pearlyred Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Looks like im about to lose a danio. She's swimming round at a 45 degree angle, and getting more sideways as time goes. She's not so much swimming as jerking forward. Looks like its gonna be too late for her, but does anyone know what could cause it, and is it preventable in future? cheers lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hard to tell. May be injury or some sort of internal damage. Changed food recently? May be a temporary intestine blockage or swim bladder problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 May be a bit late Lee... but if it is some form of blockage, a mild salt bath might help. Cut the side off a plastic milk bottle (2ltr) to make a container you can float in the tank. Wash it thoroughly. Thoroughly mix a couple of teaspoons of sea salt (blue bag from super market) into about 1.5ltrs of water that you added to the container. Drop the fish in and as long as it is not stressing out, you can leave it in there for a while. If it shows heavy signs of stress.. then take it out. If it's an internal organ failure, then there's not much hope. Danios are known for dashing madly about the tank.. especially if startled, so this may be the cause. Hope it goes well. Regards, Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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