Sick Fish
I bought a couple new goldfish (forgot the actual type) yesterday and
noticed today that one was just floating below the surface and not really moving much. He wasn't gasping and would occasionally swim around, but for the most part, just floated. I separated him from the rest and now tonight he is laying on the bottom of the container. He looks like he "might" be slightly bloated, but not significantly. I can't see anything else wrong with him. I am going to bring him back tomorrow, but anything in the mean time I can try? Someone else mentioned on another thread using salt? Will this work? It can't be table salt though, right? I think that is all I have. Scott |
Sick Fish
He just died.... he is laying on his side on the bottom of the tank.
Scott "Scott Teetsel" wrote in message news:YhNQa.65315$N7.8307@sccrnsc03... I bought a couple new goldfish (forgot the actual type) yesterday and noticed today that one was just floating below the surface and not really moving much. He wasn't gasping and would occasionally swim around, but for the most part, just floated. I separated him from the rest and now tonight he is laying on the bottom of the container. He looks like he "might" be slightly bloated, but not significantly. I can't see anything else wrong with him. I am going to bring him back tomorrow, but anything in the mean time I can try? Someone else mentioned on another thread using salt? Will this work? It can't be table salt though, right? I think that is all I have. Scott |
Sick Fish
you didnt quarantine the new fish?
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...htm#quarantine for pond fish "Scott Teetsel" wrote: I bought a couple new goldfish (forgot the actual type) yesterday and noticed today that one was just floating below the surface and not really moving much. He wasn't gasping and would occasionally swim around, but for the most part, just floated. I separated him from the rest and now tonight he is laying on the bottom of the container. He looks like he "might" be slightly bloated, but not significantly. I can't see anything else wrong with him. I am going to bring him back tomorrow, but anything in the mean time I can try? Someone else mentioned on another thread using salt? Will this work? It can't be table salt though, right? I think that is all I have. Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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