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What reason is goldfish turns over abdomen, how to treat?

Jesse Pinkman
Veterinary medical practitioner
There are many reasons why goldfish turn their stomachs. It may be hypoxia caused by insufficient oxygen in the water. At this time, water should be changed in time, and oxygen should be added to the water at the same time. It can also be caused by gastrointestinal blockage. At this time, the temperature should be raised to promote gastrointestinal activity and help fish defecate. It may also be caused by the loss of coordination of the swim bladder and the inability of the fish to maintain body balance. At this time, the method of binding floating objects or putting them in shallow water can be used for treatment.
What reason is goldfish turns over abdomen, how to treat?

1. Anoxia

1. Cause: There is not enough oxygen in the water. When a fish wants to get oxygen, it breathes faster, which makes it take in too much gas. When there is too much gas in the fish's stomach, it will turn up because of buoyancy.

2. Treatment method: frequently change water, unclean water will reduce the dissolved oxygen in water. Or use an oxygen pump to pump oxygen into the water. When the situation is more serious, the fish should be put into the high-pressure bag immediately to strengthen the oxygen supply.

2. Gastrointestinal blockage

1. The reason: its gastrointestinal digestion is reduced. A large amount of feces or fat is stored in the intestine, which leads to gastrointestinal blockage and flatulence. Too much air in the abdomen will cause it to turn up.

2. Treatment: stop feeding, raise the water temperature. Warm environment can promote gastrointestinal activity, but also conducive to fish swimming around, promote digestion. After a period of time, the fish can defecate normally, and the symptoms will gradually disappear. If it is still upset, it must be fed to eat digestive tablets and other gastrointestinal medicine.

3. Swim bladder imbalance

1. Reason: The fish swim bladder loses the coordination ability, can cause it to lose the balance, thus appears the belly to turn over the phenomenon.

2. Treatment: can be used to bind therapy. It is to tie a floating object on the fish, such as a small wooden block or pumice stone. In this way, driven by the floating objects, the fish can swim in a normal posture. However, this method is very harmful to fish and is not recommended. Shallow water therapy can also be used, and the fish can be raised in a shallow water tank alone. The height of the water level depends on the size of the fish. Generally speaking, the surface of the water is just over the back of the fish.

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