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	Crazy Temperature Changes -> Swim Bladder?
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	hi all, so we've been having really drastic temperature changes lately.. one day there's snow and the next its like spring, and it seems to be causing a lot of distress in my boyfriends pond. one of the fantails is experiencing what seems to be swim bladder and i think the temperature changes is the leading cause for this. she's an older fish, about ten years if i had to guess. bloated, having difficulty swimming on occasion, etc. any options other than taking her inside for treatment? -ferret -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 10-Jan-2008 01:12
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	How big is the pond? If it is a sufficiently large size, day-to-day air temp changes shouldn't change the water temp too much. I've never heard of swim bladder problems being caused by changing temperature, although someone may very well come in and correct me on that. In fancy goldfish, they're mostly caused by diet. Their innards are so screwy if you look at them wrong it'll cause an impaction. Have you tried the old shelled-pea trick? She may just be plugged up.
Posted 10-Jan-2008 01:35
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	the pond is like 6 or 700 gallons i think alex.. i know that temperature changes isn't a direct cause of swim bladder but i do know that stress is, and stress can come from drastic temperature changes. honestly the weather has seriously gone from snow to 60s.. its bizarre. we didn't try the pea trick, but i did suggest it. and then we only had gourmet peas which were not allowed to turn into fish food. hah. -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 10-Jan-2008 05:16
Gourami Mega Fish Posts: 1205 Kudos: 477 Votes: 1 Registered: 23-Apr-2002	Peas are about your best bet. They almost always do the trick. If those don't work I would recomend bringing her inside for the winter. The fancy goldfish do have a hard time in the winter outside. Especially if she is getting old, they don't handle the temp changes as well as the normal goldfish.
Posted 13-Jan-2008 04:55


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