Upside Down???

[bbboys]

Hey, i have a large flowerhorn and for about a month he has been swiming upsidedown. he will still eat and still moves but he has trouble swimming rightside up. Just in the past week he has been spending all his time on the bottom upsidedown. he will still come up for food and swims a little but for the mostpart he is upside down. Does anyone have a diagnosis or any advice on a way to treat him if there is one he is not doing so well.
-Thanks

 

[kevinfleming21]

this sounds like a major swim bladder problem to me. sometime it can correct itself, sometimes not.

 

[chloe]

bloat, get hold of him and put him upright and just hold him there for a while to centre him.....when iv done this there has been an airbuble come out of somesort of orifice and then they r off to normal again.

although if hes now at the bottom in not sure if this will work...may have left it to long....thats if it is bloat.

good luck and worth a try anyway
x

 

[EmilyMarie85]

this sounds like a major swim bladder problem to me. sometime it can correct itself, sometimes not.

+1

 

[zebvance]

having the same problem right now buddy look at my post right under yours

 

[bbboys]

idk what to do...i have heard peas. if another fish eats them will the peas hurt the other fish?

 

[kevinfleming21]

I would do peas, possibly melafix, and lots of small water changes and see if things will work out naturally as they sometimes will