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Old 09-05-2007, 22:13   #1
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help fish upside down

my fish is swimming upside down and i dont know why,yesterday morning i noticed that the pump has stopped working,could this be the problem ? i have to get a new pump tommorrow anyway,but i dont know if this is the cause,we have 2 coldwater fish in the tank but only 1 is swimming upside down,
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:14   #2
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my fish is swimming upside down and i dont know why,yesterday morning i noticed that the pump has stopped working,could this be the problem ? i have to get a new pump tommorrow anyway,but i dont know if this is the cause,we have 2 coldwater fish in the tank but only 1 is swimming upside down,
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maybe not enough oxygen in the tank.
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:19   #3
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i knew you'd take the micky,im gonna get a staw and blow some air in the tank dont know what else to do,i'd have to do some cpr if he died,kyle would be gutted
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:21   #4
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my fish is swimming upside down and i dont know why,yesterday morning i noticed that the pump has stopped working,could this be the problem ? i have to get a new pump tommorrow anyway,but i dont know if this is the cause,we have 2 coldwater fish in the tank but only 1 is swimming upside down,
Ever thought it may be an Australian Fish?????
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:21   #5
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i knew you'd take the micky,im gonna get a staw and blow some air in the tank dont know what else to do,i'd have to do some cpr if he died,kyle would be gutted
Try putting clean water in a washing up bowl and putting them in that over night until you get a pump. the clean water will have oxygen in...enough for over night.
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:24   #6
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slinky good advise or change 60 percent of water in tank
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:25   #7
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slinky good advise or change 60 percent of water in tank
yes that should do the trick to. the new water will give enough oxygen til you get another pump. hope he lives jacky. I had a fish death at work last week. I saved one but sadly he died on the monday gutted.....poor lucky.
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:27   #8
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Ever thought it may be an Australian Fish?????
funny enough my next door neighbours are australian
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:28   #9
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im gonna go and change the water now be back in a min
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Old 09-05-2007, 22:28   #10
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funny enough my next door neighbours are australian
it might just be feeling UNDER the weather


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Old 09-05-2007, 22:29   #11
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well you will have to get the other one to do back stroke and your next door will be at home
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Old 09-05-2007, 23:07   #12
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changing some of the water seems to have helped,he's belly down for now,must have been lack of oxygen,thanks all
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Old 09-05-2007, 23:08   #13
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can you see him its the big 1
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Old 09-05-2007, 23:18   #14
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can you see him its the big 1
Blinking heck forget the washing up bowl...... get a bucket he's a big fishy jacky............ poor thing he will be really struggling without a pump.
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Old 09-05-2007, 23:20   #15
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i need a bigger tank now,he's really greedy,hence the black small 1 being small
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