shih-tzu mom

Last night i found one of my little goldies floating and i thought he was gone lol So i took him out of tank and put him in a treatment rubbermaid lol and within 10-minutes he was fine swimming, eating, and all well and still well something like the black moore. Boy these babies are doing some numbers on my head lol any thoughts all were in cycled QT-tank bella

shih-tzu mom

FL, i read that before lol and that is not my thing and the fish is not dead-he is fine lol not even acting sick except for last night when i found him floating. bella

GouramiGirl1221

Could he have a swim bladder problem? I'm not very good at diagnosing, but it sounds something like that to me.

jgon_

Could it be anything like sleeping sickness seen in Koi? I know with koi, when exposed to colder than normal temperatures will float to the surface and appear dead (like a temporary coma). Warming them up brings them right back to normal.

shih-tzu mom

Jgon; could be lol never gave it any thought but that's what happens appear dead and wake right up, when moved lol thanks bella

fishlover78

well than that could be the issue Bella.

gremlin

I would say it would more likely be a swim bladder issue. I read up on the sleeping sickness and it states "...for sleeping sickness to occur, water temperatures need to be only a few degrees above freezing consistently for at least a week." I don't think your tank is that cold, is it? Also, the egg shaped body of the fancy goldies makes them prone to swim bladder and flotation issues. Or maybe, he was just taking a nap...

fishlips

Sounds like swim bladder issues to me as well. I had a couple of goldfish years ago, about the size of softballs. The one would float upside down in the tank. Whenever I would touch him, he would attempt to swim, right side up, but with no luck. He did have swim bladder issues, and eventually did die.
Hopefully he gets better for you Bella. Good luck

shih-tzu mom

Fishlips; sorry to hear about your fish lol but Big Ale's really has some issue's lately; that is were all my sick fish came from lol and the guy i found floating looked like he was gone and 20secs later he's fine again bella