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Meow98
May 8, 2011, 04:57 AM
Umm... I have about 40 parrot fishes in my tank and recently, I have noticed 2 of the fishes floating with its belly near the water surface. What's the cause of this illness?

JudyKayTee
May 8, 2011, 06:05 AM
There is no way for us to know. Have you had the water professionally tested?

joypulv
May 8, 2011, 06:16 AM
Chances are they are going to die, and you should put them in a small container of their own, and take to a pet store. Many diseases are communicable. Do you see any little white spots?

Lucky098
May 8, 2011, 12:32 PM
Sounds like their swim bladder burst...

This is treatable if they haven't been allowed to float like this for too long. A swim bladder infection is similar to a UTI in humans.

Put them in a separate tank and crank the heat up to about 80-85, add salt and get antibiotics for them. Parrotfish, because they are mutt fish, have this problem quite often. It is a result of a dirty tank or over crouded tank. Parrots get pretty large, so I'm hoping that you don't have too many crammed into one place.