Is It Old Age?

[Bebobb]

well the link says its not fatal yet he died within 4 hours of me noticing the symptoms,and he hasnt been fed and poops allthe time,in factwhen he was stuck at the filter the first timehe was STILL pooping.



and yes bebobb they were like a married couple the way they acted, which is why i use hubby as a term for them.

Lol. But you said "His Hubby" That makes it sound like he was involved in a gay relationship.

 

[OldMan47]

One of our club members is a veterinarian and did a surgery at a meeting for a goldfish with a swim bladder problem. It seems that the swim bladder is connected to the digestive tract of fish that have one and is filled with air to make the fish neutrally buoyant. In this case the fish had an over sized swim bladder and it was causing the poor fish to float upside down. That meant it could not right itself and swim normally. He had been treated by literally deflating the swim bladder with a hypodermic needle but it would return a day or two later and he could again not right himself. After the surgery, the fish had a radically reduced swim bladder size and it was not enough for him to float with neutral buoyancy. Instead, he would sink to the bottom when not actively swimming. The cause of the over sized bladder was thought to be that the fish was overfed when young and developed a larger than usual digestive tract, which of course included an over sized swim bladder. It is a progressive chronic disease in fish, not something that will strike overnight. I see the diagnosis of swim bladder all too often when a problem develops that is difficult to diagnose but do not consider that the most probable cause in most cases.

 

[GAB99]

well the link says its not fatal yet he died within 4 hours of me noticing the symptoms,and he hasnt been fed and poops allthe time,in factwhen he was stuck at the filter the first timehe was STILL pooping.



and yes bebobb they were like a married couple the way they acted, which is why i use hubby as a term for them.

Lol. But you said "His Hubby" That makes it sound like he was involved in a gay relationship.

wifey, there, happy?

One of our club members is a veterinarian and did a surgery at a meeting for a goldfish with a swim bladder problem. It seems that the swim bladder is connected to the digestive tract of fish that have one and is filled with air to make the fish neutrally buoyant. In this case the fish had an over sized swim bladder and it was causing the poor fish to float upside down. That meant it could not right itself and swim normally. He had been treated by literally deflating the swim bladder with a hypodermic needle but it would return a day or two later and he could again not right himself. After the surgery, the fish had a radically reduced swim bladder size and it was not enough for him to float with neutral buoyancy. Instead, he would sink to the bottom when not actively swimming. The cause of the over sized bladder was thought to be that the fish was overfed when young and developed a larger than usual digestive tract, which of course included an over sized swim bladder. It is a progressive chronic disease in fish, not something that will strike overnight. I see the diagnosis of swim bladder all too often when a problem develops that is difficult to diagnose but do not consider that the most probable cause in most cases.

and this means that it wasnt swim bladder?

 

[OldMan47]

It does not mean that you should rule out swim bladder but instead should have a hard look at the requirements of your fish. If you indeed have a swim bladder problem, it will Have little to do with your normal tank parameters, and instead will be the result of abnormal conditions in your tank.

 

[GAB99]

i havent changed anything except putting the root tabs in the tank, and i probably wont get to add anything anytime soon, and the water is, its just 80 right now but its usually 78.