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why is my fish swimming sideways2007-11-24 23:43:59

i have a flower horn. at first, my fish was swimming upside down and then a week later my fish was swimming sideways. now it has a hump on the side and it cant swim down, it look like my fish is floating on top of the water

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This is refferred to as swim bladder disease. 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 and/or bacteria. First, do a 30% water change, taking care not to stress the fish by having the water temp as near to the tank as possible. After your water change you should not feed your fish any food for a day. On the second 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.

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he is prabably dieing

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I know, I know! - he's THIRSTY!

zomg

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dead.

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That's fish language and it translates to, 'Get a battery operated pet'.

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This is a mystery even to me, the amazing Dr. Phil. My first immediate reply would be, he's depressed. He may have to be put on Prozak. Or else he's just stupid. In which case, put him up your nose for an hour and then spank him for about 15 minutes until he promises to get his act together!