Cadavillac
05-03-2008, 10:33 PM
I bought a ryukin goldfish (and two other goldfish) at my LFS today. Everything was fine. He was healthy looking. I introduced him to my tank with two other goldfish and everything appeared fine. A little while later I fed them one cube of tubifex worms.
Now the fish has trouble swimming down and is constantly floating to the top of the water. He hasn't lost his equilibrium or anything, just the ability to stay in the lower levels of the tank without much effort. His tank mates are not experiencing the same difficulty.
I cannot test the water quality just yet because my test tubes were thown away by accident *shoots a dirty look at Mom* and it'll be tonight at the earliest when I can get some 5ml test tubes from the lab at work.
Anyway, does it sound like constipation or a swim bladder disorder? I mean, the problem started after the food in about a 2 hour span of time. Should I try feeding peas?
I'm almost regretting buying the goldfish because in my 16+ years of fishkeeping I've never been able to keep them alive long and I thought I'd give them another try. *sigh*
Now the fish has trouble swimming down and is constantly floating to the top of the water. He hasn't lost his equilibrium or anything, just the ability to stay in the lower levels of the tank without much effort. His tank mates are not experiencing the same difficulty.
I cannot test the water quality just yet because my test tubes were thown away by accident *shoots a dirty look at Mom* and it'll be tonight at the earliest when I can get some 5ml test tubes from the lab at work.
Anyway, does it sound like constipation or a swim bladder disorder? I mean, the problem started after the food in about a 2 hour span of time. Should I try feeding peas?
I'm almost regretting buying the goldfish because in my 16+ years of fishkeeping I've never been able to keep them alive long and I thought I'd give them another try. *sigh*