What's up with my fish? Swim bladder?

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Derrickdoll

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Oh yikes. This could be two things.

Swim Bladder:
- Swim bladder usually results in a fully active fish, but their swimming is almost as if they are full of air.
- This is caused by overfeeding. How often do you feed your fish and how much (and with what)?
- You can feed them peeled and boiled peas, but there isn't much else you can do.

Ammonia Poisoning:
- This is what I am leaning more towards since this is most common.
- Lethargic fish that tip when they swim, laying on their stomach in the gravel, facing head down, facing nose up when swimming.
- This could also be accompanied by ammonia burn which is red dots on their stomach and gills.

More pictures and your water parameters can really help.
 

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