Posted by stubd38 on March 18, 2003 at 08:10:55:
In Reply to: Female Guppies Bloating posted by clancy1 on March 18, 2003 at 06:45:50:
If this is continually happening, then you need to look at a couple of things. What are you feeding the fish?
Next, STOP IMMEDIATELY adding local SEAWATER. You may infact being adding bacterial problems to your tank!
In situations when a fish is bloated, adding more salt will only cause additional stress to the fish. For bloating conditions of a fish, the fish should be treated in a hospital tank. Instead of adding salt or aquarium salt, you'll need to add one teaspoon of Epsom salt for every five gallons of water. The Epsom salt should help reduce the bloating whereas regular salt will only produce more bloating.
What are the ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte levels in the tank?
Debra
:If anyone can help me please. I periodically have a mature female bloat to a huge size and then die. The fish themselves go through an awful state of losing swim bladder and bouyancy. Scales tend to protrude because of the internal pressure and fish tend to lose gill function and die. (Only observation not science!!) I have tried increasing salt concentration in tank, by using fresh seawater ( I live on a beach) but am wary of increasing the concentration because so not to distress healthy stock and breeding Bristlenose's. Can anyone give me any suggestions ???
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