My Flowerhorn Is Having Swim Bladder Problem

March 6, 2008 · Print This Article

Yesterday, I had a scare when Dad called out to me saying that my pet flowerhorn, Tolits, seem to be dying. Huwaatt?! I just saw it earlier and even fed it and noticed nothing strange. So I went downstairs and saw that it was swimming on its side then turned belly up. It was swimming upside down! After a few moments, it managed to go back to an upright position but it is just staying at the bottom of the tank.

I do not know what was happening and so I searched the net and found out that this is a symptom of a swim bladder problem. The problem is that there were several possible reasons causing it. So I rushed to BioResearch and to Cartimar to find a treatment.

Right now, water level was reduced, treatment is administered, and the wastes he excretes are pumped out of the tank regularly. I hope he can recover from this. :(

 

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7 Responses to “My Flowerhorn Is Having Swim Bladder Problem”

  1. Sidney on March 6th, 2008 4:01 pm

    Never heard of this illness! I hope he recovers soon!

  2. MissPinkBiik on March 6th, 2008 11:27 pm

    I am sorry to hear that… I hope your fishy will be ok… my bala shark died 2 months aog and then billie (my 3 dotted guarami) whom I had since 2004 passed away last month… i know how you feel

  3. iRonnie on March 7th, 2008 9:42 pm

    SIDNEY,
    same here. that is why i was shocked to see him swimming belly up. im losing hope pero i do hope he can still get well.

    MISS PINK BIIK,
    im sorry to hear that. sa isip ko kung sakaling ma dedz si tolits pwede ko naman sya palitan. pero i feel sad by the thought of it. :(
    your billie have lived a long life na din.

  4. Tolits Recovered From Swim Bladder Disease on June 12th, 2008 2:08 pm

    [...] Tolits Recovered From Swim Bladder Disease June 12th, 2008 Posted in Interests I am happy to say that it seems that my pet flowerhorn have survived the swim bladder disease that he had three months ago. [...]

  5. dadan on August 26th, 2008 1:17 pm

    Hi! You’ve mentined that you rushed to bio research and cartimar for possible treatment of the swim bladder disease. Just would like to know what sort of treatment you administered when Tolits had Swim Bladder Disease.

    Thanks in advance! My FH seems to have the same problem.

    Dadan

  6. iRonnie on August 26th, 2008 2:04 pm

    Hi, Dadan!

    check out my follow up post on this >> http://ironnie.com/2008/06/12/tolits-recovered-from-swim-bladder-disease/ this was advised to me by a member of PALHS. if you want to learn more check out the forum >> http://mypalhs.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=25

    i hope maka recover FH mo. balitaan mo ko. :D

  7. iRonnie on August 26th, 2008 2:06 pm

    btw, when i went to cartimar. they recommended a solution named Azoo pero basically mebendazole and metronidazole din ang ingredient nya.

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