Aro Swimming Upside Down! Need Urgent HELP!

[anarekist]

how do you protect the swim bladder?

 

[Water]

I'm also wondering if it's necessary to add epsom salt?
I've read that some people use epsom to aid their fish but I don't quite understand the purpose of it..

Adding Epsom Salt won't help. Epsom Salt merely acts as a mild purgative and will not help the swim bladder in any way. Theres not much you can do besides keep the water clean and hope for the best.

 

[arodini]

From what I understand, if precautions are not taken to protect the air bladder, they can die from the move. I lost a 24" Aro this way. He was fine for a couple of days and then just up and died. The second try I took a lot more care.

how do you do that?

 

[azian_kicker]

use a powerhear and try to push air close to the fish mouth but not too strong. It might help.

 

[H]-[H]

Adding Epsom Salt won't help. Epsom Salt merely acts as a mild purgative and will not help the swim bladder in any way. Theres not much you can do besides keep the water clean and hope for the best.

Thanks for the info.. I'm hoping it will recover soon..

use a powerhear and try to push air close to the fish mouth but not too strong. It might help.

Yeah, the aro seems to be enjoying the mild current..

But it's not eating, not even frozen bloodworms..

 

[Arowana718]

i dont think lower ur water level that low will work in the aros favor. just keep ur water clean & only time will tell if its gonna recover or not.. keep us updated

 

[ausarow]

mate, i know what is wrong. unless it was the case that the fish went on its side during transport and has not been able to right itself since then.. but i think this is not the case.

you dont add epsom salts. epsom is one salt harvested from the town of epsom in england.

the fish has been shocked by a sudden change in water or it is showing toxicity to something.

you need to add mineral salts. harder water! turn the temp down!!! slowly let it drop.
this is if your fish is still alive. it can die within 2 days like this.

then get some agricultural lime, add just 1 gram per hundred litres of tank water.
or calcium carbonate from the fish shop. or you can use dolomite lime just the same, it has two forms of minerals.. magnesium and calcium and this is preferable i think.

i also suggest you add 5 grams of rock salt per hundred litres. not table salt because it is just one form of salt. this is not much, but enough to help the fishes cells get back into a balance.

you can also use geo liquid. this has stuff in there from the earth just the same.

now tell us, where do you get your water from?

is it rain water only and too pure? or is it the exact same source water your friend used.

call him and ask and then get back to me.

 

[ausarow]

oh and dont you feed that fish either. it can go weeks or months without food. never feed a sick arow that is big. it just dont need food and will make it worse. i have seen this happen before. 1 died, 1 lived.

 

[Red Devil]

mate, i know what is wrong. unless it was the case that the fish went on its side during transport and has not been able to right itself since then.. but i think this is not the case.

you dont add epsom salts. epsom is one salt harvested from the town of epsom in england.

the fish has been shocked by a sudden change in water or it is showing toxicity to something.

you need to add mineral salts. harder water! turn the temp down!!! slowly let it drop.
this is if your fish is still alive. it can die within 2 days like this.

then get some agricultural lime, add just 1 gram per hundred litres of tank water.
or calcium carbonate from the fish shop. or you can use dolomite lime just the same, it has two forms of minerals.. magnesium and calcium and this is preferable i think.

i also suggest you add 5 grams of rock salt per hundred litres. not table salt because it is just one form of salt. this is not much, but enough to help the fishes cells get back into a balance.

you can also use geo liquid. this has stuff in there from the earth just the same.

now tell us, where do you get your water from?

is it rain water only and too pure? or is it the exact same source water your friend used.

call him and ask and then get back to me.

i agree this was an acclimation problem..

 

[jlnguyen74]

i dont think lower ur water level that low will work in the aros favor. just keep ur water clean & only time will tell if its gonna recover or not.. keep us updated

Actually, the water that low will help the arow to right itself up, and less struggling