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Re: Sick Fantail - Swimbladder or something else?

Subject: Re: Sick Fantail - Swimbladder or something else?
by suey2 on 20/11/2010 22:17:09

Oh bless him, he doesn't look too chipper does he I'd definitely try fasting for at least a couple of days, maybe longer. He'll be fine with no food for a while even thought it does sound a bit mean. That sort of floating is often digestive, they get air/gas trapped in the guts and so they float. Plus they get tired trying to sort themselves out all the time which only makes them worse

Good news on the possible upgrade, I can't say it will magically make him better overnight but it will certainly make your life easier and will give him a bigger body of water plus better surface area of oxygen exchange And a test kit is a great investment, you'll be able to keep track of things so much more easily

Love his name btw! Also, he's a red cap oranda as opposed to a fantail. Doesn't really make much difference as they are all variations on a theme of goldfish but thought you might be interested Orandas tend to have a slightly more compressed body shape than fantails who tend to be a little more streamlined, not much. So orandas can be very slightly more prone to buoyancy issues anyway, their innards can get a little squished at the best of times. He does look a little on the small side for a fish of his age, I'd say he's possibly a little smaller than my ranchu who's just over a year old.

Hope he pulls through for you, let us know how he goes and don't worry if you need to ask anything else, just let us know