Swordtail Doing Barrel Rolls On Nose

[FWFishLover]

Today I Checked On My fish and found my swordtail on his nose doing barrel rolls and swimming on his side instead of normally swimming.
he is the only fish in my tank doing this.
he is still acting normal though just never endingly spinning or swimming on his side.
when i fed my fish he ate like normal just swimming on his side or spinning

 

[nmonks]

When fish lose motor coordination, without being obviously damaged or sick, it usually implies some dramatic change in environmental conditions. Sudden changes in temperature for example. Have done this myself, adding freezing water to a tank of cichlids by accident, and watched in horror as they all went "loopy", and weren't able to swim normally again until the water warmed up. Review conditions are appropriate to swordtails (22-24 C, pH 7-8, 10-20 degrees dH) and make sure water quality is acceptable (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite). While some fish are born with deformed swim bladders, and this can cause problems with swimming, this will be obvious right from birth. If the fish is normally able to swim just fine, but now swims badly, then something is certainly amiss.

Cheers, Neale

Today I Checked On My fish and found my swordtail on his nose doing barrel rolls and swimming on his side instead of normally swimming.
he is the only fish in my tank doing this.
he is still acting normal though just never endingly spinning or swimming on his side.
when i fed my fish he ate like normal just swimming on his side or spinning

 

[FWFishLover]

When fish lose motor coordination, without being obviously damaged or sick, it usually implies some dramatic change in environmental conditions. Sudden changes in temperature for example. Have done this myself, adding freezing water to a tank of cichlids by accident, and watched in horror as they all went "loopy", and weren't able to swim normally again until the water warmed up. Review conditions are appropriate to swordtails (22-24 C, pH 7-8, 10-20 degrees dH) and make sure water quality is acceptable (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite). While some fish are born with deformed swim bladders, and this can cause problems with swimming, this will be obvious right from birth. If the fish is normally able to swim just fine, but now swims badly, then something is certainly amiss.

Cheers, Neale

Today I Checked On My fish and found my swordtail on his nose doing barrel rolls and swimming on his side instead of normally swimming.
he is the only fish in my tank doing this.
he is still acting normal though just never endingly spinning or swimming on his side.
when i fed my fish he ate like normal just swimming on his side or spinning

well unfortunately he died.
it sucks because he was my favorite fish since having him longer than any other.
R.I.P Clyde

 

[J4G3D]

Swim bladder disease maybe?

 

[nmonks]

There really isn't any such thing. "Swim Bladder Disease" is a vague, arm-waving sort of thing invented by aquarists to explain fish that lose their ability to swim properly. In actual fact the swim bladder is almost never the problem. The most common problem is constipation, especially among goldfish and other herbivores. Then you have the "Shimmies", a neurological problem that occurs when mollies aren't kept in sufficiently clean and alkaline water. Predatory fish can be infected with weird parasites via feeder fish, and the wrong meaty foods can cause vitamin B1 deficiency, and that affects the nerves and swimming ability. Then we have all sorts of opportunistic and primary bacterial infections, as well as viral things like Dwarf Gourami Iridovirus and Fish Pox.

In short, Swim Bladder Disease is about as helpful as "runny nose" or "fever". It's a symptom to be sure, when a fish can't swim properly, but it can be caused by all sorts of things.

Cheers, Neale

Swim bladder disease maybe?

 

[betta989]

Im sorry Rip i know how that feels my last algae eater died 3 weeks ago...