Taco has Swim Bladder Disorder, or so I think. He has been floating listlessly at the top of his tank, tail down and mouth up to the surface, for a whole day. He's completely vertical. He only moves if I prod him, and only then, will he struggle to move away. He has not eaten at all.
I've done frequent water changes and treated him for any possible cases of illness. I've ruled out ich and fungus at this point (which is what I thought the cause of the sudden inactivity was attested to).
I also suspect it may be ammonia poisoning, but I've done nothing to how I've changed the water before. Tian-Tian is doing fine (though battling his own case of ich again. Freakin' fish.).
i hate hearing about sick fish espically my friends on this site like you tian tian and everyon elise and i hope it all works out and glad to hear tian tian is back to his normal self
Taco has not made any improvements, despite my efforts. I've done all I can, and have access to do, in my knowledge. He's not eating, he's floating directly vertical, his scales are significantly raised and his vibrant orange color is pretty much gone. His fins are completely glued to his body, which is even curling on itself and leaning over to the right side. He has very little response to any outside stimulation (waving fingers in front of the glass, gently tapping the side of the tank, passing by, etc).
If he is no better by the morning, I will consider humane euthanasia for him. I cannot stand to watch him suffer any more.
It's amazing how fast you can get attached to these little guys. This is breaking my heart.
I'm so sorry about Taco!! All you can do is keep him comfortable and I know you're doing that.
Speaking of languages, I had German for 4 years and don't remember very much of it. Some came back to me when I was in Germany a few years ago and I was around my brother's in-laws. I also had 3 years of Spanish. My Dad was fluent in Spanish and I wish I'd grown up speaking it. I think it would be cool to speak 2 languages fluently.
Thanks for the support, dramaqueen. I was actually about to PM you. I hate to lose pets, even the smallest ones. I'm trying to be strong and not get too worked up over this, but it's just so frustrating when I can't do anything in my power to save a life.
Off-topic: My first spoken language was Spanish, learned English, forgot Spanish, took French. I have one more semester of French to finish up my language requirement for my bachelor's degree. Once that's out of the way I might pick up some Spanish classes. At least that's the plan; we'll see how my GPA performs after this semester.
lol, the french bit was funny.
Argh, I wish he didn't have dropsy. This is so depressing. I want to be a vet tech, just so I can be a part of saving animals lives. This is horrible. I just wish Taco was having a bad day and he would snap out of it.
Just checked on Taco. He was lying on his side at the bottom of the tank and floated up slowly for air. I lowered the water level to just a few inches and took the heater out (I'd cook him if I left it in).
At the rate he's going, I wouldn't be surprised if he passed in the night. If he recovers, it'll be a God-given miracle.
I'm out for the night, folks. Updates in the morning. Thanks for all of your well-wishes, support and prayers, y'all. I really appreciate it a lot (and so does Taco, I'm sure).
Good morning, y'all.
Just checked on Taco.
HE'S STILL ALIVE. :shock:
The gosh darn fish can't seem to make up his mind on living or not, so he's hanging in there! :-D Which I'm a bit glad about, but also very concerned.
So what's my next step? Do I euthanize him and put him out of his misery? Feed him something? Let him float awkwardly at the top of his tank for another week, months perhaps? Please help.
Poor little guy I can imagine how you must feel ;[
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