Is it Swim Bladder disease

[em1981ma]

My Calico fantail lately has been sucking air after meals at the surface and struggles to swim to the bottom of the tank. Otherwise she eats well normal active behaviour.

I am unsure of feeding requirements now as all my goldies are over 1yr old now.

I have been feeding twice a day sinking pellets new era and Tetra premium food for fancies. I feed frozen blood worms occasionally and brimpshrimp live dafia as a treat veggies 3-4 times a week.

She seems to be OK after peas but I'm having to feed veg after every pellet feed.

Should I be lowering the feed to once a day now they are no longer juvenile.

Water stats ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrates 05-10. I tested y.day.

This calico is the female who gets the most breeding interest from the males, she gets chased a lot when spawning. No eggs yet this year. She had one lay last year.


Subtropical tank

119 gallons 465litres

Stock
2male black moors
1 female black moor
1,female Calico fantail
1female Ryukin
1female gold fantail

2variatus platys (same sex)
3 female wcm
2 Female danios
1male danio

I have 2external filters and 1internal filter , 1 airstone.

Any advice cause its seems to be getting worse.

I do weekly 50-70% water changes.

Yes I'm dedicated. Lol




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[em1981ma]

Advice on what to feed now ?

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[Matt68005]

Pellets expand in water...not good for greedy carp with small tummies. Try regular goldfish flakes or soak pellets in water first. Starve for a day every now and then, their health will benefit from it.

 

[em1981ma]

I always have soaked my sinking pellets before feeding. I have reduced the amount I feed and this had helped also did one veg only day a week as well as upping general veg intake. So fingers crossed less of the floating up to surface.

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[Roz]

Hi there

I have a calico female, too.

"Spotty" gets peas every night, and I find this really helps to stave off any problems.

The suggestion to soak pellets is a v good one - I'll try that myself.

Hope she does better v soon


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[em1981ma]

My calico has greatly improved since I've reduced amount of pellets I feed. I'm doing two feeds a day but a small amount. I've also upped to feeding veg daily where poss at least every other day anyway. She's showing no signs of issues now.

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[Roz]

Fantastic to hear

Well done!


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[em1981ma]

She's the fastest swimmer out of my 6 fancies so I soak food then try distract her a bit when I pour it in, so she doesn't guzzle so much of it down and get the biggest share.

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[Roz]

Great strategy!

I have to do a bit of strategic feeding, too, as my Jasper-the-Hoover loves his food!


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