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    Swim bladder problem

    I feel like i should give it a few days to see if it works, plus i have the EM Pro that is coming on Friday It says "EM-Pro, National Fish Pharmaceuticals EM Pro is the treatment of choice for gram-positive bacterial infections such as: Popeye and swim bladder infections. It will also rid your...
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    Sick Goldfish

    what temp is his tank at? High 79-80 degrees what size is his tank? it is a 2 gallon tank but he had so much trouble getting to the top i took half of the water out so he could get to the top. I think i need to take more out becasue he is still struggling. what is your cleaning schedule? I...
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    HELP! Is my Betta cureable or is he in pain and should be put down?

    Re: HELP! Is my Betta cureable or is he in pain and should be put down? The water is in the high 70's to 80 range. The reason i thought it was swim bladder was becasue he lays on his side or props himself up agains the tank (head facing up) when he swims he sort of leans on his side...
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    Sick Goldfish

    I am also have what i think is a swim bladder issue however my Betta has sunk to the bottom of the bowl and finds it extremely difficult to swim to the top, takes a big gulp and sinks down quickly. What Medications are there to try for Swim Bladder? I have called every pet store asking for...
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    Swim bladder problem

    I tried it and i honestly have no idea how much if any of the pea we got down his mouth. I know he is stressed, I can tell but its sort of my last ditch effort. i made it as liquidy as possible but it was still kinda chunky. I do know his gills are breathing pretty heavy in the water and he...
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    Swim bladder problem

    Take the fish out of water, and force its mouth open? turn a pea to liquid? As in mixe it with water so its mush? more than one pea or just stick with one pea?
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    HELP! Is my Betta cureable or is he in pain and should be put down?

    HELP! Is my Betta cureable or is he in pain and should be put down? I posed this last week "Over the past two weeks he has become less and less active. He now just lays on the bottom of the tank almost lifeless. When he does try and swim it takes everything he has to get to the top of the...
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    Swim bladder problem

    I think i have the same issue, however my little guy won't eat the pea. He won't eat anything and hasn't in 5 days. Any suggestions on how you got it to work?
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    Help me save my Betta?!?!? PLEASE

    He seems to be getting worse. I did another 50% water change with spring water because i do not trust what is in our water here. We are on a military base. I have tried withholding food with no luck. I tried giving him a Pea but he wouldn't take it. I'm going to try again tomorrow, maybe...
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    Help me save my Betta?!?!? PLEASE

    When i first smashed up the pea and put it in his bowl he went at it, chewed it up and ate it, i thought, then he spit it out :( I tried putting him in a smaller bowl to have a better chance to give it to him but he just panicked and wouldn't eat or move so i put him back in his tank. I...
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    Help me save my Betta?!?!? PLEASE

    Hi, I have a betta fish that I received as a going away present a year and a half ago. I have fallen in love with him, his name is Alfred. Over the past two weeks he has become less and less active. He now just lays on the bottom of the tank almost lifeless. When he does try and swim it...
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