Piranha

[OrangeCones]

orangecone.assuming makes an *** out of you.

When did I assume anything, old vet?

What keeps a fish upright when not actively swimming? Swim bladder, a pocket of air inside the guts of a fish. Not an assumption, that is a fact.

What causes a fish to not be able to stay upright when not actively swimming? An issue with the swim bladder. Another fact.

Your only 'unknown' is what is CAUSING the swim bladder to not function properly. Live feeders can bring disease, as can poor water quality. Who knows. I assume nothing.

Done here. Goodl luck with your fish, old vet.

 

[Lotus]

Old vet, we try to keep this site friendly for all, including our young members.

Everyone here was trying to help you, so I'm not sure why you felt the need to attack them.

 

[tom91970]

You could be a bit more mature your damn self.

After reading his reply to Lotus I'm beginning to wonder if he takes his own advise.

 

[KcMopar]

Censorship of adult words to a child is not part of America's problems. Its good morals!!! I am glad I can be on here and not worry about my kids being around and reading offensive words in a post. Thank you to the moderators and staff here at the tank!!!!!!!! I was one of the first to read this post and almost suggested he look into a swim bladder problem. I only have 33 years into keeping fish and have only had a few cases of this myself (yes, due to crummy water by inexperience at the time) so i left it along due to my inexperience of this problem. From the facts posted it points directly to swim bladder problems but, there are many cause besides bad water conditions. Constipation for instance can cause the intestine to be enlarged and press against the swim bladder, temperatures to low for the fish can slow down the metabolism causing constipation. Parasites and infections can also cause swim bladder problems due to inflammation. It sounds like the water quality is not an issue,, he has plenty of filter on it. Sounds like he is doing water changes so he can keep on top of the overstocking issue, water changes twice a week would be recommended by my opinion. This is from very limited knowledge on swim bladder problems. Also, Old Vet, Can I ask what the other advice was?? This old dog is always wanting to learn new tricks!!! My inexperience can always use a new lesson.

 

[FlameTetra333]

I use r/o water for minium algae problems. The ammonia is 0 most likely, colors are not perfect. I have raised many Piranha before and already have got 4 sold. I am a bit more experianced than you assume. Right now there is plenty of room and nop problem there. What have you got against r/o water?

R/O Water doesn't have the necessary minerals for your fish to survive, so that's why conditioned tap water is better.

 

[ValRasbora]

I'm glad old vet has decided to ignore the forum. Personally I don't want people like that on here, especially while OC was giving him excellent advice while being very nice and helpful. I re-read the whole thread and wow... it's just ridiculous. If you are just going to call us down and completely ignore our advice, why did you post? If you have so much more experience than us why are you having issues? Try being a little more open-minded. Just because other people have other things to say dosen't mean you have to penalize them.

Thanks for the censors, Lotus.

 

[Creamcrop]

wow how rediculous some people are!