How to Cure Swim Bladder Disease

[@Inglorious1]

Dude your tips saved my bew lionhead. I seen results in my girl and i swear in mins. Not fully recovered yet but doing awesome. Tyvm for this tip. Your awesome sir.

[@MauriceMccomie]

You are most welcome. I'm glad I could have helped. 😊

[@tommyriordan870]

Did it live

[@mortis2539]

@@MauriceMccomie dude please help my lil guy isn't even eating peas

[@Night-zw9nr]

My fancy goldfish tummy is red and he is always upside down can someone tell me what is going on?

[@mitchellsheppard2998]

@@mortis2539 hey brother maybe after you crush up the peas add its normal food to it so he kinda gets tricked into eating it

[@hg5507]

My goldfish is 7 years old and I've always taken great care of him. He started developing symptoms of swim bladder. It's my biggest fear my fish would get sick. I have him a pea and now he isn't floating to the top, still a bit disoriented with the balance but he's much better in the past hour or two. Thank you for this video!

[@BrielleClary]

I'm so grateful for this video! Just after a few hours, my goldfish is back to normal! Thank you!

[@kierahenderson179]

how many peas did you give him i have one that has swim bladder and idk how many peas to give him

[@helenxlee]

Yeah

[@AngryBirdRedXD]

I had to watch so many videos that couldn't explain anything at all, but your video... Helped so much. I'll use this tutorial for the future. Thank you so much!!!!

[@MauriceMccomie]

I'm glad I can help

[@kefl298]

i had 2 oranda gold fish that went down with swim bladder desease,i treated with frozen peas for 2 days,and now swimming back to normal,thanks for your great tip,it really works,

[@hamstertime6333]

Thanks so much I wish I knew this before I lost my red capped oranda. Now his girlfriend is so depressed I gotta go get her a new boyfriend. I'm sad too.

[@BhBc8f8]

Oh the oranda's girlfriend. I'm sure you can see how that statement could be very confusing 😆

[@Mr.Sofishticated]

Bro you are life saver , one of my black lion head Oranda had swim bladder issue , he was swimming updside down . I quickly moved him to hospital tank , after reading comments on this video by you I added Epsom salt and gave boiled green peas , hoping he would eat . Damn he pounced on it and after few munches he was trying to swim straight ,within 1 hour result shown , morning I went to see he was fine swimming straight , not even once he swim upside down , gave boiled peas again , he was munching happily eventually he came near tank responding to my fingers . Gonna keep him one more day in hospital tank with peas ,gonna do water change , to lessen medicine . Thanks bro .btw fault was I feed some floating pellets by mistake which I am gonna stop . God bless bro .

[@MauriceMccomie]

Great job man. I'm glad he's ok and healthy again. What you can do is soak the pellets in aquarium water for a minute to get all the air out and then feed it to your goldfish. That way they won't get the swimbladder disease.

[@Mr.Sofishticated]

Maurice Aquariums thanks for advice , will do that . Cheers

[@Realone1234-f2l]

THANK YOUUUU SO MUCH YOU SAVED MY BEAUTIFUL GOLDFISH I TRIED THIS TODAY& IT HELPED GOD BLESS YOU

[@MauriceMccomie]

I'm just glad it helped.

[@masterofktulu]

Take a shot for everytime Maurice says "green peas" lol I appreciate the informative video

[@MauriceMccomie]

Challenge accepted Danny 😁

[@masterofktulu]

@@MauriceMccomie I'll never turn down a challenge either! 😊 BTW I tried seeing if you had a follow up for if the peas worked for your cute goldfish. I am hoping this remedy will help my little guy out

[@MauriceMccomie]

@@masterofktulu it cured them by the next day. It works. Sometimes it's the fish genetics that causes the problem but for random blockages, Epsom salts and green peas work best.

[@JacksonsMainAcc]

For anyone still watching this video: -- If you have a heater in your tank (like me): Raise it up by 5 degrees, the heat will stop the bacteria from growing and it'll help the food move through the goldfish -- Daily water changes (getting rid of the ammonia, bacteria, etc) -- Put a tea spoon of dissolved epsom salt : You can also use aquarium salt ( Read the packaging for the dosage of your tank usually though! ) ( I have never tried the aquarium salt, but i can speak for the epsom. The magnesium pulls the bad things out, and put good things in) Hope this helps some goldfish babs out there!

[@shreeyamaskey7731]

hey i need help with my flowerhorn can you help me??

[@kenaultman7499]

@@shreeyamaskey7731 I hope you figured it out and didn't listen to too many people here. No offense, but this is one of the worst comment sections I've seen as far as information goes. I have a degree in biology, and would be more than happy to help you if you're still having problems. This person has like 20+ goldfish in what appears to be a 29g tank. Show me any objective source that says thay is remotely OK for this species of fish. It's 30g for one, and 20g fish each one you add after that. Most people's goldfish tanks are fatally overstocked. That's why you don't see nice 15 year old, big as a football, goldfish on KZbin. Most of the time it's like this, with a bunch of barely even a year old fish. Ffs they mixed plecos, a tropical fish, with goldfish, a coldwater fish. If he has a heater, the gf are too hot. If he doesn't, the plecos are too cold. Pick one... The biggest issue I see people have, including this video above, is simply not having a big enough tank, or enough biological filtration to effectively filter ammonia. You get gas/swim bladder disorders when nitrogen/ammonia keep spiking up and down, up and down, repeat. This is from, again, small tank and too small of a filter. The nitrogen is high, you do a water change, and it drops almost in half. Within a couple days, the nitrogen is back up, water change, back down. This constant fluctuation in environment makes it so the fish can't regulate their own buoyancy. With the tank in the video, it is physically impossible to harbor enough bacteria to take care of the bio load being produced. Not, it may be too much. Scientifically, it is IMPOSSIBLE. Here's the fix for 95% of aquarium hobbyists troubles. Double your tank size, not fish stock. Get a canister filter. Then, throw away all the media they give you other than the foam. Lol. Now, get some ceramic or sinted glass biological filter media. Yes, it's more expensive than foam and the other stuff. But, it's also what works, and that's why they don't give it to you. Set the canister up in the order so that the water hits the foam FIRST. You need the water to be clean of debris before it gets to the ceramic or sinted glass biological media. Otherwise, the pores that all the bacteria you want grows in, will clog. You can add a water moved and aeration if needed. Next, soak the fish food in the water out of the aquarium before feeding them. Most of the food is freeze dried and can expand when the fish eats it. Avoid that by soaking the food first so it isn't just a hard pellet sitting in their digestive tract. Do water changes at least once per week. In about 2 months, your fish will be fine. There are no quick fixes for this. I think a lot of pet stores don't want people to be knowledgeable on this subject so they keep buying more crap to chase problems that keep arising. Tldr. Double your tank size. Get a canister filter and fill it in the order above, with this stuff. greatwaveeng.com/ Do water changes once a week, twice won't hurt early on before the cycle starts. Start watching the pond guru videos to be educated on the subject yourself. If your fish is floating funny it's an ammonia/nitrogen issue. Yes, you can fix it with peas temporarily by forcing them to acclimate faster. But, it's only temporary and will keep happening until you fix the core issue. Ammonia and a properly cycled tank. A basic filter or two from the pet store isn't enough for most lightly stocked community tanks. You need to take the stuff out, because it's cheap crap, and use better media that will actually harbor enough beneficial bacteria to keep the tank cycled. Peace.

[@rubenmicaelo3980]

I started doing it in hopes that it might could work...unfortunatly my fish named anagasia didn't make it... I left my house and my sister took care of her but when I came back i watched this video in hopes of helping her but it was nothing I could do at that point , my sister told me that she was swiming like that all weekend but when I came back and talked to her she starts swiming normally as she does and I was very happy about it , in the next minute she passed away and I think that she was wanting for me to say goodbye idk , I was so sad that I even almost cried im front of my family and shit but yeah she was a fish , and she was an animal but I feel like she was so human in her feelings and she is a fish that I will always remenber after all , I'm sad for my fish but I'm also really happy for other people fish that got better, I think that when your fish passes away you realize that it was not just a fish but a living being with feelings and that we can also have strong feelings for them.

[@divine2714]

Im very frustrated now i don’t know what to do with my fish 😢😢 woke up this morning fed them they look alright until i checked them back i saw the other one upside down not swimming i did a lot tried help him😢 now i found this video and Im getting peas in the market hope this will heal my fish 😢😢 I’ll tell you when i get back when he gets better thank you

[@littlecypriotbarbie8671]

Divine is your fish okay? I will get peas tomorrow

[@ilovejesus6762]

Happy fish and awesome fish dad ❤️

[@dachwaediboom]

Thank you for your tips! It helps me with my sons fish pet. It is very effective!

[@MauriceMccomie]

Glad I could help :)

[@lutchellewu4595]

Beautiful fish you have. I have oranda right now. Swimming head now almost not moving actually. Stomach bloated. I don't know what to do.

[@MauriceMccomie]

Oh boy, is it eating? If it is try giving it some of the shelled green peas like in the video. If it's not eating there's not much you can do. I've seen people insert prazi into a fish's stomach directly using a syringe and a tiny tube into its mouth. Try anything to save your fish

[@lutchellewu4595]

@@MauriceMccomie he cannot eat anymore as he is floating head down won't able to swim at the bottom. Breaking my heart. I manually feed him like a baby. He ate some but most he spit out. His stomach and anal fins are bloody red. It has been 2 days now.

[@onyxwasdeleted9548]

You dont know how thankful i am. My fish was stuck in one place and the filter was pushing him and he got a swim bladder disease. I immediately searched how to cure it and this was the first video. I tried and he was much better after a day. Again thank you so much Edit:couple of hrs later he died.

[@foundthebleach487]

Bruh😭

[@criispywafer]

well jesus atleast u tried what u could man

[@onyxwasdeleted9548]

@@criispywafer yeah, this happened with other fish too

[@onyxwasdeleted9548]

but they were usually those japanese fish that died that easily. now im keeping these tetras and theyre doing pretty good so far. they live alot longer in my tank

[@twentyfivehourpharmacy6348]

Thank god I found this! I hope this helps my Goldie, he’s swimming all sorts directions and it’s scaring me

[@NessysSanctuary]

Thank You I used to keep fish and one died of what I now know was swim bladder problem. I have just returned to the hobby and on of my Corys is swimming upside down and is exhausted I really though he was a goner. I have put him in a tank of his own. Your VID. was the second one I watched The first one was really good also. I now know how to treat swim bladder disease.

[@jwoodard621]

Hi there heres mine ones got big bloat and serving them peas thankyou for your video from uk happy xmas

[@nicolalderete3164]

Mr How can you help making your fish happier, less stressed and how do you know they are sick?

[@Iskkkk167]

There are lots of symptoms but normally a small amount of research of diseases helps For reducing stress aquarium salt and stress coat are good

[@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR]

Great video Maurice. Loving your fancy goldfish 😁

[@MauriceMccomie]

Thanks man

[@kenaultman7499]

I give mine peas a couple times a week. Just get a tupperware and get a few feedings worth at a time because it can be a pain in the ass shelling them every time you want to feed. I get a week's worth ready at a time, save them in the fridge, mix it in every couple days. I LOAD them up and let them eat as much as they can, quick water change to get the stuff left. They need the veggies anyways.

[@julieannglasgow9560]

Amazing video… thanks for the info including the procedure at the end. I regularly put my big oranda under lightly to stop him being completely blind due to his wen. I love how honest you were and followed every single step. Didn’t need the procedure but I do think it’s awesome you offered it as a last resort to euthanasia 👍

[@michallynpayne8075]

I would really like to thank you this is save my fish I was really upset because I thought she was going to die Thank you again

[@gmardog]

Thanks a lot. I will make sure I feed green peas to any of my goldfish in my tank once they look sick.

[@MauriceMccomie]

Now be careful, it's not just when they look sick. It's when they display signs of swim bladder issues. It's also a good idea to feed them the green peas every now and again to clear their digestive system.

[@gmardog]

Maurice Aquariums Yes, I fed them today. My black moor started looking like he has some problems because he was floating at the top of the tank. He’s fine now since he ate some of the peas.

[@gmardog]

Maurice Aquariums also, my goldfish has lots of waste in the tank.. Should I scoop it’s poop out?

[@MauriceMccomie]

@@gmardog You should always get the poop out during water changes, use a siphon and get it out

[@gmardog]

Maurice Aquariums My filter sucked it all in.. It’s all gone now.

