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Date Posted: 11:05:18 10/21/01 Sun
Author: Leslie
Subject: Re: SICK ORANDA GOLDFISH
In reply to: Jill 's message, "Re: SICK ORANDA GOLDFISH" on 02:47:26 09/29/01 Sat

>Hi there, I successfully kept fancy tailed 3 fancy
>tailed goldfish for at least 4 yrs with them
>displaying just the occasional upside down swimming
>problem, According to experts/ books its a swim
>bladder problem and I tired all the remedies from
>medication to frozen peas (in case the cause was
>constipation). 2 of them have now died and it was
>heartbreaking to see them permanently upside down. The
>third is still alive but obviously has major problems
>with buoyancy. Apparently, fancy goldfish are prone to
>swim bladder problems as a result of their genetic
>make-up and I don't think I can go through watching
>them in distress again. Good luck!!

Jill,
Same here! Orando's are prone to these problems and once they start it doesnt seem like all the peas and brye shrimp in the world help them. One thing i have found is they need a ton of room, great filtration, and always keep their food down in the water by soaking first. Small meals more often and keep amnonia levels at bay. The larger (older) orandos have a really difficult time adjusting to new aquariums so I stick with the babies from now on.

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