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.
-edited on 15th August-
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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. 
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i’ve had fish before and when they start swimming/floating upside down, it usually means…they’re dying :faint: there’s no easy way to break it to u :no: 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…
Fish are known to improve mental health. Once, when I was really down, alone and shattered, my Fish kept me company.
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.
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.
aww poor fish… they are pretty fishies
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 :cloud9:
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 :weeping: , so after the last one died, i gotten a cat
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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“If there is no sign of recovery after 7-10 days, the kindest thing is to euthanase the fish.”
Hmmm
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. :no: 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… 
:’( 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
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??
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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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.
:weeping: my fish is totaly goin i think it is swimmin on its back and gone realy fat can anyone help me plz
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 :eureka: :worried:
My fish is going through the same thing. My fish is named shnart. he is a moore, [ black with big eyes ]. I recently called petsmart. if you fish has dots, and they look like glitter, he has ick. It’s no problem HURY and get treatment. Also, it could be from sprinkling food on top, he could be taking in air, and now has air in him. From now on, put you fingers in the water, then release your food.
Hope for the best.
[quote comment="21155"]:’( 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 the same fish, same problem,
He’s name is shart.
I recently called petsmart. if you fish has dots, and they look like glitter, he has ick. It’s no problem HURY and get treatment. Also, it could be from sprinkling food on top, he could be taking in air, and now has air in him. From now on, put you fingers in the water, then release your food.
Well i need this awnced NOW FAST PLEESE :weeping: My mums work gave us a new Neon tetra+tank that thay had last cleaned out god knows when it was soooooooooooo(x 99999999)dirty and iky and the fish keeps fainting/swiming upside-down and the ppl at her work managed to brake the glass on the light(i am 10 and can type 50 words-per-second) i am really worryed and today is(UK time)12th feb 16:45 HELP ME QUICK!!!!!!!
Its now 16:50 and the fish is doing better but im still not 100% sure she will live pleese help me as fast as u can the fish wasnt even given a name!!!!i think il call it Tyler or something…..enyways pleee reply by 17:00
P.S. becase of bad water i think is is just breathing isshuse and the fish has survived in the water for more that 10 months as far as i can remember sam day same hour
P.S.S.Well i need this awnced NOW FAST PLEESE My mums work gave us a new Neon tetra+tank that thay had last cleaned out god knows when it was soooooooooooo(x 99999999)dirty and iky and the fish keeps fainting/swiming upside-down and the ppl at her work managed to brake the glass on the light(i am 10 and can type 50 words-per-second) i am really worryed and today is(UK time)12th feb 16:45 HELP me^^^^^QUICK!
i ment to say 50 words per minute
P.S.S.S. i wanted the arrows to point to the word”second”
The fish isnt dying, it just means that something is wrong with the float bladder. Mine has been like it a few times, and usually it does get over it and end up normal but i am going to try feeding it spinach or even try a tiny bit of alcohol. I’m sure sure though. Ask a vet or something
im having a problem with my fish too, it swims upside down then its ok, and so on..and it has black spots all over his bottom part of its body..anyone might hae clue of what it may be?..i guess i fed it too much so i’m gonna try comment 12..hope it works
@ fishloverr: I didn’t try the pea method and I don’t know if it works but what I can tell you for sure is that if you want to try the pea method (as mentioned by Lexi, comment number 12), you’ll have to crush the peas first. Peas are too big for fish.
please help me, i had three blue sicklids (spelt wrong i think) and one ov them ate the other two. the last remaining on has today started swimming in a vertical position. i am serious concerned as i dont want the fish to die. the fish belonged to my partner who tragically passed away two yrs ago so u can understand how desperate i am to keep it alive. please if ne one has ne suggestions i would be more than greatfull to you
omg my fish is doing that rite now…thts prob what i get…yesterday i fed bout him his usual snack rom the pet store…i got 10 tuffie fishes and she gave me like 10 and my fish ate like 18 and now…hes upside down….ughrrrrrrr….i need betr help then this
i mean she gave me 20 or more
to many ppl posted for me to bother reading but if you simply google fish swimming upside down, you’d find out its due to gas in teh goldfish and it can be cured by feeding it some slightly different foods ie brine shrimp green peas spinach.
I have a 6 year old Irredesent shark that is struggling in the bottom of my tank. He’s seems to want to eat but keeps floating upside down. I’m pretty sure he’s dying of old age but he’s been trying to swim around for the last 12+ hours. Is there anything I can do?
Aww! I Feel Bad My fish swims to her side when we change her water! But Eventully she gets some rest and gets to normal i have a red betta fish! shes a girl! i love her! :love: i love my fishy! :weeping: