My small goldfish is still alive and will swim to the bottom rapidly when i tap on the bowl. My goldfish who is approx 78 years old is floating at the top of the tank upside down. In some cases the fish will lay upside down or sideways on the bottom, unable to swim upwards. This morning we had some heavy rain, came home from work to find our koi upside down, no movement but breathing. Freckels is still breathing and moving so we know its not too late. No matter whats causing the problem, the symptoms are usually the same. Why is your silver dollar fish swimming upside down. In this video we show you a procedure used to help a floating bloated goldfish with a swim bladder disorder with dr loh fish veterinarian. When you see your fish bellyup, dont assume its dead. My goldfish of 2 years freckles is floating in upside down u i think he has a broken spine. I do feed the flake floating food and there are 3 other larger fish in the bowl.
Hello we have about a 150200 gallon outside pond with about 15 fish, all goldfish but the koi. My sister 15 year old sister put choclate milk in the tank before and were wondering if thats whats causing the fish to float upside down in a u. But after eating, he looks bloated and struggles to not float to the top. How to treat a floating bloated goldfish with a swim. He was quite stressful and flipping and turning and so i moved him to an smaller tank on his own for a day but has now been put back into original much bigger tank and is a lot calmer but is still floating upside. Dont get too excited about that viral goldfish wheelchair. Often he is floating upside down but still breathing, just not moving much. Our eight year old female goldfish floats upside down in tank, she has been having trouble swiming downwards,she seems to be too bouyant, she has been this way off and on for. Swim bladder issues are most common in goldfish and betta fish, but can occur in any aquarium fish. They will float uncontrollably to the top of the aquarium, turned upside down, while still being alive. Your fish may float to the top of the tank or sink to the bottom.