Sick Indo Dat

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Eatman

New Member
Hey guys, looking for a little help here........ Something's wrong with my dat, he hasn't been eating for a while now and he's become extremely weak. Weak to the point where I could just hold him with my hands.. I noticed him today just floating around with his mouth facing the sky....... so i'm assuming a swim bladder issue? So far I've removed him from the bigger tank and put him in a smaller tank, raised the temp and added salt. Any help would be great.


thx
 
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Yuppa

Super Moderator
Wow that doesn't sound good .. my condolences..

Raising temp and adding salt is about all I would recommend as well..
 
m_class2g

m_class2g

Sponsor
if he can hardly swim, id lower the water level so its the same height as the fish. also i would put a divider double the size of the fishs' width so he doesnt flip over. put an airstone and some salt.

i had a paroon shark that had swim bladder issues after transporting him from my buddys place to mine. he couldnt swim right. floating upside down. i lowered the water and put a divider so hed stay the right side up. next day, he was perfectly fine.

good luck!
 
Cirrus

Cirrus

Arowana blogger
Agree with all of the above; maybe add a few feeder guppies/white clouds to stimulate appetite?
 
Cirrus

Cirrus

Arowana blogger
I have seen aros have swim bladder issues on arrival many times, also when trans-shipping inside Canada. Usually, if the fish is kept in warm, dark, salted tank, with greatly lowered water level (so it can rest on bottom), the fish recovers fine. I think this kind of swim bladder issue is due to external factors related to air pressure changes while fish is in flight.

When a fully acclimatized fish has swim bladder issues, I think it means some kind of internal problem, a disease or injury. I am much less optimistic about curing such fish, but would follow the same approach I use when shipping/trans-shipping fish. I have never tried epsom salts, just non-iodized aquarium/pickling salt.
 
RDFISHGUY

RDFISHGUY

New Member
Cirrus said:
I have seen aros have swim bladder issues on arrival many times, also when trans-shipping inside Canada. Usually, if the fish is kept in warm, dark, salted tank, with greatly lowered water level (so it can rest on bottom), the fish recovers fine. I think this kind of swim bladder issue is due to external factors related to air pressure changes while fish is in flight.

When a fully acclimatized fish has swim bladder issues, I think it means some kind of internal problem, a disease or injury. I am much less optimistic about curing such fish, but would follow the same approach I use when shipping/trans-shipping fish. I have never tried epsom salts, just non-iodized aquarium/pickling salt.
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If the fish will eat then it stands a good chance of recovery using epsom salts in the food. If you have to inject the salt into the fishes stomach I would suggest euthanizing the fish unless you are very attached or its an expensive fish.
 
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