[@JoaoMiguel-vf3ug]

I got a goldfish swimming like that and I'm gonna give them green peas tomorrow... Thanks for the video

[@megasuperawesomestuf]

My silver fancy is just floating completely upside down. I have never experienced this problem before, let alone ever heard of it being an issue for these little guys. I feel like I totally neglected my fish now... I noticed the problem just a few days ago when I first got him but I honestly thought he was just being a silly fish. Now that I know it’s a problem and it has gotten as bad as it did my heart is absolutely breaking for my little guy. I gave him some peas to try to alleviate the issue. Im praying that he will get better. If not I have heard that the most humane thing to do is to euthanize him???!! Is this true?! Please help!!

[@MauriceMccomie]

I am sorry for getting back to you so late, somehow I missed this notification. Yes, it sounds like your fish has a swim bladder issue, hopefully, this would help. If not and it's an extreme case, sometimes there's nothing we can do. Try the peas first and hopefully it helps him pass the blockage, you can also add some epsom salts to the water to help him as well. That's a dosage of 1 tablespoon to 5 gallons of water in the aquarium. Try as best as you can and even treat him twice, don't feed him anything but the green peas and I hope that does the trick. Euthanasia is always a last resort. Also, to avoid your other fish from getting swim bladder disease, soak their food in tank water for about a minute before feeding it to them. This allows the food to be soaked in water and all the air can get out of the food before it goes in your fish. The fish gulping at the surface causes them to suck air into their digestive systems and causes the swim bladder disease. I hope your lil guy is ok.

[@megasuperawesomestuf]

Maurice Aquariums thank you so so so much! I did try the pea method but it didn’t work. He was so bad off that he was seriously just swimming totally upside down and I could tell he was having issues and struggling. My husband and I had to make an executive decision and we euthanized him and birdied him out in the front yard under the oak...he was such a gorgeous dark silver boy too. I got some baby Goldie’s and hopefully they’ll grow up strong. I will definitely take your advice on soaking the food first!! Thank you for the response and the video 😄

[@Kate-yc5ks]

I have never had a fish but I just got one, and it’s doing the same things

[@Millsy540]

@@Kate-yc5ks my fish has started doing this recently, but is recovering! I hope for the best with your fish too. this may be a bit of a slow response but definitely follow what the video says. If you can seperate the sick fish in its own 'hospital' tank and give it melafix, aquarium salt aswell as the pea feedings. it should recover nicely! Remember to wash your ornaments and pump in their own fish tank water to ensure tap water doesn't kill the good bacteria. And having a clean tank gives your fish the best chance of healing. Also the earlier you catch it and start treatment the better. Good luck!

[@itsmeocadiz9936]

Same I just bought my fancy goldfish and he’s just tilted ,:( I have to find a way to help him

[@TheTothDavid]

What do you think,this metod works with rasboras too ? Anyway,thank you.

[@MauriceMccomie]

I think it will work but make sure and crush the peas up. Rasboras have tiny mouthes.

[@DJJAW11]

... I have done (for a pond fish) ,fingers crossed 👍😎

[@sanskritishaw658]

Should we immedietly give the sick fish green peas ?? Or shpuld we wait for some days of fasting

[@walkingbystander9917]

What about tetras does it work as well?

[@gloriauselton9897]

I can see you love your goldies as much as I do! I have two huge tanks. Just came across your channel. My chickens would love those pea shells. My koi love the peas too!

[@DxrinENT]

Bless you now my common fantail is saved. One question is it necessary for the fish with the disorder should be by itself? I have two other goldfish

[@MauriceMccomie]

You can separate the fish and put them in a tank with a lower level of water to ease the pressure on them till they're cured. However I never separated my fish. I left them in the main tank as you saw.

[@DxrinENT]

Maurice Aquariums ok thank you. Ive been planning to separate one of them as my red cap oranda keeps nipping on one of my fish.

[@foltz-art]

Super Great video it helped my fish alot Thank you so much my brother 🙏 ❤ ✌💯🐟🐠

[@victorvo4734]

Will feeding green peas regularly prevent swim bladder or only effective when they have swim bladder? Thank you.

