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My fan tail goldfish swims upside down or wedges itself under the filter when it's constipated. I feed her the inside of a frozen pea and soon she's swimming right side up again. == == Unless it is an up-side down catfish, a fish should not swim upside down. Fish who do swim upside down are sick. It could be a swim bladder problem, a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, or constipation. Do frequent large water changes, feed less, treat for bacteria and fungus. == == If your fish swims upside down it most likely has a swimbladder disorder/disease. This happens when the swim bladder, a gas filled organ that controls the fish's bouyancy by inflating or deflating, is unable to control itself and causes the fish to either stay at the bottom of the tank, float helplessly at the top, bob-around head first at the bottom, swim on its side, or swim upsidedown. A swimbladder problem can be caused by consipation, bacterial infection, poor water quality, physical damage to the swim bladder, or physical deformity of the swim bladder. This condition is sometimes hard to treat because its often hard to diagnose the cause before its to late. The first step to take with a fish that has a swim bladder disorder is to test the water quality of your tank. It is usually a good idea to move the affected fish into a 5-10 gallon hospital tank for observation/treatment to ensure that the other fish do not become sick also. A good first act of treatment for an unknown cause of a swim bladder disorder is to try feeding the fish a shelled thawed or cooked unsalted green pea (the green pea is a laxitive and will relieve your fishes swimbladder problem if it is constipated). If this does not help you may want to start the fish on a antibacterial medication. Do frequent water changes at this time because having good water quality will offer relief for the affected fish. Also lower the tanks levels so that is is about 1/2-2 inches above the fishes dorsal fin (this reduces pressure on the swim bladder causing the fish much relief).If the fish looks swollen that is often either the beginning stages of dropsy or a sign of constipation. If dropsy is suspected than you would want to start the fish on antibacterial medicated food soon! Often fish do not recover from a bacterial infection of the swim bladder. Bacterial infections will usually result in dropsy- which is terminal.
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Why does your red cap fish keep floating upside down?
As long as your fish is not upside down all the time, it is not dead. Most likely your fish has a bladder disorder and it cannot help but float upside down.
Is it normal for a Pearl Scaler fish to float upside down but is not dead?
No. Your fish has damaged its swim bladder.
Why do red cap fantail fish float upside down?
Sounds like a dead or dying fish. Could be swim-bladder, extreme stress, or a gas build up.
Does holding a fish upside down affect the fish?
yes it can affect the fish because if you holed the fish upside down you can cause it not to breathe because all of the water is out of its system
Why is my tropical cave fish moving upside down?
there is no particular reason that your cat fish swims upside down but it could just be the kind of cat fish you have. it isn't abnormal for a cat fish to swim upside down because some can only swim that way.
The organ that adjusts the buoyancy of many bony fishes is the?
The swim bladder helps the fish float right and balance. If a fish has something wrong with its swim bladder, it will have trouble swimming down and will soon get stuck upside-down and die.
Do fish float up or down when died?
float up
What fish starts with U?
Upside-down Cat Uaru Undulated Moray Eel Unicorn crestfish Uaru, upside-down catfish and unicorn crestfish are fish species.
What does it mean if a fish is upside down in your pond?
it's dead
What is the correct way to store fresh fish?
Upside-down
Why is your fish blown up and upside down?
Its usualy dead
Your parrot fish has been swimming upside down for two weeks why?
If your fish cannot swim upright, is swimming on its side or upside down, it most likely has a swim bladder problem.
