Belly Up Aro's HELP

[Miguel]

Filipe's xback and my red ( the biggest of the consignment ) are again turning upside down, belly up after hours of aclimatizing.

We hold them straight it is okay. as soon as they start swimming they roll over...

any advice?

 

[Miguel]

bump

 

[Red Devil]

gosh i hope some one who knows answers, do you have someone to Pm that you think would know.. i hope and pray all is okay ..it has to be. ARE all the others okay

 

[Bderick67]

Sorry I wish I could tell ya something. Just keep holding them straight, will they swim at all?

 

[Miguel]

has every aspect of something in the swim bladder...yhey are full of air.. i push the fish down and feel the upwards pressure in my hand.

it then swims erratically, as if drunk, and then belly up again..

a couple of them are like that, from what they told me on the phone....

 

[rallysman]

Man, I wish I knew what was going on. I've never had to deal with that one. I would slowly start adding salt.

 

[Miguel]

i havwe none.. would a bit of kitchen salt help??

 

[Miguel]

one feels that she is full of air in the belly...belly is out of the water when she is belly up....

 

[DeLgAdO]

dude were these fish were anestitized when they were shipped?

had the feeling this was gunna happen from that other thread.

they still being acclimated? as in they are in another container other than the tank?

 

[Miguel]

yep they are in adapting containers...and yes, i believe they were anesthized....