Regular Member MissyDraven Posted November 30, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 30, 2006 Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate under 20 pH 7.4 out of tap 6.4 50 gal tank, operating 10 months filters: Emperor 280 and Fluval 105 Waterchanges 25 to 50% weekly Tank Residents: 2 dojo loaches, 4 fancy goldfish additives: 0.05% aquarium salt and dechlorinator no meds in the tank Sunny is the new fish I feed a mix of spirulina pellets (presoaked of course) shrimp pellets, algae wafers and Nutrafin pellets Sunny's got a one-sided swelling in her belly area. Her bottom seems more 'outie' than usual. My tank is all female, so she's got no male to help her release her eggs. This is the first time I've delt with this problem as all my other goldfish are too young. A little history on Sunny: I rescued her after she spent 3 years in goldfish bowls (aka goldfish22) And if that wasn't enough, her neglectful former owner bought her from W*lmart. She's only about two inches long and I figure she's hardcore stunted. She's still eating well, just as competetive as the others. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JenW Posted November 30, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted November 30, 2006 How long has she been like this? If she's eggbound, she'll exhibit signs of lethargy, bottom sitting and when advanced, heavy breathing. If she's not showing any outward sign of problems, then i'd keep an eye on her for now but the minute you see any signs she's having problems, you may need to try some medicated food. Is it a generalised swelling? Is there any way you can post a pic both top and side view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MissyDraven Posted December 1, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 1, 2006 medicated food? is it ok if the other fish in the tank eat it too? Do I need to isolate her? So far, so good as far as lethargy, etc is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JenW Posted December 2, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2006 Hi Missy - could you give us an update? I don't think you should do anything unless you see signs of sickness... Is her belly still large? Any resting at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member MissyDraven Posted December 2, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2006 Thanks for your help JenW So far, no other sings of sickness except her lopsided belly. I've heard too many horror stories about egg impactions I guess. I just want to react as soon as possible to help her and minimize chances of disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JenW Posted December 2, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 2, 2006 What worries me is if it isn't egg binding but something else. Is there any way you can post a pic? I lost my biggest girl to egg impaction and it was awful so then I did a whole lot of research on eggbound fish and found that some breeders place their fish in a epsom salt with some success while others placed them in a salt solution. Then I had a butterfly who was very swollen, not pineconed but swollen and gave her epsom baths daily for 4 days and she's no longer swollen. So in this instance, epsom salt is excellent. If I ever found another of my fish swollen with eggs, I would place epsom salt in her tank to test this theory but as i haven't tried it yet, I can't report on its efficacy. So if it looks like the swelling is increasing or there's any discomfort at all, you could start feeding medicated food and dose with epsom salt at 1/8 tsp per 5 gallons and see if this will work. Another thing you could do is raise the temp to 80 degrees.... It's a little like treating for dropsy but without the heavy hitting maracyns But first, if you could post a top view and side view pic, it would help enormously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member LaurieP Posted December 4, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 4, 2006 How are things going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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