Floating Ranchu

audiman · 01-09-2007, 01:41 PM

My Ranchu Goldfish is acting a bit odd. It is finding it very hard to swim downwards, as if the poor bugger is full of air. Only noticed this since a recent water change 24 hours ago. I used "aquasafe" in the new water and changed about 25%. All the other fish dont seem to be affected in anyway. And this fish is still feeding OK.

Should i stop feeding for a few days??
Is this a swim bladder infection and if so whats the best/quickest way to treat it as its a lovely fish and i would be annoyed if it dies.

Please help

Tom

(RC) · 01-09-2007, 04:21 PM

feed him boiled peas (the inside not the skin). he may be constipated. This is common is "fancy" goldfish. since they still have the same digestive track as a common goldfish but it is all packed up inside the different body shapes that goldfish come in now. I use to feed boiled peas once a week to my goldfish I had in my indoor pond to prevent this very problem.

RC

audiman · 01-10-2007, 03:04 AM

ok, boiled peas. I'll give that a try.

audiman · 01-10-2007, 11:58 AM

Spoke to my local fish shop today and they seemed to think it was a swim bladder infection. So i followed their recommendation of adding a small amount of Tonic salts and also adding Interpet's Swimbladder treatment (13).
This was added this morning and already the fish in question seems a lot better. It can now go down to the floor without too much problem.

Sable · 01-10-2007, 01:40 PM

Awesome! (: It will probably behoove you to figure out the cause (SBD can be caused by many things; do a google search for "Swim Bladder Disease" in quotation marks) so you can prevent it or remedy the situation, if possible or necessary.

Glad to hear he's feeling better!

Niki2105 · 01-13-2007, 06:57 PM

its good to hear your fish is doing better but you probally didnt need to treat your goldfish with medication.. a few days with not eating then feeding him shelled peas for a few days would have cleared it up. What kind of food do you feed your fish??

01-09-2007, 01:41 PM	#1
audiman Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 30	Floating Ranchu My Ranchu Goldfish is acting a bit odd. It is finding it very hard to swim downwards, as if the poor bugger is full of air. Only noticed this since a recent water change 24 hours ago. I used "aquasafe" in the new water and changed about 25%. All the other fish dont seem to be affected in anyway. And this fish is still feeding OK. Should i stop feeding for a few days?? Is this a swim bladder infection and if so whats the best/quickest way to treat it as its a lovely fish and i would be annoyed if it dies. Please help Tom

01-09-2007, 04:21 PM	#2
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	feed him boiled peas (the inside not the skin). he may be constipated. This is common is "fancy" goldfish. since they still have the same digestive track as a common goldfish but it is all packed up inside the different body shapes that goldfish come in now. I use to feed boiled peas once a week to my goldfish I had in my indoor pond to prevent this very problem. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

01-10-2007, 01:40 PM	#5
Sable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 19 Posts: 196	Awesome! (: It will probably behoove you to figure out the cause (SBD can be caused by many things; do a google search for "Swim Bladder Disease" in quotation marks) so you can prevent it or remedy the situation, if possible or necessary. Glad to hear he's feeling better! __________________ Sable on 12/25/2006, via cell phone camera. This would be my avatar if the forum would stop giving me an error message!

01-13-2007, 06:57 PM	#6
Niki2105 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PEI, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 196	its good to hear your fish is doing better but you probally didnt need to treat your goldfish with medication.. a few days with not eating then feeding him shelled peas for a few days would have cleared it up. What kind of food do you feed your fish?? __________________ 10 Gallon 60 Gallon Tank

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01-10-2007, 03:04 AM	#3
audiman Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 30	ok, boiled peas. I'll give that a try.

01-10-2007, 11:58 AM	#4
audiman Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 30	Spoke to my local fish shop today and they seemed to think it was a swim bladder infection. So i followed their recommendation of adding a small amount of Tonic salts and also adding Interpet's Swimbladder treatment (13). This was added this morning and already the fish in question seems a lot better. It can now go down to the floor without too much problem.

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