[@mercedesjaay]

yes it helps for preventing and during

[@sunderwood9321]

Thank you sir I’m going to go try this! Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@Honey.0420]

What kind of peas? Fresh? Do I have to boil them or leave them fresh? Can I use canned?

[@Wolf62601]

Frozen green peas

[@MTBMandalo]

Hey I don’t know if you are still replying and I don’t know if you have betta fish but I just came home from a trip and my fish way laying on his side and when he started swimming his back end was floating down. He keeps laying down and then swimming but he is very colorful still. I have no clue what to do please help me

[@kzdia]

hey! my goldfish will float upside down if he eats pellets however when i don’t feed him at all or i only give him peas he is fine. any advice? he has been eating these pellets for years now and never had this problem before

[@MauriceMccomie]

Hi. If the pellets are floating pellets, he's taking air in when he's gulping the pellets off the surface. That air in his system gives him swim bladder disease and causes him to float. The peas clears the air out of him. To avoid this, soak his pellets in tank water for a minute before feeding. It'll remove the air from the pellet and make the pellets sink so your goldfish can eat it below the surface and no air would get in his system. That should solve the problem.

[@466Kishan]

Are you from Trinidad by chance?

[@MauriceMccomie]

Yeah man! lol

[@466Kishan]

@@MauriceMccomie ahhh boyyyyy btw thanks I fed my goldfish that was floating some green peas last night and this morning she's much better already

[@carlowehermosa956]

1 of my oranda is floating upside down...I’ll try this and hopefully works coz I don’t want to do invasive procedure/operation just like what I’ve seen in other videos! Thank you so much!🙏🤞🏽👍🏼

[@MARWAN05511]

did it help ?

[@carlowehermosa956]

@@MARWAN05511I tried this peeled green peas which I microwaved for a few seconds and fed them...did it for 3 straight days not feeding them fish food, I watched this strategy in other videos and it helped! in not so severe cases this simple trick might work!

[@MARWAN05511]

@@carlowehermosa956 thank you ill try on my oscar

[@tnpassionstudio7178]

This video is very helpful. I just made a life jacket for my goldfish. She has swim bladder too. I have the video in my channel.

[@treasuringpricelesstime5962]

Would an algae wafer do the same thing?

[@MauriceMccomie]

Unfortunately no. Duckweed may though.

[@ImranShaikh-yd5vg]

Very helpful! But in some condiition they wont be able to eat, my few fishes died due to this disease. They were upside down on the top of the aquarium. I had used rocksalt on them but it doesn't worked!

[@MauriceMccomie]

Rock salt doesn't help. Try Epsom salt instead. It's a laxative and helps them pass the blockage in their digestive system

[@ImranShaikh-yd5vg]

@@MauriceMccomie Thanks! Yes That's magnesium sulphate. I had also tried that but thought my fishes was on last stage. But could you plz tell me that how to give instant treat when fishes are unable to eat green peas & got upside down in the aquarium?

[@MauriceMccomie]

@@ImranShaikh-yd5vg put 1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons of water in your aquarium

[@ImranShaikh-yd5vg]

@@MauriceMccomie I had also used epsom salt. But doesn't worked. Is there any medicine regarding that can we used? How about amoxycllin or tetramycin?

[@kenaultman7499]

I'd say the biggest issue is over stock. That's what's causing it anyways. You can't keep 20+ goldfish and plecos in a tank under 250g. Nitrogen will be off the charts. Yes, the peas fixed it. But, I'd bet it comes back because the tank is too SMALL. Beginners mistake. I keep 2 in a 125g, and they still spike the ammonia all the time. That's with a 4 tray canister filter, two Cascade 600 internal filters running, all loaded to the brim with biohome ultra media, with 2 30% water changes per week. Don't come at me saying, I've done this forever how dare you! Sure sure... Looks like the oldest one you've got in there is 1.5 years old. Hmm... That's not an accident. My oldest just turned 6, and is damn near the size of a football now. That's how big these get. So, don't tell me you're going to grow those all out to adulthood while they thrive. 20 or so 8-12 inch fish, plecos even bigger, are just going to get sick and die well before that. That's WHY you are having gas issues with your fish. It's the nitrogen/ammonia. Sorry, it isn't physically/biologically even possible to raise to raise those fish in that set up. Source. Am a bioloist. Either get rid of 90% of the fish. Or, get a 250 gallon. You've got too much wrong here. You don't have enough biological filtration, it isn't possible with that set up. You are mixing warm water/tropical plecos with cold water fish, goldfish. I'm guessing, because you get algae. That's because the tank is too small, and your filter set up is also too small to harbor the necessary amount of beneficial bacteria to reduce the ammonia to a non toxic level. If you have a properly cycled tank, there wouldn't be algae. The bacteria would use the ammonia before the algae had a chance.

