Swim Bladder Disease Angel Fish

Hello, so I am absolutely wounded about my beautiful angel fish, had him for around 5\6 years now.

He has his tank all to himself at the moment as the tetras that were keeping him company sadly died a few months ago.

So today I put his bubbles on as normal as I turn them off when I go to bed, anyway I have a look in the tank to see my beautiful silver angelfish half dead is the only way I can explain. He was behind the filter on the glass not moving at all. I managed to push him out into the middle of the tank, when I did this he was floating everywhere. I looked close and his fins were moving still also he was breathing.

So I Google it and what came up looked exactly like what was happening, it came up saying swim bladder disease. So I changed his water, added tap safe and some salt, he was swimming around but bent? He also has a lump, like his belly os fatter...

I don't know what to do, I don't want to kill him off before giving him a fair shot at his life. Can somebody tell me if it actually is this disease or is he dying?

 

Does it look like bloating? Send pictures and fill out the sick fish template

 

This is him currently right now. By the way its a improvement from before

 

This is him currently right now. By the way its a improvement from before

can you try to get a view from the top?

 

Not the beat camera, excuse it but you can see his fins moving

 

Hey, the last picture I sent was meant to be a video. Sorry this is a better picture

 

can you try to get a view from the top?

Done

 

Done

I mean so you can see the sides

 

I mean so you can see the sides

I don't really want to disturb him, that's how he was though ... bent?

 

I mean so you can see the sides

Hey just letting you know he died, he died at 2am this morning thanks for the help though

 

Hey just letting you know he died, he died at 2am this morning thanks for the help though

Do you know what the water parameters are?

 

Do you know what the water parameters are?

They were all normal the last time I checked. He died last night ... he was lifeless, his mouth wasn't moving or his fins. Pretty devastating as I thought I helped him.

 

They were all normal the last time I checked. He died last night ... he was lifeless, his mouth wasn't moving or his fins. Pretty devastating as I thought I helped him.

What’s normal?

 

Normal as in what the levels should be in the fish tank. It doesn't matter now like I said, he died as I was asking for help last night.

 

I mean exact

 

He is dead.

 

He is dead.

I am sorry! He was a beautiful angel who lives a nice long life with you!!! I am sure there was nothing you could do to help him if he does so quick! :'(

 

I am sorry! He was a beautiful angel who lives a nice long life with you!!! I am sure there was nothing you could do to help him if he does so quick! :'(

Hopefully he will be at peace now. I really thought I was going to save him R.I.P Lenny