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Date Posted: 12:41:22 04/16/02 Tue
Author: spacefish
Subject: Swim bladder problem 'cure' to try

We moved house last year and had to move a 4 foot tank containing nine fish � Mostly fantails & shibunkins. It was quite a job (netting our loach was a problem!) but successful. We transported our fish in two large brewing buckets with lids.

After a short time in the bucket � after we had set off - one of our ryukins floated to the top and began showing classic swim bladder problem symptoms � loss of balance, couldn�t dive etc. We had to leave her like this for more than 5 hours due to the journey and unloading etc. etc.

We have never yet successfully revived a fish in this state and we have tried every commercially available potion as well as raw peas and all the other suggested �cures�.

My husband instead (he got the idea from watching a programme on nursing sick sharks) got hold of the fish, pushed it down to the bottom of the bucket and proceeded to �swim� it slowly round, a bit like running a toy car around. He did this for quite some time and in total after re floating a few times probably about an hour she returned to normal. She is now around 15 cms and very healthy, no mishaps since.

What have you got to loose when a fish is in this state, try it!

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