[@fluffedstuffed4233]

I’m 14 yrs old I have school tomorrow I won’t be Apple to get peas until tomorrow so let’s say about 12 hours do you think she’ll survive. I would ask my mom, to do it, better than nothing, I’m just so scared for her

[@YogoBites]

I just noticed my albino rainbow shark had swim bladder a few minutes ago but he has survived for over a week with it

[@sibijohn1228]

How many times can feed green peas for swim bladder diseased gold fish in one day to cure

[@deepaksharma4644]

How many times I can feed green peas to fish in a week.

[@4Jinz]

no more than 3 times a week

[@annjasmine7970]

How long does it take for the fish to get better?

[@harooncaptures9826]

Crushup da green pheees

[@CasualGamerDad87]

Bro thanks my koi has been cured with greenpeas but my goldfish died after being sucked on my pump

[@ninehouben6614]

I'm glad to see your fish is dooing oke! I was wondering if you have any other remedies for bladder problems. We have a fancy goldfish that is constenly out of balance. Everytime the problem occurs we feed peas to her and it sure does work but the next day the problem is back... we want to make sure she survives and we do our best to take care as good as we can for our pets but we are very afraid that sooner or later she'll die. Can you please advice me what to do?

[@MauriceMccomie]

I'm sorry to say this, but not all fish that swim on their sides have swim bladder disease. Some especially the chronic ones may have an internal issue where their organs are malfunctioning and they can't be corrected with green peas. What you can do to avoid the issue is to soak their food for a minute in tank water before you feed them. This way it limits the amount of air going into their digestive system. It would help a bit but if the fish has an internal issue they would still swim on their sides no matter what you do.

[@F99im]

Wow thanks for sharing ....I am going to try this I hope my fish will be alright :(

[@MauriceMccomie]

Hope it works for you

[@Raj-65536]

Can I use this remedy for my glo tetra fish ?

[@MauriceMccomie]

If they eat it, yes

[@samz396]

Hello thanks for your video I'm not sure if my fish has swim bladder disease but hes not eating, hes finding it hard to swim when he does try to swim and hes trying to jump out of the tank but it looks pretty painful when he does that. Hes usually staying at the bottom and sometimes hes bent and tilting over at the bottom. I will try the peas but im nervous for him hes really thin too

[@joekowalski182]

My fish can't even get to bottom of tank should I hand feed?

[@chloebutterflies8156]

Thanks love my fish was worried how do you now this works

[@chamika73]

green peas...raw or boiled?. thx.

[@kennadyhale5791]

Please Help! I recently purchased a beautiful juvenile black moor goldfish. I recently have noticed he or she stays in one corner most of the day but swims around at night. I have also noticed that my fish is kind of floating and sinking and stays mainly at the bottom, however there are no signs of enlarged stomach. Im new to fish keeping and have been researching and im not sure what to do. Another question is if i tried green peas would i only feed my fish green peas for a few days or also feed it food (ex. The sinking pellets i have been using).

[@MauriceMccomie]

Hi Kennady, I need to ask what kind of substrate do you have? I ask because goldfish scavenge a lot for food and I've had cases where they ate my sand and got "Heavy" so they always sat on the sand bed not swimming much. I have not found a cure for that as yet and all the affected fish died. If your fish is still eating, just try feeding the pinched green peas for 3 days and see if it helps. The peas clear their digestive tracks and helps them swim better. I hope it helps your fish.

[@kennadyhale5791]

Maurice Aquariums Thank you! The substrate i am using is medium rock pebbles they are to big to be swallowed so i will try the peas :)

[@leonilamorin5330]

I found an answer to my black oranda Thanks 👍

[@MauriceMccomie]

Hope he gets better

[@goobygoober_69]

My fish somehow got stuck in a plant upside down and now he is just swimming face down just like he was in the plant. Please help

[@DeannaAlisha]

Mine has this disease I believe but it’s not moving, it’s upside down and still breathing, my tank is only 1 week old. Fish only been in here for 4 days. My guppy was completely healthy. Then today I find it at the bottom breathing but not moving, and upside down. I noticed the filter push him to the top and my platy noticed he wasn’t moving so he started to nibble at my guppy. I had to take out my guppy so he didn’t get eaten but don’t know what to do. I don’t have a hospital tank I just filled a plastic bowl with some of the aquarium water. My house is pretty much the same temperature as the water so I hope he doesn’t die. I don’t think he will eat the pea because he’s upside down and I gave him a flake & he didn’t eat it so I don’t know what to do! Help please

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Mine has been floating upside down for months, should I kill it or let it suffer?

[@assassin3003]

I have a orange telescope probably like 7 inches and I can't tell if he has it or not he is kind of swimming with his face down, not all the way down but like 15/20 degree angle and when he slowlu swims forward it looks like he is very slowlu going up but I'm not sure if that's just how he swims because of his eyes or wanting to have a better look, one of my goldfish I just put him down because I read online that other goldfish can also catch the illness, there was nothing I could do for him he was just floating 90% of the time not even trying

[@maggiewaddington6259]

My fish now keeps spitting the peas out

[@MauriceMccomie]

What you can do is after you pinch the shell off the peas you can mash the peas up a bit for the goldfish so it has a smaller bite-sized amount to go into its mouth.

[@kierahenderson179]

how many green peas for one fish

[@MauriceMccomie]

As much as they will eat

[@hijah24]

Hello! My betta fish is encountering this issue. He kinda swims sideways and stays float on top. I barely got him a few months ago and I feel like he's encountering this issue because my siblings didn't take proper care for him like I asked while I was studying abroad. How many green peas should I feed him a day and for how many days? I have to feed him using tweezers because he can't swim downwards. Is there anything else I can provide him like medication or something?

[@hijah24]

Also he isn't gasping for air or anything either and doesn't have a loss of appetite.

[@Moreofthatminecraft]

They are stunning

[@stevencarrasco5517]

So my fish was swimming like this too but at the bottom and I gave it peas and it’s laying there but breathing is that good?😬

[@MauriceMccomie]

I'm sorry to say it isn't :( Some goldfish get sand/substrate stuck in their digestive track also and they swim for a bit but they're heavy and almost always ends up sitting on the bottom of the tank. It happened to me twice and on both occasions, the fish eventually died within a day or two :( I hope this is not the case with your fish.

[@Dracoshaun]

Are u trinidad based?

[@MauriceMccomie]

Yes Trini to d bone

[@taliacastellon4747]

Omg going to try this I love my fishy 😩

[@claymaster6296]

Can i do this with my koi fish

[@MauriceMccomie]

Yes you can 👍🏽

[@vickneshwaransubramaniam7658]

Hi Bro my red cap oranda is not swimming above it is lying down the base of the aquarium almost a month it is getting thin but it has no eating problem can it be treated by using green pea technique? I'm really worried about him my beloved fish pls reply asap

[@jasminedyck9913]

Am I able to give green peas to my Glow Fish?

[@MauriceMccomie]

You can, once they eat it. For best results blend it to a smooth paste and then fees them as they have very small mouths

[@jasminedyck9913]

Awesome thank you!!

[@mrblackbird6936]

Hope this work for suckerfish guy literally was eating food out of the tank, gonna go try this right now.

[@giovannamurillo1360]

My oranda has swim bladder :( how can I save her she is just at the bottom of the tank upside down not eating or swimming

[@randy4799]

Is it normal peas,or frozen pea

[@clabigayan]

Thank you😊

[@austinsoos6828]

One of my rope fish is starting to have trouble swimming right side up, think this would work for them?

[@singhpoojasolanki]

My little goldfish is floating in tank..most of the time on top of the tank...but still breathing..pls suggest what to do to make him healthy again

[@ChelseaMiddlebrook]

Thank you!!!

