FLOATING GAR!

[ettfettbranamn]

my florida/spotted gar 8" is floating belly up, it feels like an air bubble is trapped inside him.. he seems paralyzed from the mid body section and down.. I expect him to pass very soon if I do not help him myself..

is there anyone who has actually managed to save a floater and if so, how? he "broke" yesterday when going for a shrimp 0.5 sec after grabbing the shrimp he just let go of it, went into spasms and lost all control of his swimming.. he got better for 5-10 hours (cannot tell how long since I was asleep) and when I woke up he was floating belly up mildly bloated.. so, any last resort solutions?

 

[jsodwi]

what happens if you turn it right side up and push it around does vit go back to belly up?

 

[ettfettbranamn]

yup.. like a ball in water..

 

[ettfettbranamn]

BUMP!

 

[xboroinc]

honestly... im not a pro. but ounce my car started to bug the F out n float for a little then go crazy trying to swim to the bottom. so i put him in a floating basket and no joke rubbed on him. i did it a little then left him alone n then did it again. u rubbed toward his mouth i thought it might have bin like a air bubble he swallowed or some thing. because my gars always have bubbles randomly come out there mouth happens a lot wile eating. idk if this really helped but he was fine the next day. i had left him in the basket over nite. he never went upside down tho...good luck

 

[ettfettbranamn]

thanks dude.. I figure.. ..if I leave him in this state he will surely die..

well excuse me gentlemen.. I will now go rub my gar!