- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 91-100%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every month
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
Hi everyone, I really need some advice
I have a Flower Horn Cichlid, she’s about 2 years old. I believe she has Swim Bladders Disease which I have treated the tank, fed her the medicine with brine and gave her two Epsom Salt baths. I have not fed her for a couple of weeks. She started off swimming weird not able to keep her balance and tilting to the side, then she stood at the top for the longest and eventually flipped upside down completely and just floated around the tank as if she was dead. She then dropped to the bottom completely Upside down and stood like that for awhile. After I did the medicine and all she improved quite a bit. She turned back upright and has been upright since but now she stays at the bottom of the tank. She can’t swim up, it’s like gravity pulls her back down when she tries. Today she seems worse, she’s at the bottom corner of the tank and is leaning against it. She seems like she may have a hard time Breathing as she isn’t breathing how she normally breathes. She can barely swim now and she just looks miserable. I have no idea what else to do at This point, I’m scared she might not make it. She has this lump on the bottom side on the right of her around her belly that seems to have gotten bigger since a few days ago. I’m not sure if I can be a tumor or parasite or what. Her scales on the left side seem to be peeling or something. I just want her to get better. Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated. I have a video of her in the Epsom salt bath I’m not sure what came out of her but there’s that little drop of something in the bucket but I’m sure that’s good being Epsom salt bath helps and all. I did get the water tested as well and fish store associate said the water levels was normal and all.
I have a Flower Horn Cichlid, she’s about 2 years old. I believe she has Swim Bladders Disease which I have treated the tank, fed her the medicine with brine and gave her two Epsom Salt baths. I have not fed her for a couple of weeks. She started off swimming weird not able to keep her balance and tilting to the side, then she stood at the top for the longest and eventually flipped upside down completely and just floated around the tank as if she was dead. She then dropped to the bottom completely Upside down and stood like that for awhile. After I did the medicine and all she improved quite a bit. She turned back upright and has been upright since but now she stays at the bottom of the tank. She can’t swim up, it’s like gravity pulls her back down when she tries. Today she seems worse, she’s at the bottom corner of the tank and is leaning against it. She seems like she may have a hard time Breathing as she isn’t breathing how she normally breathes. She can barely swim now and she just looks miserable. I have no idea what else to do at This point, I’m scared she might not make it. She has this lump on the bottom side on the right of her around her belly that seems to have gotten bigger since a few days ago. I’m not sure if I can be a tumor or parasite or what. Her scales on the left side seem to be peeling or something. I just want her to get better. Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated. I have a video of her in the Epsom salt bath I’m not sure what came out of her but there’s that little drop of something in the bucket but I’m sure that’s good being Epsom salt bath helps and all. I did get the water tested as well and fish store associate said the water levels was normal and all.