[@oliviarose2038]

is swim bladder contagious because i’m new to this whole fish thing and i’m like 99.9% sure my fish has swim bladder but i think like my telescopes might have it too

[@MauriceMccomie]

It's not contagious but other fish can get it if you feed them floating foods. If goldfish eat off the top of the water, air goes into their bladder causing the buoyancy issues.

[@oliviarose2038]

Maurice Aquariums thank you i just started feeding them floating pellets because i heard pellets were better for goldfish so i got them but i found out they float after i gave it to them

[@MauriceMccomie]

@@oliviarose2038 that's ok, pellets are good but what you have to do, is soak the pellets in tank water for a minute or two before feeding your fish. This way the pellets sink and your fish don't gulp in air.

[@mccrysyal29]

Thank you i was worried as my two oranda have this i have them in a smaller space (scared they may drown in 160ltr tank) with oxygen will do peas when back home

[@aidantaylor8629]

Do you microwave the peas or give them frozen??

[@MauriceMccomie]

I microwave them for a minute then peel the skin off before feeding the fish

[@phoebedraper3046]

What if my goldfish wont eat the peas?

[@MauriceMccomie]

Then that's a bad case. You can treat the water with Epsom salts 1 tablespoon to every 5 gallons and hope it helps your goldfish pass the blockage.

[@phoebedraper3046]

Maurice Aquariums so do i just put the salt in or do i have to do anything special? Thanks

[@MauriceMccomie]

@@phoebedraper3046 you can add it directly nothing special

[@phoebedraper3046]

Maurice Aquariums I have to admit I was skeptical at first, but his swimming control has already seemed to improve. He still occasionally float to the top but I think it just needs a few more days. Thanks a lot!

[@MauriceMccomie]

@@phoebedraper3046 that's great news bro. See if he'll eat the peas now.

[@kenny-chen1017]

I dont have green peas or Epsom salt or a hospital tank

[@walterclemants4821]

How many times do you feed them the peas

[@MauriceMccomie]

I feed as often as needed, but I feed it every other day as part of their normal routine.

[@walterclemants4821]

Maurice Aquariums thanks

[@SumProject18]

I have a tank of wild fish. One of mine randomly began swimming weird, now he's still alive but swimming vertically and upside down :(

[@lillipop4622]

I've two gold fish in my hand. How many days should we continue this? Hw many times a day? Im confused

[@MauriceMccomie]

I feed my goldfish once a day for 3 days. You can feed them more if you like it will help speed up the process.

[@harcharansingh7609]

Thanks it saved neon tetra

[@bernatrosello4375]

What filtration system are you using?

[@NA00754]

Do other peas work than green

[@MauriceMccomie]

Not that I know of

[@winyanhanskawin8509]

Will a canned pea work? Sortof hard to find veggies in my area right now 😕

[@katierocque7812]

yes

[@kanikarawat7902]

My goldfish is not even able to move her body what to do then please help

[@PULAG]

Someone in comments tossed some peas in their tank and the fish just died. Hahahahahaha

[@shailendra694]

Dear brother thanks , Sinking food is best or floating for my gold fish ?

[@MauriceMccomie]

My friend sinking food is best. It avoids them gulping air at the surface of the tank and getting swim bladder disease. Also, soak the pellets in tank water for a minute before feeding the goldfish. That would help prevent the disease also

[@ttp519]

i had orange fantail for 6 yrs.7 months she had swim bladder disease.i try.i try.but she died today.i loved her.i miss her.r.i.p.

[@Kanon-cg9ts]

How many times you feed you gold fish in a day???

[@MauriceMccomie]

Usually twice, once in the morning and once in the night

[@DrJohnnyChow]

I tried everything I could find online and yet still my fishes couldn’t recover. Hence, I did surgery on them, cruel as it may look, at least it swam upright and could finally eat! Here are three links on my experience: 1) After surgery in the upright position: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJCoaH5urrGeZ7M 2) finally eating minutes after surgery: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWLGpmSKpLulaMU 3) my pathetic tank: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJCoaH5urrGeZ7M

[@jessetee7333]

cos my fish swim to the side?? like lost balance swim to the side?? do this cure or epsom salt can cure them?

[@maggiewaddington6259]

My fish keeps floating upside down:(( is that swim bladder disease

[@MauriceMccomie]

Yes that is swim bladder disease