August 5th, 2005fish swimming upside down
I wrote about the fish tank some time ago. Well , the fish are my sister’s. Still, since I’m the one who wakes up early, I feed the fish if I’m at home. ( I go stay at my friend’s place sometimes. )
Recently, one of the fish started swimming upside down. It’s still like this now.
See the pic:
ah.. poor little fish.
I have no idea why it is like this now. Maybe it got injured? Still, one thing I’m sure of is that the fish is still alive. It can swim to the top or anywhere it wants and it can still eat.
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The fish was still upside down. It just stayed at the bottom of the tank without moving much during the last few days, seemed to have stopped eating and died today. 
. I had the choice either to have the...
i’ve had fish before and when they start swimming/floating upside down, it usually means…they’re dying
there’s no easy way to break it to u 
It’s swimming like that coz it’s head is the heaviest & it’s too weak/has not enough energy to swim properly. Occasionally, it’ll have spurts of energy and swim for food or to the top as u mentioned. i hope i’m wrong…but…fish owner to fish owner…
Quote?Fish are known to improve mental health. Once, when I was really down, alone and shattered, my Fish kept me company.
Quote?One of my fish did that; it has to do with the swim bladder and your feeding it too much! Starve it for a week (believe me, it won’t die) and it should get better.
Quote?My thoughts… Your fish needs to wear a helmet and start riding the short bus to school. Ritalin, start feeding it some immediatly.
On the OFF CHANCE that I am wrong, you might want to read these.
http://www.provet.co.uk/fish/fishswim.htm
http://www.goldfishinfo.com/ailment1.htm
That last one even has a section called “Poop Diagnosis”… Man, that has got to be an interesting read.
Quote?aww poor fish… they are pretty fishies
Quote?we have a fishie too. they used to be many. but this remaining one ate his friend. grrr.. he is really weird haha. one day he look really red and happy, the next he turns gray and doesn’t move at all. i actually thought he was dying. eep. hehe. good things he’s just weird like that hehe.
btw, your goldfish looks cute upside down hehe
Quote?i used to rear lots of goldish when i was young … what i found out is that they have a short life span .. i couldnt bear to lose any of them anymore
, so after the last one died, i gotten a cat
Quote?In most cases, fishes that start swimming upside down die within a few days. Perhaps getting some advice from your loval veterinarian or fish store and purchasing some medication will help. In the meantime, isolate that fish from the rest of the fishes because it may be contagious.
Get well soon, little fish!
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aww poor little fishy, hi aline! just wanted to pop in to say “Hi”
Quote?“If there is no sign of recovery after 7-10 days, the kindest thing is to euthanase the fish.”
Hmmm
Quote?There is still hope my fish had the same problem, and it lived.
Just help it out by using a net to flip it back every once and a while and also feed it frozen peas no flakes or pelets. 
I would advise you put it in a smaller self centainable tank. Last don’t put a filter or an airirater in. Just trying to help… 
Quote?:’( my fish is floating upside down and im panicing!
i dont want her to die..
matilda is a black moor and is only little!
she has three tank mates henry walter and jemima and they’re all fine!
and she was fine yesterday and only tonight shes floating upside down!
HELP!!
charlotte
Quote?i have a problem. i am looking after my sisters fish and for a while now 1 of the fish has been lying on the top of the tank but i no its not dead because 2 mins later it starts swimming again and cant stop feeding it because then the others will starve and they’re fine! HELP WHAT DO I DO??
Quote?Hi,
Today I just bought two new fishes out of a petshop.
They looked fine when I bought them but now one is floating upside down with it’s tail out of the water, Iv’e read so many possibilities it could be like Bladder, bloated ect. but I don’t know what to do!
Please PLEASE help me.
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Quote?Everyone, please read Lexi’s comment (Comment No. 12) . My friend took his advice except for the frozen peas part . She gave the fish less food than usual instead. Fortunately for her and her fish, it worked. It might not work for everyone else’s fish but at least it’s worth trying this method.
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my fish is totaly goin i think it is swimmin on its back and gone realy fat can anyone help me plz 
Quote?my kids r gutted i hope some one can help me is there ote i could do or have any ov you got any ideas
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