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  1. S

    Platties at bottom of tank

    Hey everyone, really hoping for some advice as dont want to lose my fish! I noticed the platies are staying around the bottom of the tank rather than swimming about, they tend to be near the heater. I had one die a couple days ago and I'm very worried more will follow. I've had one molly which...
  2. J

    911! Whatā€™s going on?

    My mollie had a clamped fin for a day or so because my Nitrite level went up to 1. Then down to .5 with 30% water change. Then 0 with addition of API Quick Start. He seemed fully recovered. Yesterday I noticed him laying down under a plant, but came out when fed. Tonight he is swimming in...
  3. O

    my betta is lethargic i think

    he just sits in one of these positions since i did a water change 2 days ago. and i also think he has swim bladder but he wonā€™t eat the daphnia i give him. Iā€™ve been feeding him 4 pellets once every 4 days but no improvement.
  4. S

    Can I still save this fish?

    tiger barb He swam nose down for a long time, and it's getting worst. I feed him the peas, and melafix water condition very good (other fishes fine) please help!
  5. S

    clownfish has lockjaw, swim bladder problems

    Hi everyone, I need some help with my clown fish. For the past two weeks I noticed his mouth doesnā€™t shut and he wonā€™t eat. I tried feeding him with a pipette, and now he seems to have swim bladder problems. Iā€™m afraid that I mightā€™ve blown some air into him while trying to feed him. He has...
  6. R

    Fish curled up in tank, other tank mates dead, need help

    Hi, I have a small comet goldfish and two rosy red minnows living in a 10 gal tank. Iā€™ve had the goldfish for over a year and the minnows for about 5 months. Yesterday I noticed the goldfish swimming erratically and unable to balance. I assumed it was swim bladder disease as the other two fish...
  7. K

    Goldfish Vertical!

    Can anyone give me insight as to why my goldfish is doing this?! The lil guy is hanging out in the back corner vertically. He is also breathing very heavily. He is usually very active. If anyone has suggestions to what is causing this and how to fix it it would be greatly appreciated! :)
  8. L

    Betta fish is sick

    Hi everyone, Iā€™m new to owning a betta and he isnā€™t doing too well. Weā€™ve had him over a month but the last week heā€™s getting worse and worse. Iā€™ve checked the levels in his water and theyā€™re fine but Iā€™ve also made sure to do regular water changes incase. He has been spending more time at the...
  9. F

    Guppy not responding to swim bladder medicine

    Hi there, hope someone can help. One of our guppies has swim bladder - showing the classic signs. We have followed the good advice we could find - - we stopped feeding him - put him in quarantine tank away from others (this is an established tank) - gave swim bladder treatment (have given day...
  10. Dopatri

    Is my Balloon Molly fry suffering?

    Hi, yesterday I discovered my Molly gave birth, I found 4 teeny tiny little fry all hiding together so I scooped them up and put them in their own little hatchery. However, one of them Iā€™ve noticed is struggling to keep afloat. It can swim, but it spends most of the time on the bottom. Itā€™s...
  11. Linkandnavi

    Guppy Swimming Vertically

    Afternoon all, As of this morning one of my guppies in the 87l tank has started swimming almost vertically, tail down, mostly in the corner of the tank but sometimes out in the middle. He seems capable of swimming normally. If one of the other fish comes over and gives him a nudge, he'll set...
  12. A

    Brand new cory catfish with possible swim bladder. Help!

    I just got 2 new luxozonas cory cats. One of them is doing great and the other was rough from the start. He swam through some bubbles and looked a little wobbly. Then he was just laying on the bottom. After a while I noticed him having a hard time keeping himself straight. Eventually he was...
  13. V

    Sick betta

    I previously posted about my betta with swim bladder and he hasnt gotten any better which had led me to thinking it could be something else im just worried and its been around a week he wont eat anything either i tried peas and he refused them.
  14. V

    Swim bladder help

    My betta has swim bladder which im pretty sure is due to overfeeding, iā€™ve left him alone for three days and have been trying to feed him peas and he just wont eat.( Ive already checked the ammonia nitrite and nitrate) I don't know what else to do? He just sits at the bottom of his tank
  15. C

    Sick Cory

    One of my Cory's is suddenly unable to swim correctly and is sat at the bottom of the tank all day. If it does try and swim it sort of bounces about at the bottom of the tank and takes a while to right itself if it falls on its side or upside down. Iv checked water parameters and all are spot on...
  16. ChubilyMarshmellow@gmail.

    HELP! Tetra Trouble!

    This is my first time posting here because I am genuinely stumped. One of my longfin serpae tetras got herself stuck between a decoration and the side of the tank. After I freed her, I noticed she had rubbed off the entire right side of her scales. Later I noticed she wasn't moving much, and I...
  17. K

    Dropsy or Something Else

    Hi Everyone, I have a sick Gourami ā€œBiggieā€. He is swollen and is struggling to stay up. He was big when I got him. He can get to the top of the tank but hasnā€™t eaten in a week and sinks to the bottom of the tank. He has been doing them for three weeks. The pet store told me to add aquarium...
  18. D

    Koi with swim bladder

    hello, my dad pointed out to me that his koi is swimming upside down, and i noticed it has swim bladder. I have fed him some peas and added in some pond bacteria medication, but is there anything else I can do for it? All help is appreciated as I'm new to swim bladder issues and definitely ill...
  19. S

    Help! Whatā€™s wrong with my fish?

    I just checked my tank and have noticed one of my Glowlight Tetraā€™s swimming rather strangely. Is this Swim a ladder or something else? Itā€™s only the one fish, none of the others seem to be affected. It seems to keep turning to the side or turning upside down, is there anything I can do to help...
  20. Jan Cavalieri

    Swim Bladder Disease STILL after 2 months HELP

    I posted this a few weeks ago - at that time my Powder blue Gourami had swim bladder disease for about a month and had quit eating. The disease would come and go, sometimes I could feed her "Pea soup" mixed with Miralax to get rid of any constipation. I used a needless syringe - she wasn't...
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