Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Hey I need help!

I have a black moor, and I think he's got swim bladder disease. He still makes an effort to swim, but lopsided, kinda runs into things, occassionally corkscrews. He also stopped eating and doesn't open his mouth to breathe? But his gills show that water is somehow flowing through?

What do I do?

[Darrell Ward]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

Euthanize. Probably the best thing to do, rather than watching a slow death.

[joshua 74]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

poor fella

[Jennie]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

jenna, if you search u tube, there are directions on how to make a sling and float to keep fish upright. It is extreme, but depends on how attached you are to fish

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

jenna, if you search u tube, there are directions on how to make a sling and float to keep fish upright. It is extreme, but depends on how attached you are to fish

but wouldn't he still pass anyways? to my understanding, this is incurable

[acroken]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

jenna,
Here is a good link if you caught it early enough. I never had good luck with curing swim bladder disease.

http://www.discusnews.com/article/cat-02/swimblader.shtml

Kenny

[Jennie]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

here jenna, use a fishing bobber to keep afloat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfZmD7gdpkw&feature=related

[kitykatfunkiehat]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

Thanks for the links guys, but I don't think I caught it early enough. I noticed he was swimming oddly a few days ago, but I didn't put two and two together. He was nearly dead this afternoon, so I euthanized him. Always so sad! I loved my golds so much

[Jennie]

Re: Swim bladder disease in goldfish?

Maybe keep some greens in their diet. They eat everything anyway.