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Hi XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

I'm Dr. Kris.

It sounds like your fish has swimbladder problems. The swim bladder enables buoyancy in fish and there are several factors that contribute to this disease. I'm going to give you a few links and you can read about this problem. To treat it you can try the peas or fasting your fish (as mentioned in the links) and making sure the water has the right pH, oxygen levels etc. If none of these works or it gets more depressed and less active, get him to a vet who knows about fish and they can deflate the swim bladder for you. If an infection is what is causing the problems the vet will also be able to recommend treatment. I hope these help.

http://www.netpets.com/fish/reference/freshref/swimbldr.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2099626_treat-swim-bladder-disease-goldfish.html

Expert:	Dr. Kris
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Answered:	11/5/2009

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