Hello,
I'm still pretty much a newbie when it comes to my tank. I have a paradise fish who about a week and a half ago started having buoyancy problems. He spends most of his time at the top of the tank and every few minutes he'll roll onto his side and float until one of the other fish comes along and bothers him. I have a dwarf gourami that he'll sometimes duke it out with and I wonder if that fish could have injured him, or if it's "swim bladder disease" which I read about on another site.
He eats and is fairly capable of swimming at feeding time or when occasionally interacting with other fish, but when resting he just doesn't seem to be able to stay upright. I kept expecting that he was going to die (I always thought when fish went "belly-up" they were doomed) but it's been 10 days now and he actually seems OK.
Does anyone know what could be causing the problem and if it can be fixed?
Thanks,
Becki
I'm still pretty much a newbie when it comes to my tank. I have a paradise fish who about a week and a half ago started having buoyancy problems. He spends most of his time at the top of the tank and every few minutes he'll roll onto his side and float until one of the other fish comes along and bothers him. I have a dwarf gourami that he'll sometimes duke it out with and I wonder if that fish could have injured him, or if it's "swim bladder disease" which I read about on another site.
He eats and is fairly capable of swimming at feeding time or when occasionally interacting with other fish, but when resting he just doesn't seem to be able to stay upright. I kept expecting that he was going to die (I always thought when fish went "belly-up" they were doomed) but it's been 10 days now and he actually seems OK.
Does anyone know what could be causing the problem and if it can be fixed?
Thanks,
Becki