Swim Bladder ? And Poki Dot Loach Question

[danny ..]

hi guys ,, the last few weeks iv lost a 3 of my guppies which allways go the same way ,,,start swimming all over the place(upside down,head down etc)then i find them dead bout two days later. its only been the 3 guppies but now my gourami has gone the same way ,, iv been putting treatment for swimbladder in for 3 days now but no joy ,, am i doin the right thing in treatin the tank and not just the fish (i not got another tank)

also,,,,, i added a poki dot loach the other week which iv seen being a bully and susspect he could be adding to the problem !! i read that theses fish were ok in a comunity tank ??? any ideas?

 

[Plecostomos Fan]

hi guys ,, the last few weeks iv lost a 3 of my guppies which allways go the same way ,,,start swimming all over the place(upside down,head down etc)then i find them dead bout two days later. its only been the 3 guppies but now my gourami has gone the same way ,, iv been putting treatment for swimbladder in for 3 days now but no joy ,, am i doin the right thing in treatin the tank and not just the fish (i not got another tank)

also,,,,, i added a poki dot loach the other week which iv seen being a bully and susspect he could be adding to the problem !! i read that theses fish were ok in a comunity tank ??? any ideas?

May be a bit obvious but have you checked the nitogen cycle?

 

[danny ..]

i havent but not had any probs for along time now and changed nothing,,but will be checking it all tomorrow should have done it 1st i know!!

could this cause the fish to swim upside down etc ,i also noticed that one of my other guppies had slightly red gills?

 

[danny ..]

hi guys just to let u know the water is fine but the nitrate is at 10ppm, not sure what that means but on the card its not far from fine ,,,ammonia is 0 and so is the nitrite!
also the fish now seems worse today

 

[Plecostomos Fan]

Sometimes swimbladder problems heal themselves, not always.

 

[loraxchick]

Bullying can cause swimbladder issues, so can overfeeding and large swings in temp. Sb issues are generally not bacterial/parasitic but can be. I would remove the suspected bully, do big waterchange, feed the tank some cooked deshelled mashed up peas and not feed for 2 days after.
As mentioned above, sb generally sorts itself out.
all the best
cheers