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One of my electric yellows just started spinning and swimming around in circles. Does anyone know what could cause this and what I can do??
Please Help!

does it do it jsut periodically or all the time?

my fish was doing it all the time but she died yesterday

if you have any advice in case this happens to another of my fish that would be great Thank you.

Last edited by obi at 19-Feb-2005 20:05

Just wondering was your electric yellows head pointed toward the bottom of the tank while the spinning was going on? If so it most likely seems to be swim bladder disase which most of the time unfortunately is fatal to the fish.

sometimes it was but she was spinning up and down all over and she wasn't swollen or anything if it was bladder diease do you know what causes it? and if it would spread?

Obi, please check this post:

READ THIS!

Please take a look at the questions asked there and give us some more information. Try to include as much detail as you can so we can be of more help diagnosing the problem and finding some kind of treatment for you.



Last edited by Miss Moppet at 21-Feb-2005 00:25[/font]

ok i have another fish doing the same it started by shaking now and then and stopped eating then she started darting in a spiral fashion up and down the tank
ph- 7.6
temp- 28
tank- aqua one 380
11 gallons
contains aqua one water conditioner and aqua septic
was 3 eletric yellows now has two.
i don't know how to test nitrate and nitrite levels

no swelling that i can see

she is now spinning at the bottom of the tankin one spot spinning horizontally

what is a cycle???



Last edited by obi at 24-Feb-2005 05:25

last night i tryed putting peas in the tank that i read on another tread and this morning she is swimming around again its amazing!

does anyone know what the peas do?

Peas are fiber.
Too much protein can often create blockage. Constipation can sometimes press against the swim bladder causing difficulty in a fishs ability to swim properly. Peas just get things moving again.

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And though it’s red blood bleeding from her now. It's more like cold blue ice in her heart.
She feels like kicking out all the windows. And setting fire to this life."

excellent thank you

hi obi I'm very glad to hear that your fish is looking well again.

But if you want to keep your fish healthy I think it's very important for you to find out what the 'nitrogen cycle' is, and to be able to test your water for Ammonia and nitrIte (in particular) and also NitrAte.

As a quick summary, the nitrogen cycle is where bacteria change the ammonia from fish waste into nitrIte, then other bacteria turn it into nitrate. This process is important because ammonia is extremely toxic to your fish and nitrite is also toxic.

For more information please read this article on the nitrogen cycle. Don't worry if it's confusing at first - it will become clear after you've asked more questions and become familiar with the results for your tank.

It's really important for you to find out the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels for your tank. Since you don't have test kits, you can probably take a sample of your tank water to your local fish store and ask them to measure the levels for you (some stores will do this for free). Ask them to give you the actual readings, not just tell you that the levels are 'ok' or 'normal' or whatever. Then bring the results back here and hopefully we'll be able to help you work out what's going wrong in your tank.

Last edited by whetu at 25-Feb-2005 03:23

i will definitly do that.
thank you very much/:'