Parachromis1 Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 hi everyone, my 7yr old oscar has swim bladder issues. he floats to the top and has balance issues. i was thinking about adding aquarium salt to fix this. what does everyone else think? Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmyfish Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 I had a blue oranda that had swim bladder issues. I Fed frozen peas and it worked well. He seemed to get this when I didn't wet the food so it would sink, and he would gulp air when eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 yeah well i hope he will eat the peas. any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinless Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 ime if he doesn't eat the peas, he dies. but there must be alternative treatments/meds other members use. is this oscar in the same tank as the umbie that's been damaged ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmyfish Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 yeah well i hope he will eat the peas.any other suggestions? I bought frozen food made with peas and fed that as a diet to avoid problems .. not sure where you can find it though .. I lived across the country at the time. Hope your big guy gets better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 ime if he doesn't eat the peas, he dies. but there must be alternative treatments/meds other members use.is this oscar in the same tank as the umbie that's been damaged ?? ironically yes. water checks out so it must be an anerobic bacteria. put the oscar in a 33 last night and i was sure he would be dead. he seems fine now. and he decided to make a meal out of my small dovii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinless Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 dovii>>>peas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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