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Re: Goldfish laying on the bottom
If your fish has a swimbladder problem, there are a few things you can do to help the fish - they CAN live with swimbladder problems. Feed peas on a regular basis, for one thing. I have also heard that if you soak the food before feeding (if you feed pellet food) the fish will eat less because it expands slightly once it is full of water. If you feed it dry and it expands inside the fish, this creates problems. The fish will probably always have some problems but these things can help some sometimes. My best friend has 2 fancies and one of them has major swimbladder issues that cause him to float upside down a lot. We feel bad for him but we figure that for a fish with such problems, he has an excellent life - an owner who loves him and will fix him special food, and a clean tank (which is currently too small for the two of them but my friend is preparing to upgrade).
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