Goldfish floating problem..

Curiousalien said:
One thing you can try (although you may be too late) is to try feeding it a pea (just defrost it (the pea not the fish) in some water) try squashing it between your fingers (again the pea not the fish) so that the fish can eat it. This is said to help with swim bladder problems.

i have never tried this but some people have had sucess, good luck.
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I do know this pea thing and medicines have been successful with others but sadly, once our goldies started the being unable to keep themelves the right way up, it was just a matter of hours before they went. We have a large tank and lose a couple every year and tbh that's the usual sign - though there are exceptions that recover.

However, as for freezing being 'humane' there are two schools of thought on this one. Some believe that the fish loses consciousness before it begins to freeze, others think that the consciousness is the last thing to go. In the light of this, I have always let nature take its course rather than intervene. One fish in particular has done this twice and finally went in June, but had 'righted' himself before, so imo you should just let it be but prepare for the worst.
 
fatiain said:
Are you really recommending racking up tens of quids worth of vets fees over a 99p goldfish?
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ROFFLES

Nix said:
Why are you trolling him? What's the point?
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Its not trolling its called throwing stones in glass houses.

Anyhow like I said check on the other fish just to be sure.
 
I hear feeding them frozen peas and feeding them bottom feeding food helps as they don't gulp in air from the surface, works a lot of the time apparently.
 
I used to keep my goldfish in the shed. On a cold day the water froze the fish into an ice block.

I brought the tank inside and thawed it in front of the fire. The fish was fine... true story!

Hope your fish get better soon dude.
 
FunkyT said:
I used to keep my goldfish in the shed. On a cold day the water froze the fish into an ice block.

I brought the tank inside and thawed it in front of the fire. The fish was fine... true story!

Hope your fish get better soon dude.
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I'm officially calling shenanigans on that one :D
 
Its deffo the swim bladder. Are the scales sticking out as well? If so its dropsy and not curable, however lots of fish kive with swim bladdr problems, its just that they look odd, itf its feeding then let it be. And i dont think freezing is the best way of disposing of a fish. Our local aquarium shop advices either throwing it at a hard surface ( no im not joking ) or dropping in boiling water ( again not joking, both are instant and painless )
 
fatiain said:
Are you really recommending racking up tens of quids worth of vets fees over a 99p goldfish?
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i agree i know its a pet but at the end of the day its not a cat or dog and if you do spend a lot of money making it well again the chances are it will die on you a couple of months later :(
 
OK, just to clarify. No money will be spent on fixing this fish.
Fish is at stock voltages, ie no overclock.
I am not sad.

However, he seems to have recovered slightly this evening.
 
One of mine had swimbladder and I tried using a method my dad used to do with his fish which was put it in a seperate tank with only a shallow amount of water for a day or two, not feeding it and it seemed to do the trick. Don't ask me how it works though because I haven't got a clue.
 
When I was a teenager we used to top my mate's dad's fishbowl up with vodka to try and get the fish drunk. It was surprising how much went in before they died.
 
When our fish doesn't bother flapping for a minute or so it goes all upside-down. It just can't be bothered to stay the right way up. We've had it about three years. It's always done it. But it's not dead. It just looks it.
 
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