Hi,
I Have a goldfish with chronic swimbladder and i don't know what to do.
the fish was sold to me as a pearlscale but it is obviously not, it looks like a regular fantail. he loses control of his boyency (floats unless he is disturbed) around 1 or 2 in the afternoon and cannot regain full control until well into the night (about 4am). this happens daily. it occurred to me that it must be his food so to combat the problem, i cut up all the pellets, soak them until they sink and then squeeze them to remove any air still trapped inside. still, the problem persists. i have also made special gelfood that contain only peas and sardines. still, the problem persists. The fantail floats less on days that i do not feed him.
My levels are all in what is said to be the ideal range. i have three other goldfish in the tank who share the same water and diet and they have never had even a slight case of swimbladder disease.
does anybody know what the problem could be? if he IS just prone to swimbladder disease, is there anything i can do for him?
Thanks
I Have a goldfish with chronic swimbladder and i don't know what to do.
the fish was sold to me as a pearlscale but it is obviously not, it looks like a regular fantail. he loses control of his boyency (floats unless he is disturbed) around 1 or 2 in the afternoon and cannot regain full control until well into the night (about 4am). this happens daily. it occurred to me that it must be his food so to combat the problem, i cut up all the pellets, soak them until they sink and then squeeze them to remove any air still trapped inside. still, the problem persists. i have also made special gelfood that contain only peas and sardines. still, the problem persists. The fantail floats less on days that i do not feed him.
My levels are all in what is said to be the ideal range. i have three other goldfish in the tank who share the same water and diet and they have never had even a slight case of swimbladder disease.
does anybody know what the problem could be? if he IS just prone to swimbladder disease, is there anything i can do for him?
Thanks