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Why does my Goldfish always swin upside down2007-11-24 23:43:58Answers:

He probably has swim bladder disorder. Are you feeding it a floating food? When they eat food from the surface it makes them suck in air which can get trapped and make they float. Switch to a sinking pellet, if that doesn't work fast it for a few days and feed a thawed frozen (has less salt then canned) pea. Just because he is floating doesn't mean that he will die soon and flushing him is a cruel way to kill something.

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cause he -can

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thats his way of playing

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Its dead.

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maybe it came from Austrailia?

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Is it a rare Austrailian Gold fish?

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it's got a swim bladder disorder, sadly it's probably not a good thing. your fish may well be "sleeping with the fishes" soon

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its dead

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It has lost it's buoyancy and I'm afraid is about to go to toilet heaven.

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Are you sure that you are not standing on your head?

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It's most probably got a damaged balancing mechanism thing. All fish have this thing in their brains or body (not sure) which helps them to balance, however if this becomes damaged they lose the ability to swim the right way up. It's strange that he is swimming upside down. They usually end up smimming on their sides. How long has ur fish been like this? In the past when I have had fish who end up swimming on their sides I have just flushed them done the loo. I don't think they last much longer anyway!

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Since goldfish have such a small brain it must of forgot which way up it is supposed to be.

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are you sure it's not dead? Otherwise it's been watching the Olympics

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Did you buy it from the circus

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you should test your water in your fish tank.

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It will be a swim bladder problem. I am a veterinary nurse and one of the practice goldfish had this problem. one of the new vets gave it antibiotics and it fixed it for 2 weeks and then it started doing it again. the same treatment was given but it didnt work and we ended up putting it to sleep. :-(