Buoyancy disorders of ornamental fish: a review of cases seen in veterinary practice.

 

A great article by Dr William Wildgoose regarding the perennial problem of upside down goldfish.

For the short version, excerpts from the abstract is pasted below:

There were almost equal numbers of short-bodied and long-bodied goldfish. In many cases, there were no external lesions and no consistent environmental factors could be identified… Several radiographic abnormalities were found in goldfish including over-inflation (44%), displacement (22%), fluid accumulation (12%) and rupture (2%) of the swim bladder and intestinal tympany (6%)… There was a very poor response to treatment and several environmental, medical and surgical approaches are discussed.

For the long version, click on this link.

 

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