How to save Injured or Dying fish complete info & guide
There are many reasons a goldfish may die, from disease to depression
But by taking early steps, you may be able to save a dying goldfish or any other fish and even enjoy him for 10-20 years
Assessing the Problem
Assessing the Problem
Separate your sick goldfish.
Check the water quality
When you separate you sick fish in new bowl or tank you must check the water quality before putting the fish there
most of the time fishes die for the poor water quality. so it's very important
when you see some difficulty in your water then you have to change water immediately
because you know for an aquarium fish its very important to have proper freshwater.
there are some rules and systems for change fish tank water change Follow It.
water change is very much important for also ammonia because when fishes leave their dirt on the water
from them produce a huge level of ammonia which is very very harmful to fishes
this ammonia toxin can damage the fishes brain also and for it fishes got various type of skin problems
so you have to change the 30% of the water of your tank once every week
you have to make sure that your fish water temperature has to between 26 to 29 Degree
most of the fishes died for using over chemicals in water what you provide and other hands ammonia automatic create from fishes dart
so it's also very important
and also check and ensure that your fish tank water has proper oxygen supply.
sometimes if your tank is very much large so you have to give two powerful air pumps for oxygen supply.
so careful about it.
Check your goldfish/ any other fish
what they doing. observed is they eat food properly and swim properly / normally
and you observe that is the adjust properly in a new tank or water that you changed.
in that way, you can properly take care of your fishes.
Identify symptoms of a dying goldfish.
Type of disease of fish
internal parasites: when you notice that your fishes losing their weight if they eat more and more or if the doesn't eat the food so
you have understood that your fish have internal parasites disease. in the market, you find medicine for it.
swim bladder diseases: when you see your fish swim up and down, and rubbing up against the flow. so it indicates you this is swim bladder diseases.
Fungal disease: if your fish have folded or torn fins, discolored fins, lumps or bumps, protruding eye, pale gills, bloated those are the sign of fungal disease.
for those diseases, you can find various types of medicine (liquid) so apply them. or change water then observe for some time.
it will help you a lot. and you can solve this problem with warm-hot water and salt ( not human eating salt)
I told you, you just continue reading
after proper observe when you find out the sick fish you have to separate him/her immediately
otherwise, other fishes got the same disease from this one.
cause most of the fish disease split with various throw water.
Look which problem I told you now in the upper column if your fishes have those problems mainly
so you can easily fix them in a homemade way.
How to save a dying fish without any chemical
- Step 1
if you have only one fish in the tank and that fish is sick so you can apply those proses in the tank where your sick fish live
otherwise, separate that sick fish. so now you increase your fish tank temperature slowly with a water heater.
otherwise, separate that sick fish. so now you increase your fish tank temperature slowly with a water heater.
if you don't have a water heater then boil water manually by you in the kitchen and mix with tank water slowly and continuously check with your finger the water heat.
when it comes in sweat able position then stop. ( if you not expert about it)
then use a thermometer and heat your fish tank water 86 F degree Fahrenheit or 30c Degree Celcius
Remenber that dont rise your water temperature instandly you have to do it slowly slowly
you have to take at list 48 hours ( 2 Days) for increase temperature
because if you increase heat in shot time it very difficult for the fishes to take.
so they can die easily especially a sick fish cause he/she is already very weak for sickness.
so they can die easily especially a sick fish cause he/she is already very weak for sickness.
and stay this heat until 10 days. after 10 Days slowly decrease heat slowly slowly
and then add one (1) spoon aquarium salt ( not eating salt which we use for our food) for every gallon water. so you calculate it your self how much gallon water tank you using.
1 Gallon water = 3-liter water
You can read about care in winter
if you don't have an extra tank and your fish condition is too much worse still you can apply this process
it helps others fishes also if they have little bit disease they also fine and fell good
this process is very good actually its help to stay alive so many fishes worldwide.
Try some new food for sick fish
when your fish sick you try to change their food routine. you have to give them veggies.such as frozen peas and other boiled veggies. frozen peas are good for choice because they are rich in fiber
and that food sink of your tank so fishes can eat easily
and also be careful about overfeeding cause when you overfeed it make danger for ammonia which is very harmful toxin for fishes
you can easily make this food at home.
Excise parasite with the tweezer
when you notice your fishes have parasites such as anchor worms, you may able to excise the parasite with the tweezer
be sure during doing that you don't harm fish on the body. otherwise, that can die.
easily can say that care about that you don't kill fish
if you carefully do that so you don't need to use any kind of chemical cause chemical harmful for fish
because in that time their body have Wounded to the skin
during doing this work you have left fish in water after 1 minute is careful about it. its very important.
Use commercial fish medication.
it's very important because if you use any ordinary medicine it can kill your fishes.
- preventing Disease in Your fish
Understand that prevention is the best medicine
Maintain water quality.
obviously, maintain the water condition. change your water in every 1 week 30%
Keep your tank water temperature 50 - 78F. when 70% of water is going dirt that's why most of the fishes are going to sick
so if you maintain the water properly so you can easily save a sick fish.
- Separate infected fish from healthy ones
if possible plant some natural plant on your tank but limited for that your fishes can enjoy more oxygen.
make sure do not use any time any soap or chemical for clean fish tank/ aquarium. its can kill your fish.
and change your air pump filter at list once in a month. it's very important.
and again give your fishes various types of food when they sick or not boiled vegetables and other food which prefer for fishes.
How to save sick or Dying fish
for that sick fishes recover fastly and other normal fishes keep healthy.
Hope this post helps you a lot. if you have any problem or have any question please leave a comment below I will fix your problem as soon as possible.
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