Swim Bladder Issue (i Think)

[Roadrunner]

Hi as you can see with one post I am totally new to this..

I have a fairly large tank, in it is five fish.

One blood parrot cichlid, a Silver dollar, a pocostomas and two small catfish

The cichlid and silver dollar are in trouble, and I am looking for help.
Both have boyency issues.

The cichlid is swimming on a incline and very inactive the dollar was upsidedown but is now flat on its side at the bottom of the tank.
I have read to feed peas and have tried five or six.
I have also tried adding a small amount of salt to the tank.
I have changed most of the water and taken the plants out.
I have not been feeding them for about three days

This has all been done in the last week

Is there something I can do or are they done??

Thanks for any help

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litries.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
What do you feed your fish.
is the fish bloated.
Once fish are upside down they very rarely make it.

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[Roadrunner]

Size of tank in gallons or litries.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
What do you feed your fish.
is the fish bloated.
Once fish are upside down they very rarely make it.

Thanks for the help
Tank is sixty gallon
Water stats are not available as I ran out of #2 for testing but good water color(clear) and lots of good water changes
feed them Wardley cichlid floating pellets (medium) and Wardley essentials tropical fish flakes once a day but nothing for a few days now (except peas)
None of the fish are bloated, discolored or marked

As to the upsidedown Dollar He died.. as you assumed.. Sad we had him for six years.

 

[WILDER]

Bless him. R.I.P.
Take a sample of your water to the lfs and tell them to write the readings down for you.
Swim bladder can be caused by bad water quality aswell so need to rule it out.

 

[Roadrunner]

Bless him. R.I.P.
Take a sample of your water to the lfs and tell them to write the readings down for you.
Swim bladder can be caused by bad water quality aswell so need to rule it out.

Unfortunatly you may think I am making fun but the local fish store is 160 miles, I live in a very remote area.

My wife will be going to the city this weekend and she will buy a new test kit. I hope the cichlid makes it as he/she is a large and very social fish.

thanks again for the help

 

[WILDER]

Wow that's quite a treck.
Yes it wise them to have your own liquids test kits.
Good luck.

 

[Roadrunner]

I thought I would get back to those who helped.

Thanks for trying but sadly the fish died except the pocostomas and two small catfish

I was very sad the Ciclid died but he/she lived a good healthy life.

Thanks again for your help and input
RR

 

[WILDER]

R.I.P.