help.

[WILDER]

The store will tell you which one is best, i think its 2 you need, try the salt as you can use it with swim bladder, good luck.

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

ok, thanks.


ahh.

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

oh, how much salt do I add?

 

[sammydee]

It might be a swim bladder problem, I really don't know, but I would say that it is likely to be caused by a build up of ammonia or nitrite if you have a new tank. Have you read up on cycling and done lots of water changes?

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

yep. The tank is only a couple days old, with one fish. I did a water change earlier just in case.

How much salt do I add?

 

[WILDER]

One tablespoon to 5 gal of salt.

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

2 tablespoon? damn, thats a lot. Ok, I'm going to go put it in.

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

I put it in along well a low-powered pump to throughly mix the salt.

Hope it works.

 

[keeper-of-fish]

i agree with sammy dee

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

I just did a water change. If the tank was set up two days ago, then you could say they are being done every 2 days. Is that not enough?

 

[sammydee]

If it is a build up of nitrites and/or ammonia salt might not help very much. Maybe somebody else could help a bit more than me I don't know much about fish diseases.

 

[sammydee]

Ahh didnt see your post sorry. I can't tell you whether its enough or not. I would have thought it would be ok, but a filter - even a small box or sponge job - would really help.

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

Yea. I'm waiting for the filter I ordered to arrive.

It's a 20g sponge filter. Got it off ebay for 8 bucks. I hope it comes soon, but I don't know how long shipping takes.

 

[rdd1952]

Have you tried feeding him a shelled green pea. That works most of the time. I have had similar problems with a cory. He was able to go to the bottom but struggled to stay there. Check the links below.

http/bettas.fishjunkies.com/Disorders/constipation.php

http/petplace.netscape.com/articles/artP...asp?conID=20096

 

[sweetgurlsparkle]

Yea I did, he refused to eat it. Plus the pea wouldn't float so he didn't get much of a chance, since he wouldn't come near when I held the pea bits in the water. maybe he will be able to work it out? I use some salt salt in his water yesterday, I don't know if it will work since the website said you have to use epson salt for constipation.