hi guys, my fish is now floating on its side. i just gave him a saltbath (1 tbsp in 1L water) When/if should he be feeling better?? I have him in a hospital tank hoping that he will get better. It was determined that he was constipated earlier this week. but, he now seems to be deteriorating.

i have been doing water changes everyday to insure water quality.

does anyone have any other suggestions??

Has your tank cycled yet? What are your water parameters?

Sounds like an internal infection, but as Athena said, we need to know all the info requested in the red box (above) to make an accurate diagnosis.

doherty2, I am having the same problem now..although water quality seems ok (Am0, Nitri0, pH7.2, Nitra ?). I initially diagnosed SBD/constipation too It's just floating head down, sideways, upsidedown (just a tad) although it is able to swim when it wants to for a bit.I've isolated it now, and don't know if it'll survive...been having probs since new! (btw, I keep my tank 0.1-0.2 % salted at the moment...been told it eases stress.

well i just wanted to deliver the bad news... blakie died yesterday afternoon. i tried all that i could do but he was in so much pain, i saw it and it killed me, i feel a little better now that hes not in pain. good luck to you with caring for your little one!

I'm so sorry.

aww thank you so much. My boyfriend tried to help me out by bringing me a 'furreal pet' puppy. it was very sweet of him but he does not nor, can not replace my little boy.