goldfish

07-10-2002, 04:27 PM

my goldfih had been floating belly up on the surface,
for a couple of weeks,
can any doc ps advise a remedy.
thanks

07-10-2002, 04:31 PM

apparently is hard to save now, but you can try feeding them peas...
best of luck

07-10-2002, 05:12 PM

what's peas?
can i have more details?
till now it is looking healrhy,
just that it always float upside down,
after i turn it back, it'll belly up again in a short while.

frankloh · 07-10-2002, 09:57 PM

If peas dun work, feed them flakes soak with castor oil.
Read all about it......in this link

http://members.aol.com/sirchin/goldfish.htm

route · 07-10-2002, 10:04 PM

hobbes check ur pm please

may ur fish get well soon.

08-10-2002, 02:00 AM

One of my 'fatso' also floats belly up BUT only during the night. Saw in other sites that its because of their genetic body shape. So far for few mths liao still okay.

frankloh · 08-10-2002, 09:41 AM

Well the most should be just standing on their head!....
Belly on the water surface is too much. Time to try cure it!....

Why ur fish float? Due to over feeding or bad water quality?

08-10-2002, 03:52 PM

had not overfeed,
had also changed the water already.
at a lost not sure what else i can do.

frankloh · 08-10-2002, 10:44 PM

Then you feed them floating pellet right?
Is it good quality dry food?
Do you soak your dry food in water for 5mins before feeding?

I would recommend Hikari Lionhead Sinking Pellet for any fancy goldfish. Then tendancy of floating will be much reduce!!!!
If you feed them those cheapskate $2 dry pellet i think you fish 60% will float as it grows older.

Right now what u can do is take the fish out, starve him for 3 days, then feed him peas only for another 3 days. Hope this will help. Do let me know the outcome ok?

09-10-2002, 01:24 AM

what's this thing called peas?
where can i buy them?
ps advise, thanks

07-10-2002, 04:27 PM	#1
hobbes Guest Posts: n/a	goldfish my goldfih had been floating belly up on the surface, for a couple of weeks, can any doc ps advise a remedy. thanks Last edited by hobbes; 09-10-2002 at 01:24 AM.

08-10-2002, 03:52 PM	#8
hobbes Guest Posts: n/a	condition had not overfeed, had also changed the water already. at a lost not sure what else i can do.

09-10-2002, 01:24 AM	#10
hobbes Guest Posts: n/a	what's peas? what's this thing called peas? where can i buy them? ps advise, thanks

07-10-2002, 04:31 PM	#2
AussieAro Guest Posts: n/a	apparently is hard to save now, but you can try feeding them peas... best of luck

07-10-2002, 05:12 PM	#3
hobbes Guest Posts: n/a	what's peas? can i have more details? till now it is looking healrhy, just that it always float upside down, after i turn it back, it'll belly up again in a short while.

07-10-2002, 09:57 PM	#4
frankloh Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 418	If peas dun work, feed them flakes soak with castor oil. Read all about it......in this link http://members.aol.com/sirchin/goldfish.htm

07-10-2002, 10:04 PM	#5
route Endangered Dragon Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,865	hobbes check ur pm please may ur fish get well soon.

08-10-2002, 02:00 AM	#6
aw_i Guest Posts: n/a	One of my 'fatso' also floats belly up BUT only during the night. Saw in other sites that its because of their genetic body shape. So far for few mths liao still okay.

08-10-2002, 09:41 AM	#7
frankloh Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 418	Well the most should be just standing on their head!.... Belly on the water surface is too much. Time to try cure it!.... Why ur fish float? Due to over feeding or bad water quality?

08-10-2002, 10:44 PM	#9
frankloh Arofanatic Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 418	Then you feed them floating pellet right? Is it good quality dry food? Do you soak your dry food in water for 5mins before feeding? I would recommend Hikari Lionhead Sinking Pellet for any fancy goldfish. Then tendancy of floating will be much reduce!!!! If you feed them those cheapskate $2 dry pellet i think you fish 60% will float as it grows older. Right now what u can do is take the fish out, starve him for 3 days, then feed him peas only for another 3 days. Hope this will help. Do let me know the outcome ok?

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