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20Gallon Tank - with tank mates below
Fully cycled and been up and running since I joined this forum - Probably about 12 months now - All parameters were normal on last test (all 0 and last one (nitrate??) was 30)- Will test again tonight.
Only add declorinator during water change - no other chemicals
25-30% water change ever fortnight
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Problem - It has been suggested that its swim bladder, but I'll let you decide
Symptoms - I thought it was dead - it was laying on the bottom so i reached in to fish (hehe) it out but then it swam off and joined the shoal with the other - and I couldn't tell anything wrong with any of them.
Later he was being sucked into the side of the filter - again presumed dead - but again he swam off
this morning - he was on the bottom but when he started swimming he was leaning over on his side and not swimming strongly.
Solution - Well thats why I'm here -
is it swim bladded?
and what is swim bladder?
If not what is it?
Is it going to affect my other fish?
whats the Cure?
and is there anything for Future Prevention?
20Gallon Tank - with tank mates below
Fully cycled and been up and running since I joined this forum - Probably about 12 months now - All parameters were normal on last test (all 0 and last one (nitrate??) was 30)- Will test again tonight.
Only add declorinator during water change - no other chemicals
25-30% water change ever fortnight
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Problem - It has been suggested that its swim bladder, but I'll let you decide
Symptoms - I thought it was dead - it was laying on the bottom so i reached in to fish (hehe) it out but then it swam off and joined the shoal with the other - and I couldn't tell anything wrong with any of them.
Later he was being sucked into the side of the filter - again presumed dead - but again he swam off
this morning - he was on the bottom but when he started swimming he was leaning over on his side and not swimming strongly.
Solution - Well thats why I'm here -
is it swim bladded?
and what is swim bladder?
If not what is it?
Is it going to affect my other fish?
whats the Cure?
and is there anything for Future Prevention?