Guppy Swimming Upside Down.

[mattyd1701]

Hi all one of my guppies is swimming upside down leads me to believe its swim bladder disease

is there any way i can treat it or will it fix itself in a few days?

 

[Prime Ordeal]

If it is swim bladder related that's often caused by constipation. Try feeding de-shelled pea as that will help remove any possible blockage. You need to boil the pea for a minute or two to be able to release the pea from the shell.

As it's upside down it may be impossible to feed it so a quicker method is to put it in an Epsom Salts bath. Just under a teaspoon of salts per litre of tank water in a separate container and leave him in for about fifteen to twenty minutes. If he shows signs of stress then remove him early. This often unblocks the fish immediately.

 

[mattyd1701]

If it is swim bladder related that's often caused by constipation. Try feeding de-shelled pea as that will help remove any possible blockage. You need to boil the pea for a minute or two to be able to release the pea from the shell.

As it's upside down it may be impossible to feed it so a quicker method is to put it in an Epsom Salts bath. Just under a teaspoon of salts per litre of tank water in a separate container and leave him in for about fifteen to twenty minutes. If he shows signs of stress then remove him early. This often unblocks the fish immediately.

thanks for the reply turns out it may not be swim bladder related as i not long just found it dead at the bottom of the tank he looked perfectly fine last night

 

[fish+peace]

If it is swim bladder related that's often caused by constipation. Try feeding de-shelled pea as that will help remove any possible blockage. You need to boil the pea for a minute or two to be able to release the pea from the shell.

As it's upside down it may be impossible to feed it so a quicker method is to put it in an Epsom Salts bath. Just under a teaspoon of salts per litre of tank water in a separate container and leave him in for about fifteen to twenty minutes. If he shows signs of stress then remove him early. This often unblocks the fish immediately.

thanks for the reply turns out it may not be swim bladder related as i not long just found it dead at the bottom of the tank he looked perfectly fine last night

Have you tested your water - you know guppies seem to have this reputation of being really hardy but i find them really sensitive think it may be something to do with the excessive inbreeding - i lost 3 that i got the other week was prefect was a bit of a mystery

 

[mattyd1701]

Have you tested your water - you know guppies seem to have this reputation of being really hardy but i find them really sensitive think it may be something to do with the excessive inbreeding - i lost 3 that i got the other week was prefect was a bit of a mystery

yeah iv tested the water and its fine, the guppys have been in this tank for a good few months now and there hasnt been anything added (fish, plants etc), water changes every week, they have been eating as normal and never had a problem for months until now just seems strange to me that it came out of no where.

 

[BETTY BOO]

Have you tested your water - you know guppies seem to have this reputation of being really hardy but i find them really sensitive think it may be something to do with the excessive inbreeding - i lost 3 that i got the other week was prefect was a bit of a mystery

yeah iv tested the water and its fine, the guppys have been in this tank for a good few months now and there hasnt been anything added (fish, plants etc), water changes every week, they have been eating as normal and never had a problem for months until now just seems strange to me that it came out of no where.

ive had a few fish die for no apparent reason too.i guess its just one of those things that happens

 

[mattyd1701]

i have another guppy thats showing signs of a strange swimming pattern hes like moving in one place and not bothering to go anywhere i have never seen it do this before whats going on in my tank

i have done even more water tests and still no change in the water conditions i even used 2 friends test kits aswell incase mine was giving me a false reading and i still got the same each time whats going on