Neon Tetra Swim Bladder Disease

One of my neons is swimming nose down. It's belly's been bloated for 2 days now. It's color's great and it's actually one of the more aggressive neons (it just tried to nip my honey gourami before a cory cat scared it off) in the school and the first to rush at the food. It tries to school the best it can while floating up and the others don't seem to mind.

This is actually the 3rd time it's happened. The first times were solved by fasting.

Perhaps it's their diet causing this. The tetras devour whatever algae wafers I drop into the tank even though I've already fed them their flakes.
I'm still watching them for neon tetra disease. I have read that a bloated belly is a symptom of NTD. Should I be worried?

One of my neons is swimming nose down. It's belly's been bloated for 2 days now. It's color's great and it's actually one of the more aggressive neons (it just tried to nip my honey gourami before a cory cat scared it off) in the school and the first to rush at the food. It tries to school the best it can while floating up and the others don't seem to mind.

This is actually the 3rd time it's happened. The first times were solved by fasting.

Perhaps it's their diet causing this. The tetras devour whatever algae wafers I drop into the tank even though I've already fed them their flakes.
I'm still watching them for neon tetra disease. I have read that a bloated belly is a symptom of NTD. Should I be worried?

...And he's swimming normally again after I fed them their flakes...
I don't even know what happened.

 

Bloating is the symptom of half a dozen things, but the fish should be separated to a hospital tank immediately either way. Treat with epsom salt baths 3 times a day and kanamycin or oxytetracycline depending on your PH, if you want to spend the money on it. Make sure to keep the water pristine at all times and feed him the antibiotics in the food. Make sure you feed very small amounts of food and make sure you keep a day of fasting once a week for your fish. It helps keep bloating from food from occurring.

edit: since he is swimming right again, just fast him and give him some epsom salt baths and he should be ok.

 

Bloating is the symptom of half a dozen things, but the fish should be separated to a hospital tank immediately either way. Treat with epsom salt baths 3 times a day and kanamycin or oxytetracycline depending on your PH, if you want to spend the money on it. Make sure to keep the water pristine at all times and feed him the antibiotics in the food. Make sure you feed very small amounts of food and make sure you keep a day of fasting once a week for your fish. It helps keep bloating from food from occurring.

edit: since he is swimming right again, just fast him and give him some epsom salt baths and he should be ok.

Don't have access to any of that since the stores have closed down for the night already. Any idea why food of all things worked?

 

Constipation can put pressure on the swim bladder causing issues, the food could have broken things loose. Epsom salt is a laxative as well as an anti-inflammatory, so it should help with any constipation and pressure. It will also treat very mild bacterial infections, but generally not enough to be considered for this use.

 

Constipation can put pressure on the swim bladder causing issues, the food could have broken things loose. Epsom salt is a laxative as well as an anti-inflammatory, so it should help with any constipation and pressure. It will also treat very mild bacterial infections, but generally not enough to be considered for this use.

I can't find any at the pet stores. Might check Walmart *shudder* for some tomorrow.

 

Epsom salt can be found in any drug store, grocery store, or even many convenience stores. It is sold for human use and is a common house hold item for treating sore muscles and feet.

It costs only a dollar or so, depending on how much you get. Do not buy at a pet store.

 

Epsom salt can be found in any drug store, grocery store, or even many convenience stores. It is sold for human use and is a common house hold item for treating sore muscles and feet.

It costs only a dollar or so, depending on how much you get. Do not buy at a pet store.

Thanks.
Off topic but the honey gourami is picking at the sponge filter again. He's strangely attached to that thing. Should I be worried?

 

No need to worry