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*UPDATE* Swim Bladder Disorder in Fancy Goldfish: Focusing on Negative Buoyancy Disorder - An Experiment Part 1

My first blog focused on Swim Bladder Disorder in Fancy Goldfish, where I talked about Positive and Negative buoyancy disorder. I’m constantly learning new things about buoyancy disorder in goldfish and would like to share something that I have been trying for my male Oranda, who has negative buoyancy issues. 

My male Oranda, Zulu, will be turning 3 on May 11, 2022, like my other previous fish, he is another fish that has swim bladder disorder. 

Unlike my other two fish, Zulu has negative buoyancy disorder. He is seen bottom sitting at the tank for most of the time, his swimming is very awkward and he’s seen moving his body or swimming on his side to get around. He’s been going through this ever since he’s turned 2 years old, so a year and change now.

 Also, unlike my other two fish, Zulu is special needs. He has a very weird appetite ( sometimes he wants to eat a lot, sometimes he eats a little), he’s a little slow when it comes to finding food too (poor baby XD),  he’s a runt/stunted fish ( PetSmart's fault for this happening), and gets sick very easily ( well he used too) 

I have upped my care ALOT for him for the betterment of his health, but the thing that has been a constant battle for him has been his buoyancy issues. At one point, I was going to give up and just leave him be, for I didn’t know what else to do, but then I decided to do a little more research. 

In another blog that I have written, Let’s talk about the Wonder shell, I have recently purchased some and started messing with my water parameters more to try to see if I could tackle one more thing that has been a struggle to maintain in my tank, my GH parameters. I live in a state that is full of clay. Clay leaves NO MINERALS in your tap water, hence GH is low, water is acidic, and everything is unstable.

I have read that if you increase your GH ( mineral and hardness) in your water, one of the things it does is lessen stress on the swim bladder.

I decided to give it a try and use the Wonder shells in my tank.

I have tested my tank water daily ( it is going on 12 days now, tomorrow would be day 13 ) and I didn't notice any changes in my tank or in my fish until day 9. For Zulu, changes came on day 10. 

 For all three of my fish, I noticed that their slime coats have gotten thicker and healthier. When my GH was low, their slime coats were thin and the scales looked more exposed ( my fish are not sick, just observing a physical change), but I noticed the buildup in the slime coat with the addition of minerals.

 The water in the tank is so clear it’s ridiculous. XD

Body injuries are healing faster and the overall body, scales, and fins look brighter and darker. 

 For Zulu, on day 10, he was swimming around like a normal fish. As if he wasn’t going through swim bladder issues at all. 

The addition of minerals was decreasing his stress, but then, on DAY 11, I did a water change. After the water change, he went back to the bottom sitting. The mineral change ( or the lack thereof) definitely has something to do with the stress level on his bladder. Before I started this experiment, I also noticed he was acting a little better when the pH/KH lowered, therefore becoming more neutral instead of alkaline. 

Here are my water parameters so far: 

Nitrates: </= 20 ppm 

Nitrites/ Ammonia: 0 ppm

GH: ~150 ppm ( for goldfish 150 is the minimum but the normal range is ~ 200 or more)

pH: 7.2 - 7.4

KH: 80 ppm

Chlorine: 0 mg / L

I also use a TDS meter:

325 ppm

691 uS/cm

22.4*C / 72.5*F

I am going to continue testing my water daily along with recording more or any changes that are happening. All my fish are benefiting from the wonder shells, but I want to note the consistency of it. 

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She has swim bladder and sleeps upside down. She gets up to eat...I have tried all the cures, fasting, peas, worms, gel food, salt added to tank, increased water temp, they are on frozen foods with spirulina, red worms...I would like to build her a fish wheelchair I just need instructions....Any help is welcome!

[alishahipp]

The Great Goldfish

Mortimer, was his name of sort,

though we called him Mort for short.

He was orange and yellow.

A quick little fellow.

He lived quite a life.

lonely, no kids, no wife.

He ate his only choice of friends,

Was he sad you ask?

Well.. it all depends..

Bred to live and die, all in the blink of an eye.

But not this exceptional golden guy.

For 15 years he swam around

Enjoying anything tasty he found.

He was just a fair fish.

Every child's glorified wish.

He moved with us from state to state,

several tank breaks, but he escaped his fate.

Mort was of the unusual kind.

He liked sweet peas, he was well dined.

A good fish, he even cleaned his own home.

Sucking algae off rocks, and slurping on mystery foam.

Swim bladder was his demise,

it gave him a death disguise.

He'd sink and he'd float,

even occasionally bloat.

When the time came,

he met his inevitable end.

I said, “ Goodbye old friend.”

no fish will ever be the same.

Just A fish you say.

Maybe so, but family in a way.

-A.F.H.

[trr3rr]

Goldfish problems

I came into the room today and my favourite goldfish, Pootis (not supposed to have faves) was upside down. He was flicking and twitching and then he righted himself, only to go back to being very floaty.

He's had a growth on one side of his wen for quite a while now. It has got a tiny bit bigger. I hope that it is not related and that this is simply swim bladder issues..

I've set up a hospital tank for the little guy. I've fed him peas this morning, by hand, because he doesn't want to take food on his own. :(

I'm hoping veggies will bring him back round. I don't want to have to use medication. I'd rather not but if it comes to that I will give him a dose of swim bladder treatment.

sad morning.