Parrot With Swimbladder Problem

[glolite]

Hi guys
I didn't post this in emergencies as my parrot fish has had this problem for about 2 months. I've tried adding salt and swimbladder meds to his hospital tank and feeding peas and brineshrimp in case he is constipated but he is still swimming at an odd angle.
How long should you leave the meds before a water change? It never seems to tell you that on the packet. The salt and meds have been in for about 2 weeks.
I've tested the hospital tanks stats and they are fine, ammonia nil, nitrites nil.
I'm really at a loss as the fish is just no better or worse. Can anyone out there suggest anything please?

 

[minxfishy]

Epsom salt bath, you will need the right amounts of salts for the water amount and Im afraid I dont know them, but try it, it may help.

You should do a water change after the meds course is finished, then place carbon in your filter to remove any excess meds.

OK just found this for you, ensure its epsom salts, not aquarium salt. This is for bloat, which may or may not be effecting his swim bladder.

The preferred method is to dissolve 2 teaspoons of Epsom Salt in one gallon of the fish's own tank water in a container. Let the fish soak in it for for 10 minutes. Throw away the epsom salt water after being used. Do not pour it into to the tank.

Or, add 1/2 teaspoon per ten gallons of tank water directly to the tank. The fish can stay in it for an extended period of time. It is best to dissolve it in a container of tank water and slowly pour it into the tank. Regular partial water changes every week will remove it slowly once you don't need it anymore.

 

[glolite]

Thanks loads. I'll do a 50% water change first and then go and get some epsom salts tomorrow. The only thing is, if there's already aquarium salt in the water perhaps I shouldn'd add epsom salts? But I could use the first method of a bath soak, anyway that's rally helpful.

 

[PRW1988]

Unfortunatly I don't think there's a cure for swim bladder disorders. When I worked at Petsmart I had a guy tell me that you can gently massage the swim bladder from the outside and you should be able to release excess air that's built up in there giving the fish a better chance. I myself have never tried this, but he said it's worked several times with his Peralscale goldfish.

 

[minxfishy]

Yeah I did say it was for bloated fish and may or may not help, if the fish has been like this for a while, then it cant hurt to try.

 

[Davo86]

Yeah I did say it was for bloated fish and may or may not help, if the fish has been like this for a while, then it cant hurt to try.

Parrots have pretty deformed swim bladders, so if it has problems you may be fighting a losing battle,
i've been struggling for weeks to cure some deformed oscars with swim bladder problems, unfortunately there was nothing more i could do in the end apart from euthanise.

 

[glolite]

Well I'll give the epsom salts a go anyway and hope it's bloat as nothing else has helped. Thanks everyone for comments.