Cure Swim Bladder Disease In Fish

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You can recognize a swim bladder problem because he begins to swim more and more vertically. It hangs upside down and quickly gasps for air. The fish loses its balance completely. With such a swim bladder problem, therefore, it is often soon a done deal.

 

A fish that floats above the water surface in a normal swimming position can still save itself. This may take several days for recovery. Intervention in this case is not necessary. Stop feeding the fish until it has healed. It can do without food for a few days.

 

When the swimming position of the fish changes to an unnatural position, on its side or upside down and this is prolonged. Then waiting for it to pass on its own will not help. Indeed, a swim bladder problem where the fish floats in an unnatural position at the top of the surface does not pass without help in most cases. There is a strong possibility of deterioration if you do nothing. This is because the fish gets into a state that it has little control over.

 

Water Therapy

Water therapy for fish against bladder problemThe fish can hardly absorb food and becomes overtired by all its attempts to swim horizontally again. It has to endure a long ordeal in which the fish fights for its life! When it begins to tire, it allows itself to be carried away by the current. It will float upwards faster and faster, not exactly pleasant to see your fish like this. A swim bladder problem can have many causes. It can also be congenital, in which case nothing can be done. It can also be caused by the fish eating too much floating food. The food swells in their stomach and so they can no longer regulate their swim bladder. Changing food can sometimes cure this and more importantly prevent it. For the swim bladder problem there is a special water therapy that can still offer some hope.

 

The water therapy works as follows

Take the fish in a separate tank and lower its water level so that the fish is still just underwater. This allows the fish to rest on the bottom and regain strength.

 

It is best to use a special net-breeder. Place this container in an aquarium where the water conditions are optimal for the fish. Thanks to the mesh around this receptacle, water always remains flowing through and the fish is not sealed off in its own polluted water. Because not only does the fish defecate, its gills also emit bad substances.

 

Thanks to this open collection tray, the temperature always remains consistently the same as in aquarium where the water is optimal, this helps the fish heal better and reduces stress.

 

Make your own Aquarium Drip Pan

You can also make your own catch basin. Take a jar or plastic container and remove the top and bottom and cover it with a piece of gauze, pantyhose or use the gauze from an old fish scoop net.

 

Keep the fish in here for about 5 days and then add a little water every day. Do this until the fish can swim freely again. If the process of replenishing the water goes too fast and the fish does not respond well to it, extend the days of water replenishment.

 

Give the fish enough time to recover itself

You can soon see if the fish responds to this.

In addition, you can also give the fish a cure of Bactyfec from Colombo with it.

 

Pro Tip : Make sure the water comes directly from your aquarium

Keep the aquarium water at the right temperature and clean by changing enough water, otherwise your sick fish will have another problem!

Ben
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