Swim Bladder What Should I Do?

[marieukxx]

I just cleaned out the tank today as usual but now one of my new diamond tetras looks like it has swim bladder. The other fish are fine.

He's sort of floating and on his side. When a fish knocks him he sort of floats off like a balloon. He's sort of on his side and sometimes straight up vertically!

Water is fine and I added declorinated water back into the tank which was about the same temp. But this was a big water change this time as I decided to give everything a good clean.

Is there much that can be done for him? Do I just wait and see if he recovers? Can they recover from swim bladder.

All my others fish are fine.

 

[fluttermoth]

I'm afraid there's not an awful lot you can do in this kind of situation. You've already done a water change, which is always the first thing I recommend.

I'd be inclined to catch the fish and keep it in the net, hung in the tank with a plant or two (pull one up from the tank if you have to (so it's isolated and in shallower water; it can help sometimes).

Don't feed for today and leave the tank in the dark.

If it's still strugling tomorrow, then you might have to go out and get some kind of anti-bacterial med; that's the best guess in cases like these.

I hope it gets better; they often do if left in peace; you'd be surprised.

 

[marieukxx]

Thanks.

 

[marieukxx]

It just died. Now I'm worried for my other fish. Especially my favourite Betta.

 

[fluttermoth]

Another water change (nice and gentle; don't gravel hoover or anything; syphon out and in down one corner).

 

[marieukxx]

Do you think? How much shall I change? I did 75% today I'm wondering if that was the cause?

His bottom looked red where he would poo from and I could see red inside him. I did think that the other day but thought it was me being paranoid again.

 

[fluttermoth]

Oh, well, if you've already done 75% I don't think you need bother doing more. I doubt very much if the water change had anything to do with the death, unless you poured cold, chlorinated water on it's head!

Sometimes these thigs just happen and fish can't take being moved; it happens to us all on odd occasions; it's one of the most hazardous moments.

 

[SchottayB]

Sorry for your loss! Wasnt a lot you could do to keep the fish. I agree, don't change any more of the water if you have already done 70% change.

The rest of the fish should be ok. I don't belive swim bladder problems are catchable.

 

[marieukxx]

Thanks guys The others are ok so hopefully it was a one off. I apprecciate the replies, you know what I'm like with my panicing lol.