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why is my beta fish swimming upsidedown and sideways2007-11-24 23:43:21

the fish is also swimming in circles, then is laying there like its dead

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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 due to overfeeding

Bad water quality

Bacteria

I recommend the following regimine, recommened to me over two years ago.

First, as soon as you notice signs of swimbladder do a 50% water change, taking care not to stress the fish by having the water temp as close to his bowl as possible.

After your water change you should not feed your fish any food for two days. On the third day feed your fish a fresh pea. Frozen peas thawed, popped out of the skin, and cut into bite size pieces. And then do another water change so that any uneaten peas do not contaminate your water.

If you don't use aquarium salt this is a good addition to most tanks. The recommended dose is one teaspoon per gallon, or one tablespoon per five gallons. If you have never added salt and you are unsure; you may want to first acclimate him at only 1/2 tsp per gallon.

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Probably dying. Can try doing a water change, just make sure the new water temp is the same as he is in & use a dechlorinator.

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He could have a possible disease that is affecting his swim bladder. I went to Petco and they gave me some drops to put in the water that fixed mines problem. However they don't sell drops to fix overfeeding performed by 4 year olds. Hope this helps

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There is a problem with his swim bladder. If possible get him to a vet as soon as you can.

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i think it mite be sick or dying. when i;ve seen fish do that there useually dead by morning ..i hope it;s just another way of swimming. good-luck

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It is dying. So sorry.

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Most of the sicknesses or diseases with tropical freshwater fish can be attributed to their environment.