Wat Does It Mean When

[stallabenz]

my tiger barp have started to swiim upside down, does anyone no wats going on or am i worried about nothing?

 

[lily-rae]

can you see any visible defects

 

[stallabenz]

can you see any visible defects

no they look fine and eat well

 

[waterdrop]

Could be a swim bladder problem or could be water problems.

What size tank?
How long has the barb been in it?
How many and what other fish?
How was the tank cycled?
What are your water stats?

~~waterdrop~~

 

[lily-rae]

sorry..is it swimming up or down at all

 

[stallabenz]

sorry..is it swimming up or down at all

down

 

[stallabenz]

Could be a swim bladder problem or could be water problems.

What size tank?
How long has the barb been in it?
How many and what other fish?
How was the tank cycled?
What are your water stats?

~~waterdrop~~

60gallon
5 tiger barp
5 green barp
9 yellow stripe barp
3 silver shark
6 angle fish
dont no the water states rite now, they have jus started this funny ritural about 2 weeks ago

 

[lily-rae]

sounds a bit simple but could be age im not sure how long they live but iv got eight tiger barbs left iv had them so long it seems but now and again one will swim nose down then upside down sometimes they recover if i place them upright by the bubbles and sometimes they are not so lucky.

 

[stallabenz]

sounds a bit simple but could be age im not sure how long they live but iv got eight tiger barbs left iv had them so long it seems but now and again one will swim nose down then upside down sometimes they recover if i place them upright by the bubbles and sometimes they are not so lucky.

does that mean ther dieing?

 

[lily-rae]

thats the thing that i didnt get..i know mine are greedy so sometimes i think they eat a bit much a bit quick and shock the tiny stomachs a bit like winding someone mine have never suffered disease or bloat or anything that i know off..i only feed them twice a day but i think that it is dying but you could try the upright thing by the air and just see if it helps it to gain control again..once a fish has been swimming wrong for too long they lose control of bladder anyway and the more they fight to get upright the more tired they get so you could and im not telling you what to do but just try to give it a hand in stabalizeing its dizzy head

 

[Rediahs]

This is a bit dumb but...

It's "barb" not "barp"...

These things bug me.