it, if it wants to go down it releases air. When a fish has a problem with the swim bladder they lose their ability to control buoyancy and may either float around the tank aimlessly, possible upsidedown, or will sit at the bottom.

Answer 4

Get rid of it. Ive never heard of anyone ever doing surgery on a fish before.