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[piatotsini]

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[highfire]

This may not be of any help, but I had a rhyakin a while back who had swim bladder problems quite severely.
I removed the carbon from my filter and treated the tank with swim bladder treatment. It cured my fish, and he was fine after that.
Not sure about your tetra, since I have never kept them. But in my experience, yes the swim bladder problem was cured.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

hmmm it is possible to cure it, but not in all cases. bit of a bugger is swimbladder cos by the time you see any serious symptoms of it it's very often too late. You do need to look at why they've got it though

sometimes they will be born with a deficiency and then can have problems but still lead a relativley full life, one of my dad's fish (can't remember if it's a koi, goldie or shubunkin... anyway) has always had it, swims like a bit of a spaz but as long as you make sure he has enough food he's fine, good few years old now and still doing alright, maybe won't make it to 40+ like some goldies but he's not doing badly.

other times i've had a perfectly happy healthy fish suddenly develop it, start swimming funny one day and the next they're dead, nowt you can do.

dunno about the pea diet, never heard of that before. there are meds on the market that say they cure it, i've never had sucess with them but it seems others have so maybe it's worth a shot.

I'd post in the emergencies section if I was you, there will be people there who know more about diseases and meds than i do.

good luck

 

[guppymonkey]

Generally swim bladder problems are caused by poor water conditions. In fancy goldfish the abnormal swim bladder size (and severe inbreeding) can cause problems to become more likely. Most treatments don't work very well. If its a slight case water changes and sometimes an anti bacterial food can help. If its a very severe case of swim bladder disease the chances are not very good for the fish. The most important thing is to prevent the conditions that can cause it in the first place. Frequent water changes are a necessary part of tank maintainence and should be done on a weekly basis. A lot of people only do water changes once a month but on most tanks this is simply not enough. Most tanks are massively overstocked and the more often you do water changes the better off the fish are going to be.

 

[starrynightxxi]

SBD is like dropsy in that it is a symptom of something else rather than a disease in itself. Depending on the cause, and how long it's been let to go, yes, it is reversible. Both my DTs have stressed themselves into it, quiet time, reduced water levels, and something to hide under fixed it.

pea only helps if the SBD is being caused by contsipation. If it isn't, then the pea won't do anything. You need to identify the underlying cause to cure it.

 

[highfire]

Thanks Highfire, MissWiggle and Guppymonkey!

Highfire - do you happen to remember the name of the sbd medication?

Yes, it was the Interpet brand - bottle no. 13. Hope this helps.