help fish upside down

jackyalex · 09-05-2007, 23:13

my fish is swimming upside down and i dont know why,yesterday morning i noticed that the pump has stopped working,could this be the problem ? i have to get a new pump tommorrow anyway,but i dont know if this is the cause,we have 2 coldwater fish in the tank but only 1 is swimming upside down,

slinky · 09-05-2007, 23:14

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

my fish is swimming upside down and i dont know why,yesterday morning i noticed that the pump has stopped working,could this be the problem ? i have to get a new pump tommorrow anyway,but i dont know if this is the cause,we have 2 coldwater fish in the tank but only 1 is swimming upside down,

that is fishy

sorry ..........

maybe not enough oxygen in the tank.

jackyalex · 09-05-2007, 23:19

i knew you'd take the micky,im gonna get a staw and blow some air in the tank dont know what else to do,i'd have to do some cpr if he died,kyle would be gutted

mthead · 09-05-2007, 23:21

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

my fish is swimming upside down and i dont know why,yesterday morning i noticed that the pump has stopped working,could this be the problem ? i have to get a new pump tommorrow anyway,but i dont know if this is the cause,we have 2 coldwater fish in the tank but only 1 is swimming upside down,

Ever thought it may be an Australian Fish?????

slinky · 09-05-2007, 23:21

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

i knew you'd take the micky,im gonna get a staw and blow some air in the tank dont know what else to do,i'd have to do some cpr if he died,kyle would be gutted

Try putting clean water in a washing up bowl and putting them in that over night until you get a pump. the clean water will have oxygen in...enough for over night.

davo69 · 09-05-2007, 23:24

slinky good advise or change 60 percent of water in tank

slinky · 09-05-2007, 23:25

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Originally Posted by davo69

slinky good advise or change 60 percent of water in tank

yes that should do the trick to. the new water will give enough oxygen til you get another pump. hope he lives jacky. I had a fish death at work last week. I saved one but sadly he died on the monday

gutted.....poor lucky.

jackyalex · 09-05-2007, 23:27

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Originally Posted by mthead

Ever thought it may be an Australian Fish?????

funny enough my next door neighbours are australian

jackyalex · 09-05-2007, 23:28

im gonna go and change the water now be back in a min

slinky · 09-05-2007, 23:28

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

funny enough my next door neighbours are australian

it might just be feeling UNDER the weather

let us know how it goes Jacky

davo69 · 09-05-2007, 23:29

well you will have to get the other one to do back stroke and your next door will be at home

jackyalex · 10-05-2007, 00:07

changing some of the water seems to have helped,he's belly down for now,must have been lack of oxygen,thanks all