Goldfish floating problem..

[rich_g85]

Hi all,
I have just noticed that one of my goldfish has begun to float rapidly to the top of the tank as soon as he stops swimming. He has lost most of his gold markings, being almost completely silver now.

Can anyone help?

 

[Nix]

Death becomes him.

 

[Killa_ken]

about to die im afraid happend to my fish Urnist yesterday is he floating slightly side ways too?

 

[rich_g85]

about to die im afraid happend to my fish Urnist yesterday is he floating slightly side ways too?

Yep, he keeps flipping onto his back.

 

[Killa_ken]

Yep, he keeps flipping onto his back.

put him out his misery defo about to die just a matter of hours if not minutes

RIP Fishy *bows head*

 

[dun]

RIP. lol

They float is they are sucking up bubbles when trying to eat the flakes sometimes which is relatively hamless iirc, but the other stuff like scales falling off and flopping around= bad news

 

[Jonny69]

That's the swim bladder gone. It'll probably die soon but I've had a few make a miraculous recovery. Check the water quality as that might be why it's losing scales. I think it's high phosphates or sommat that causes it and you can buy drops to neutralise the water.

 

[GoldenGlory]

Put it in the freezer.

 

[El Gringo]

It's true, i'm bad.
If he is going to die, my regrets. If it's just gas he should cut his food into smaller pieces.

 

[Yewen]

Cut the jokes guys this is someones loved pet not a google video.

Sorry to hear about it, have to tried phoning a vet about it, you never know they may be able to help?

Sounds bad, hope it does not come to the worst.

 

[Nix]

Cut the jokes guys this is someones loved pet not a google video.

Sorry to hear about it, have to tried phoning a vet about it, you never know they may be able to help?

Sounds bad, hope it does not come to the worst.

They wont be able to help a fish mate...

 

[GoldenGlory]

Cut the jokes guys this is someones loved pet not a google video.

Sorry to hear about it, have to tried phoning a vet about it, you never know they may be able to help?

Sounds bad, hope it does not come to the worst.

I'm being quite serious, freezing it is a humane way of letting it pass away.

 

[rich_g85]

Cut the jokes guys this is someones loved pet not a google video.

I was the first to suggest we let next door's cat round to try it's hand (or paw).

So... spec me a fish

 

[Nix]

I'm being quite serious, freezing it is a humane way of letting it pass away.

Just let it be.

 

[pinkacidbootson]

There's plenty more fish in the sea.

 

[Nix]

I was the first to suggest we let next door's cat round to try it's hand (or paw).

So... spec me a fish

You'll need to goto SC for such a request. Personally I find tins of tuna remarkable companions...

 

[meggy-vengeance]

Vets & Fish? aha
Just leave it alone and go shopping for more fishys.

 

[mightynimrod]

It's the swim bladder, we've had 4 go recently....it's due to the warm weather, there's nothing that you can do for him unfortunately

We've just got 2 more and a thermometer to measure water temp, at the moment it's just about tropical temps so we're resorting to sticking ice cubes in a bag to cool the water down.

 

[dakaiez]

That's the swim bladder gone. It'll probably die soon but I've had a few make a miraculous recovery. Check the water quality as that might be why it's losing scales. I think it's high phosphates or sommat that causes it and you can buy drops to neutralise the water.

Yeah we had one in our pond in the back garden go like the above, we checked the water and the parents did something to it and a few days later the fish had a miraculous recovery. Although they tend to die, sometimes you get lucky and they live.

 

[Yewen]

They wont be able to help a fish no, but they may be able to offer advice on something to do moreso than people on a computing forum.