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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / November 2004sleeping panda oranda
Hi I recently purchased a panda oranda and after a few days it was "sleeping" on the bottom and is weak because the current would occasionally take it away. I thought there was something wrong with its swim bladder and put it in a hospital tank and fed peas. I noticed while in the hospital tank the oranda would occasionally be very busy looking around and at other times it would be sleeping. Nitrates, ammonia nitrates are zero, ph7. All other fish seem happy tank 320litres. > Hi > I recently purchased a panda oranda and after a few days it was "sleeping" [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Nitrates, ammonia nitrates are zero, ph7. All other fish seem happy tank > 320litres. Nitrates zero? Are you sure, unless you have a heavily planted tank, or do massive water changes nitrates are unlikely to be zero. How many fish were in your 320 litre tank? When I got my moors, they were kinda depressed for a few days. I think they had "new tank" blues. They perked up after a couple of days. actually nitrates are 5.... There are 10 fish in my tank.. My oranda is at the top now....occasionally he would swim around. He ate some peas....im worried about his health.....twice i had to rescue him from the intake of the filter...he was just stuck on there....hes really weak and i am not sure not to do...its like he is sleeping..but when he does swim he seems quite happy....no visable injuries or diseases....he not floating upside down, slime coat is normal, gills are a nice dark pink... i dont know what to do...i hope someone can help or assure me that the fish will get over it.... >> Hi >> I recently purchased a panda oranda and after a few days it was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > up > after a couple of days. really healthy gills are bright cherry red. this fish could have been over medicated in the store or before shipping. lots of pristine water with a bit of salt, and airstone and small quantities of great food and the fish may come around. keep eagle eye out for ich showing up. Ingrid gills are a nice dark pink... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. UPDATE fish is back in main tank...still sleeping, but not as much. It is eating and swimming up and down the tank.. I put a net in the corner where the intake of the filter is (the bet is large enough for debris to go through but smaller than the smallest fish. Oranda was curious about this and went to check it out....but avoiding the filter. Stil feeding peas and soaking good quality flake before feeding...ita swimming stronger > really healthy gills are bright cherry red. this fish could have been > over medicated [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the > endorsements or recommendations I make. At this point I would "tub" him. Get two clean 5 gallon or better yet 18 gallon tubs, fill them with treated water and allow the temperature to match your tank. Add a air stone. Move the fish to the tub and then from tub to tub every 24 hours, cleaning and retreating the water. http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#TUB_TO_TUB -Donald > actually nitrates are 5.... > There are 10 fish in my tank.. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>> Nitrates, ammonia nitrates are zero, ph7. All other fish seem happy >>> tank 320litres.  Signature"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
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