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OwnerOfPhil
04-01-2009, 12:20 AM
my comet (about 6 inches long) is perfectly fine except that he can't swim upright and spends his time on his side at the bottom of the tank, he has something i took to be the swim bladder bulging out of his side but I don't know how to fix him! I asked the guy at the fish store and he said that the problem fixes itself in a few weeks but I don't think he'll last that long because he's not eating very well anymore. I heard something about sticking a needle in them or massaging them, but I don't really know what works and i don't want to hurt the fish! anyone know how to fix this problem?

OwnerOfPhil
04-01-2009, 07:47 PM
today my fish was loosing his color!!! i don't know if anything can still be done...we'll burry him in my back yard probrably :(