Help! My Rainbow Shark Is On Its Side

[KevinM]

as the title says....please help...had him since he was tiny....dont ask about my ph scale...dunno....

 

[WILDER]

Do you have other test results in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate, does the fish look bloated, can he maintain his balance, does he seem to tip over, and also what do you feed your fish.

 

[KevinM]

Do you have other test results in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate, does the fish look bloated, can he maintain his balance, does he seem to tip over, and also what do you feed your fish.

nope...he looks a bit tubby but hes always been like that...can keep his balance...swims on his side and tips over...i feed a mix of tetra prima tropical flakes hikari sticks and tetra variety sinking flakes....!

 

[WILDER]

Two many dried foods in his diet which leads to constipation and swim bladder problems.
Try him one some shelled peas, get some frozen foods into your fish diet and veg.

http/www.fishtanksandponds.info/care-mai...swimbladder.htm

 

[KevinM]

shelled peas? what do you mean? i got frozen peas...just shell them? will he die?

 

[WILDER]

Boil the peas for a few minutes in boiling water, let cool down, pop out of shell. mush between fingers and add to the tank.
Also frozen daphnia is very good for digesting a fish food.

He could do depends on how far it has progressed, a good varied diet is just as important as water quality.