Bloated Fish Cant Swim

[Juice]

My bloated guppy cant swim anymore. Hes laying on the bottom. Help?

 

[WILDER]

Need more info.
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

What do you feed your fish.
Are scales sticking out.
What does it look like when the fish goes to the toilet.

Cook some frozen peas for a few minutes, let cool down and pop out of shell,
mush between fingers into small peices and add to the tank.
Epson salt baths help draw the fluids out.

 

[Juice]

Need more info.
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

What do you feed your fish.
Are scales sticking out.
What does it look like when the fish goes to the toilet.

Cook some frozen peas for a few minutes, let cool down and pop out of shell,
mush between fingers into small peices and add to the tank.
Epson salt baths help draw the fluids out.

I tried peas and yeah the scales were sticking out a bit I think its called pinecone

Its a 15 gallon tank 6 guppies 4 tetras a cory and a pleco

I didnt see any of his poop so Idk that. But I feed some tetra min tropical flakes thats about it

Hes been bloated for a week. He had the pinecone thing a week ago and he was swimming fine but yesterday the pinecone went away and this morning he has trouble swimming. He can swim then he sinks to the bottom and lays there. the mouth is moving alot like hes gasping.

His left gill looks red


Another thing I noticed. I have a baby betta inside a net in the tank. It died and its stomach looks bloated.

I think its something in the water but I dont have a test kit here

 

[5teady_2012]

I dont want to dishearten you but its rare for guppies to make it once they get to the stage your talking about

 

[Juice]

I dont want to dishearten you but its rare for guppies to make it once they get to the stage your talking about

Well I realized that, Hes just getting worse, I just want to know what it is, and how I can keep the other fish from harm.

Will melafix do anything?

 

[5teady_2012]

I dont want to dishearten you but its rare for guppies to make it once they get to the stage your talking about

Well I realized that, Hes just getting worse, I just want to know what it is, and how I can keep the other fish from harm.

Will melafix do anything?

Not really no...

This is not really a disease, but a symptom of a bacterial infection and possibly malnutrition. There are medications available but try to increase the quality of the water by performing a 25% water change every other day and increase the quality of fish food given. If your fish's condition doesn't improve, try the medication. Your local pet store should have medication for this disease. Remove any carbon filtration before using medication because the carbon will remove the medication from the water.
The origin can be bacterial, viral or parastical (although bacteria are always found in affected fish, which is why at times they are seen as the primary cause). Current thinking is that fish tanks always carry low levels of bacteria, parasites and viruses which ordinarily are not a problem because healthy fish can resist them. Problems only occur when the fish's immune system is compromised due to stress. This stress can come from several sources: malnutrition, starvation, extreme temperatures or rapid temperature changes, poor water quality, harrassment, physical injury, lack of oxygen etc. As the fish's immunity is lowered, harmful organisms gain a foothold and dropsy may result.


You need a internal med like interpet no9 anti internal bacteria.

 

[Juice]

Ok, thanks for the help. I dont think this fish is gona make it but ill have the meds on hand incase this happens again.

What type of food do you suggest?

Edit I got a look at his poop its white and stringy

 

[5teady_2012]

Ok, thanks for the help. I dont think this fish is gona make it but ill have the meds on hand incase this happens again.

What type of food do you suggest?

Edit I got a look at his poop its white and stringy

Ive always used king british flakes, king british pellets, JMC protein foods, frozen foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, and brine shrimp (only feed frozen foods as a weekly treat)

I try other stuff as well as long as its made by king british or jmc.



Just to add as u edited your post, stringy white poo is a defnite sign of internal parasites, you need the interpet no9 med or anything similair that does the same thing.

 

[Juice]

Ok, thanks for the help. I dont think this fish is gona make it but ill have the meds on hand incase this happens again.

What type of food do you suggest?

Edit I got a look at his poop its white and stringy

Ive always used king british flakes, king british pellets, JMC protein foods, frozen foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, and brine shrimp (only feed frozen foods as a weekly treat)

I try other stuff as well as long as its made by king british or jmc.



Just to add as u edited your post, stringy white poo is a defnite sign of internal parasites, you need the interpet no9 med or anything similair that does the same thing.

Never heard of king british, must be a UK brand we have tetramin and wardley and hikari around here

 

[5teady_2012]

Ok, thanks for the help. I dont think this fish is gona make it but ill have the meds on hand incase this happens again.

What type of food do you suggest?

Edit I got a look at his poop its white and stringy

Ive always used king british flakes, king british pellets, JMC protein foods, frozen foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, and brine shrimp (only feed frozen foods as a weekly treat)

I try other stuff as well as long as its made by king british or jmc.



Just to add as u edited your post, stringy white poo is a defnite sign of internal parasites, you need the interpet no9 med or anything similair that does the same thing.

Never heard of king british, must be a UK brand we have tetramin and wardley and hikari around here

Sorry didnt realise you from the states..

Just make sure buy food that are the best brands, ppl who settle for the cheaper stuff are only giving thier fish a crapper diet..

As for the meds, dont know the name of your over there but you need one that is a anti internal bacteria mad

Goood luck.

 

[Juice]

Hes still alive but not looking any better.

 

[WILDER]

Once scales stick out organ failure the fish never seem to recover and make it.
Have you checked your water stats as red gill can also be bad water quality.