Bruce Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Hey guys, my oranda goldfish started floating sideways today. He swims normally but when he stops swimming and is at rest he floats sideways. This is his 3rd week of quarantine since he's a new fish. He had anchor worm and is on his final week of Cyropro. He mostly eats duckweed. He's eaten Hikari sinking goldfish excel 1-2 and mysis and brine shrimp 1-2. I'm not sure what could be causing his swim bladder issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colu Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 It looks thin it could just be weak from the anchor worms and treatment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 @Colu what should I so then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) You could try offer protein rich foods such as bloods worms and brine shrimp and daphnia Edited March 1, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Yeah I have tons of brine and mysis and dried blood worms so I'll try giving him some more of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 @Colu my goldfish passed overnight. I don't understand what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) It looked really thin it was probably to weak from the parasites and meds and did not have the energy to pull thought Edited March 2, 2021 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 @Colu thank you. I've had terrible luck with goldfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTigre Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Another reason he could've been swimming on his side is if he had a swim bladder issue. Unfortunately its a tough one to cure plus in combination with anchor worms and meds he was probably exhausted from trying to swim upright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hopefully the store will replace the fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeisgood Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Sorry Bruce. I have been trying to get my little fancy goldfish grown up too. As I have been reading about people’s issues with them—they appear to be more fragile when young. I have grown many single finned goldfish to great size with no problems. I do like their faces and they are so personable. I think if I would choose over again I would choose larger fancies. They are older and have endured through their most fragile stage of life. More expensive but a safer bet? Living and learning with you. I am grateful for the forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 @Lifeisgood yeah, I took a lot away from these experiences and all the feedback I got from the forum. I think my next attempt at some point will be with a single tail or a larger fancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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