swim bladder

  1. J

    Shipped fish came in nearly dead, Will it survive????

    Hey all, I recently purchased a Melanarus wrasse that arrived yesterday. Upon opening the bag I noticed the fish floating upside down. I thought it was dead, but then I noticed it breathing and swimming, however very unbalanced. It seemed like it was a swimbladder issue and on the verge of...
    • jjrambo124
    • Thread
    • god mode melanarus wrasse odd behavior shipment stress swim bladder wrasse
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  2. M

    Chromis Veridis - 3 Months in Tank, Unknown Illness or Injury

    Background: I have had three Chromis Veridis for about 3 months now in a 5 month old 29 Gallon tank that is very stable, although a bit on the dirty side nutrient-wise. The other two are showing no signs of stress or illness. No other tank members are showing any signs of stress or illness. All...
  3. T

    Dwarf fuzzy lionfish acting odd?

    I got a dwarf fuzzy lionfish a couple of days back and for the entirety of the day he's been hanging out in the corner up against the heater just kind of chilling upside down. I know the swimming upside down thing isn't completely abnormal but he hasn't been going around the tank at all like he...
    • Treehrtsme
    • Thread
    • dwarf fuzzy lionfish sick swim bladder swim bladder disease
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  4. G

    Angel fish help

    My blue line angel fish all of a sudden is swimming. Very odd. Thoughts of what it is and more importantly what to do to help?
  5. JamesCTID

    Help! Is this swim bladder issue or something else ?

    Hello, My new Naoko Wrasse has started behaving like this so I've played him in QT tank with crushed peas as I suspected Swim Bladder. Could it be something else?
  6. I

    EMERGENCY Leopard Wrasse - Uronema sore? Swim bladder infection? Video

    Just got this guy into QT yesterday from the LFS. Noticed he was having trouble staying upright, moved him into a small isolation box so i could get a better look. Now i see he has a really big sore on his left side by his pectoral fin. He's a bit lethargic and was not difficult at all to catch...
  7. J

    EMERGENCY Canary Blenny Swim Bladder Disease?

    I did lots of reading yesterday but I haven't found anything that really nails down my situation. My waterbox 100.3 is almost 2 years now and is doing great minus some gha and those !@#$%^& aiptasia. I do biweekly water changes of 24 gallons and use all4reef. My chemistry has been stable for a...
  8. cdklos

    Blue Hippo Tang has a swim bladder problem or is constipated

    Hello All! I received a large shipment of new fish for my new tank from @Dr. Reef. I think Dr. Reef does a great job and we had no issues, except the Blue Hippo Tang was swimming upside down in the bag. (The only reason I mention Dr. Reef is because the fish was QT'd for 30 days at his facility...
  9. Z

    Fire fish issues

    Hello! I currently have a fire fish that is either swimming vertically (nose down) or on its side. It has no external symptoms (curves, lumps, etc). It is in QT tank with a blue tang, clown fish, watchman goby, and skunkback. The reason for the QT is the blue tang had velvet so I took...
  10. Elbereth

    HELP! Scooter dragonet sick/dying?

    I bought an emaciated ruby red scooter dragonet two weeks ago. He's been eating frozen brine and Reef Nutrition ROE quite well though and started putting on some weight. However, today I found him very lethargic and barely moving and realized I'd let the nitrates get high by feeding him so often...
  11. Lemons

    yellow Tile fish (Hoplolatilus Luteus) swim bladder issue??

    I got these bonded yellow tilefish about a day ago, and at first I thought one of them was just a little chunky. but they appear to be constantly fighting to sink. often resulting in them sticking themselves under something. both of them eat very well to my surprise. I started metro in the...
  12. Moonfruit777

    EMERGENCY *URGENT* Swim bladder Issue?!

    Hey everybody! I'm very concerned about my Nemateleotris helfrichi. I have had him for about 8 months without any issues and a few days ago he started swimming around in a very strange manner with his tailfin raised up. What does he have? My best guess is that it's something with his...
  13. J

    EMERGENCY Clownfish swim bladder

    I have a 35gallon tank with two small clownfish, one black and one orange, my orange clown is staying on the surface of my tank and swimming in its side, he will alternate the side facing however he just stays in a few spaces at the top of my tank always on his side? I think this is a...
  14. T

    Cycling with two clownfish

    Hi so I’m new to the whole saltwater aquarium hobby and I’ve been enjorying it so far. Currently I’m trying to cycle my tank and I have dry rock with salt water and two small clownfish in a 30 gal. Here are the parameters: Salinity 1.023, Ammonia .7 ppm, Nitrite .25 ppm, Nitrate 10 ppm, Ph 7.9...
  15. B

    EMERGENCY Blue tang bloated! HELP

    Hello my blue tang is having the same issue. I did epsom salt last night since he didn’t want to eat the pea, although he did eat seaweed yesterday which was the only thing I fed him cause he’s bloated. Is the epsom salt something I add consistently? or how often do I add? I have a 35-40gl tank...
  16. nanonøkk

    new pygmy wrasse has swim bladder issues

    ok so i got a pygmy wrasse last night in the mail i thought it was dead but it wasn’t and it’s condition hasn’t gotten any better besides he’s more aware i found out he had swim bladder issues when i tried to switch him from hiding into a cup and into a pvc pipe while i did that he just kept...
  17. cac0ethes

    Wyoming White Clown EMERGENCY

    Hello, I picked up a young Wyoming White Clown a few days ago. Just a few minutes ago I checked on the tank and he is swimming nose down I thought maybe the return pump was a bit to strong as he was swimming down right below the overflow. I turn it off it has been about 20 minutes and he still...
  18. H

    Help identifying tang disease

    Hey guys I just picked up a tang and it’s swimming super weird. It twitches it’s head often but it also goes near the surface at times and freaks out. Just curious if anyone can identify this disease so I can cure this little bugger. The video doesn’t do it too much justice but hope it helps...
  19. B

    Tomini Tang acting strange

    I'm hoping someone can help me identify if something's wrong with my Tomini Tang or if it's recent actions are nothing to worry about. Yesterday I noticed that she was swimming frantically at times as well as swimming sideways. Today I've noticed the same but she's also now acting very...
  20. ThunderGoose

    Swim bladder problem?

    I've got a blackline blenny that has gone through QT with Prazipro and Copper treatments. She is active, eats well, looks really good. BUT when she sleeps she floats up to the surface of the water (and has since she arrived). Any suggestions for further treatment? When do I decide it's just...
  21. Tatertot01

    Clownfish Sinking

    My last night my clownfish started acting weird, but I went to bed thinking that he'd be fine in the morning. This morning I woke up to see him laying on the floor of my tank. I tried to gently lift him with the net, but he started swimming away. I watched him swim for a bit and noticed that...
  22. EMERGENCY FISH OPERATION: Venting A Swim Bladder

    EMERGENCY FISH OPERATION: Venting A Swim Bladder

    Editor’s Note: In the saltwater aquarium hobby, there are many challenges ranging from day to day tasks of maintaining a stable ecosystem to the more difficult issues that can arise due to disease or other problems in the reef. However, some of the rarest issues are those which require something...
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