Dico
Dec 18 2005, 08:26 AM
I know theres been a few topics about thia but someone advised me to start a new one.
I think my fish is dying, all water levels are fine, i feed him flake food its a Juwel filter etc
Basically the problem is he keeps lying on the floor but he seems to have a kink in him so he's like an S-Bend...i could be seeing things but im not. Anyway he gets up and swims fine (still with slight kink) when i come into the room after a minute of standing there. The thing is he lies in exactly the same place all the time and im really worried because while lying there he looks dead (doesnt move a muscle etc)
have i overfed him do you think?
Ive got some stuff called Disease safe, should i put it in? It says it cures goldfish but im almost at the end of the cycle and im scared it will affect the cycle.
Hope you can help,
Chris
p.s. the black marks that people said were ammonia burns are STILL there, six weeks later
Dico
Dec 18 2005, 09:15 AM
oh ive also started noticing air bubbles as if he is burping
sandy
Dec 18 2005, 09:20 AM
Any chance of a pic?
Is thee any lumps or bumps that could be forcing his tail to crve over? Have a look at him from above to see if there is any un evenness to his body. When he sits on the bottom does he lean over and then curl or is he just sitting upright with his back end tilted over?
How many gallons is your tank and how many fish and how big are they? Is he still eating ok and does he look well fed and not emaciated along the back bone?
Dico
Dec 18 2005, 10:04 AM
I dont overfeed him, he's on his own in a 60 litre tank (bout 13 gallons i guess).
he doesn't lie on his side but he does lean over the hump in the gravel by turning slightly. There is a slight swelling on the outside of the kink.
What do people think? Should i leave him to sit there? Is he comfortable or should i be getting him off the bottom.
when i am around he swims about however his back fins seem shut all the time.
Ive just done tests on the water and i got:
PH: 7.5 (up from 7 since the other day)
Am: 0
Nitri: 0.3
Nitra: 12.5
hope you guys can help
Dico
Dec 18 2005, 11:47 AM
anyone?
p.s. no sorry i cant get a pic i dont think, also his condition seems to be worsening, he's bent over now.
I hope its just SBD but i really dont know because he looks in a really bad way.
koko
Dec 18 2005, 12:55 PM
I know you started in the 911 but as the rules state hun we cant answer ? as fast as they are posted some people may not be on and others my not know the answers please dont expect us to answer mins later or an hour later we do the best as we can for a free and helpful forum.
I have answered you in the 911
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