SwimBladder Disease

[screamyourheartout]

i got myself a basslet recently, it seems to be suffering from the symptoms of swimbladder disease. Any idea how to cure it? Quite heart pain to see the poor basslet trying to reach for the food with so much effort. I think got some problem with buoyancy, and it keeps forcing itself to swim head down. Its feed on mysis and pellets, stomach full but not bloated. Please HELP

Cheers

[yellowtang]

i got myself a basslet recently, it seems to be suffering from the symptoms of swimbladder disease. Any idea how to cure it? Quite heart pain to see the poor basslet trying to reach for the food with so much effort. I think got some problem with buoyancy, and it keeps forcing itself to swim head down. Its feed on mysis and pellets, stomach full but not bloated. Please HELP

Cheers

my experience with fresh water fish, esp goldfish is that it never recovers. Bacteria infection on the bladder. take iy out and keep it in sump, where its shallower. prepare for the worse.

mike

[digibee]

By the way, what basslet is that?

[yikai]

deepwater fishes always suffer from decompression/swim bladder problem.

it's caused by improper decompression techniques which result in the swim bladder having problems.

your basslet is most likely a Liopropoma basslet am i right? They are very prone to decompression problems

the deeper the fish, the more likely they suffer. unless the decompression is done properly.

rhomboid fairy wrasse is another fish that can have this problem.

the swim bladder is an organ filled with air to help the fish keep it's buoyancy. when catching the fish from deepwater and bringing it to the surface, the air inside expands. so it's the diver's job to release the air inside. usually it is done by inserting a needle into the bladder to release the air. if not done properly, the injury of the bladder will result in buoyancy problems.

sometimes, there is excess air inside. if that's the case, it can be cured by needling the fish yourself. but if you don't know where the swim bladder is or don't do it properly, you will kill your fish.

otherwise it will die slowly and there's usually no cure for this problem.

[screamyourheartout]

wow no cure? My basslet is a lipropoma, not sure what species. But heartpain to hear such news... I guess what i can do now is let it enjoy life and