My Barb Is U shaped!

[MrMashashin]

I have a mommy barb waiting to lay her eggs. She looks like shes having trouble swiming and the group rejected her. She kinda hovors under the heater and when its feeding time she somes out and eats normaly. I noticed this morning that she is kinda turned into a U shape and she just swims in a spiral. Her head and tail are pointing the same direction! Whats wrong with her?

 

[The-Wolf]

Skeletal deformities / kinked spine
1) Electrical shock. Faulty electrics or lightening strike

2) Use of organophosphates

3) Nutritional imbalance

4) Genetic abnormalities

5) Muscular damage / physical damage

6) Toxins

Unless there is an obvious known problem, it is difficult to establish the cause. A radiograph (sort of x-ray) would assist for skeletal problems

Loss of equilibrium with fish unable to stay upright. Fish may be able to maintain position when swimming, but turn over when they stop swimming.
1) Swim-bladder disorder / disease caused by viral or bacterial infection, constipation (mainly fancy goldfish) or other organ disease.

2) Internal organ disease, i.e. kidney / intestinal disease or blockage. Usually only established at post mortem


Sorry due thats all I can find on the symptoms you described
I hope it gets better

 

[MrMashashin]

ok thanks, whats some meds. that i can get for swim blader problems?

 

[The-Wolf]

I have swimbladder treatment by interpet (#13)
there are many brands on the market just pop into
your lfs and buy one they all do the same job IMHO.