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Re: New tank - Goldfish on bottom

Subject: Re: New tank - Goldfish on bottom
by fcmf on 15/2/2017 20:03:50

Hopefully the good advice above will help Yoghurt - it can't be emphasised enough how crucial it is to get and keep ammonia, nitrite and nitrates at non-toxic levels, if to prevent acute or chronic/repeated health problems from occurring.

One additional thought which springs to mind, based on what you describe, is that there's a possibility that the upside-down status plus the enlarged anal vent have been caused by swallowing and then expelling some substrate (gravel). If that's the case, then possibly, in addition to the above, it might be worth slightly altering the diet more in favour of the peas and bloodworm for a few days, just to ensure that any pieces still in there are encouraged to pass through more easily and rather than potentially pressing on the swimbladder. Even if this isn't what has occurred, it ought to help release any blockages (eg constipation) which may be pressing on the swimbladder.

If, after a week or ten days of trying the advice above plus the advice here, the anal vent still looks red/enlarged, do let us know, and we'll do our best to advise further on a course of action - eg at that stage, it might be worth considering a small dose of aquarium salt or possibly isolating her and administering eSHa 2000 or Waterlife Myxazin - but I'm hoping the issue will be able to be addressed without any of this by following the advice already given.

Best of luck!