Clown Knife Floating - Help!

[Andri Pogo]

When i woke up this morning one of my Clown Knives was floating up by the surface, looked dead at first but he is alive...
His belly is sticking up from the surface and when i touched it, it seems its full of air...

I dont know if this is a disease or caused by injury from a bigger knife.
I have 3 knives, one has started to grow faster than the other two and is ~12"+ while this one and one more is ~9-10"
Never been any fighting between the three but i wouldnt be surpriced if it would start someday.
The knife however doesnt look hurt.

What to do, what to do !

 

[Miguel]

You have to put it in the normal position and maintain it between your fingers like that and move your hand to make it swim. preferably against a current but do not force a strong current in its face.

Most probably you won't make it, but try it anyways...

When fish turn over it is very difficult to turn them back again...

could be due to a lot of causes...maybe beaten, maybe sick, maybe some stuff that it could not swallow or spit out.....

 

[Andri Pogo]

i took him in my hand an held him straight, as i touched his stomach bubbles came out of his mouth and out of a small hole on the stomach

 

[Miguel]

did it die?

 

[Andri Pogo]

no i just took him out for photos and to take a better look at him, im gonna try to free a hospital tank for him and give him antibiotics... looks like he has some bacterial infection...

here are pics:

11", bigger than i thought

and this happens when i press in the stomach

then it filles up with air again.

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

mad hope he gets better

 

[Miguel]

do not press on his belly...put him in a separate tank and add salt to it...lets see what gives....keep it in the straight position...

 

[dmed]

Your CK seems to have swim bladder disorder. Put it in QT right away and DON'T FEED IT. The most common cause of swim bladder problems is constipation and/or overfeeding. Sometimes it will resolve if you stop feeding.

 

[Miguel]

update?

 

[Andri Pogo]

i cant free up a tank for him today... i just got back home and he is still alive, just floating in the corner..
If it could help i was thinking of adding bacterial meds since it has bloody scratches and bloody-looking fins, sympthoms of bacterial infection