Goldfish not moving on its side at bottom of tank, but still breathing..how to revive it?
by Aquaboy on Thursday, April 29th, 2010 | 6 Comments
One of 3 fishes in the tank. I first noticed its tail fin damaged (not sure if other goldie bit it), but then over the days it started to not move much, sits on bottom of tank. today I came home found it on its side..I thought it was dead, but it is still breathing. anything I can do? I don’t have any other tanks to move it to that has a pump.. does salt treatment help or hurt it?
its gonna die take it out and flush it down the toilet
never flush a live fish! it’s a cruel death!
anyway… what size tank? how many goldfish are in it? is it filtered? how often do you change the water?
more info please!
its only a matter of time before it dies. You can either leave it there and let nature take its course, or you can take it out and let it die in the air, or you can flush it. The pet store told me you can take it out and put it in the freezer and it will die in just a few minutes. Poor thing, its almost dead so it will not feel pain.
add non iodized salt to a mixing bowl , lots of it , with water from tank (so its same temp ) – mix . put goldfish in and when it starts turning sideways , remove immedieatly back to original tank . It dont take long at all to turn so be quick . If anything will save it , this is it ! hurry ! you can dump a little bit of salt water back into tank but not all .
it may be swimbladder, swimbladder is a disease which symptoms cause fish to become unable to swim correctly, your fish may exibit swimming toward the bottom of your tank or bowl, then floating back up, swimming in circles or laying or floating on his side….
There are three main things according to the posts and articles I’ve read that can lead to swimbladder disease
-Constipation (from overfeeding or feeding too rich foods like bloodworms)
-Dirty water (from uneaten food or waste products of fish)
-Bacteria
Treatment:
Constipation:
First, a betta’s stomach is the size of it’s eye, so overfeeding can be happen very easily.
Stop feeding and fast him for three days. Make an epsom salt bath, in a one gallon tank, use 1 teaspoon of epsom salts in dechlorinated water and leave him in there for 5 to 15 minutes or up to half an hour. Then return him to his previous tank (cleaned and dechlorinated if it is dirty.) Adding some salt to his tank water will help ( 1/2 to 1 teaspoon table salt per gallon.)
I have also heard of a the inside of a cooked pea and cut into very small pieces fed to the betta to relieve constipation. You can do this once a week as a preventative.
Dirty tank:
Do a complete water change and clean everything in the tank with HOT water (no soap)
Try and keep the cleaned and treated water to the same temperature so as to not stress the fish.
Bacteria:
You can check with your local pet store for an antibiotic for the water.
Finally, Swimbladder disease is easily treatable and your fish is not a goner. Betta’s can live in slightly salty water and it helps to keep the bacteria levels down in the water which can cause fin rot.
i hope this information will help your fish!
oh and the one that i just wrote for a betta fish so im sorry,,