Hi! The red gills are sign of ammonia poisoning. Ammonia is a chemical produced from the fishes waste. You wanna change the water and use some water solutions like tetra ammonia safe. You can buy them at your local pet store. If the fish happens to have red gills but is still fine just change the water and add the water solution so they fish can heal and go back to normal. If not the danio can die. :( Im sorry.
i had a glofish like this - he had swim bladder. i did a 30% water change twice over three days. i offered a couple frozen peas and a cucumber, which he declined. then i fasted him (and everyone else) for two days and he recovered.
hes just a senior citizen in fish years, its like how old men walk hunchbacked, their skeletons have just worn out because they lived a long happy life in your healthy aquarium, no need to feel bad
kotep777 when you say ' smallest of my danios was almost lifeless, this is after recovering from being upside down and almost dead a month ago' i remembered this happening to one of my first fish, i think a silver shark...anyway i later then found out that it was swim bladder disease that makes the fish swim upside down and seem lifeless,not really sure if there are any remedies but i know that its something to do with water quality.
this brings back memories. its a perfectly time served fish around three years old. im afraid they're finally on their way out. i always hospice them safely in a tiny plastic container with gravel and a plant.
@catblanket14uk What makes you say that? It's exactly what I do. the pet becomes, at least in some small part, permantly part of me. I can't think of a better way to honor a pet.
what the.?okay now the fish is not bloated and is still crooked but not floatin to top when he rests.....even the other sick, better then sick again fish looks better and is up tryin to eat again and movin (at least not by the filter or floatin upside down at the top....which i cant believe anyone can recover from that!)
not sure how much time they all got but these lil guys sure as hell put up a fight...i havent been the best owner and let the quality slip a few times.. which i wont do again
Don't worry. Your danio is just old. This happened to every one of my danios at different times and they were around the same age as yours. The rest of the fish in the tank were fine. I've read that this has happened because of all the inbreeding.
It's hard to say how much longer they have. Could be weeks, could actually be months.
I have that fish that just became like that....over 2 years old now....
also floats to the top when hes not swimming....
right before the smallest of my danios was almost lifeless, this is after recovering from being upside down and almost dead a month ago... but now he looks bad..i just quarantined him (not sure if i should just let him live it out in peace.)
so not sure if they just old or? they are almost 2.5 years now...quarantine or let free and die in main tank?
your fish has microsporidosis. the symptoms of this infection is emaciation and scoliosis. euthanize all your fish exhibiting this illness, they transmit it to other fish and to their embryos.
feed them this regular dry food...they are really old thou, dont live more than 2 years im told, these are 2+
the smallest (was always the smallest) is now weak and not really eating...quarantined him (but if hes just old i think just letting him enjoy his last days is the best)......he was upside down sick a month ago but almost completely recovered..now sick again
this curved one is what im worried about..just old too? now i know why i never had fish before....
My only Danio is in a tank with 2 firebellies and a marsh shrimp. The danio was bought September 07- nearly 4 years ago. Is this a record for Zebras?
catblanket14uk 8 months ago
Hi! The red gills are sign of ammonia poisoning. Ammonia is a chemical produced from the fishes waste. You wanna change the water and use some water solutions like tetra ammonia safe. You can buy them at your local pet store. If the fish happens to have red gills but is still fine just change the water and add the water solution so they fish can heal and go back to normal. If not the danio can die. :( Im sorry.
CPChipchip 1 year ago
i had a glofish like this - he had swim bladder. i did a 30% water change twice over three days. i offered a couple frozen peas and a cucumber, which he declined. then i fasted him (and everyone else) for two days and he recovered.
banshee914 1 year ago
hes just a senior citizen in fish years, its like how old men walk hunchbacked, their skeletons have just worn out because they lived a long happy life in your healthy aquarium, no need to feel bad
C0LL1N 2 years ago
The way you put it makes me feel sad... :(
I have 2 Danios... I don't know how long they last...
Ryoukun16 2 years ago
kotep777 when you say ' smallest of my danios was almost lifeless, this is after recovering from being upside down and almost dead a month ago' i remembered this happening to one of my first fish, i think a silver shark...anyway i later then found out that it was swim bladder disease that makes the fish swim upside down and seem lifeless,not really sure if there are any remedies but i know that its something to do with water quality.
samh556 2 years ago
felling sorry 4 ya, ive had this too...
fishtankkid 3 years ago
this brings back memories. its a perfectly time served fish around three years old. im afraid they're finally on their way out. i always hospice them safely in a tiny plastic container with gravel and a plant.
catblanket14uk 3 years ago
@catblanket14uk You should try cooking them with miso. danio miso, it's their last chance at being decorative.
Polybun 8 months ago
@Polybun Useless wanker.
catblanket14uk 8 months ago
@catblanket14uk What makes you say that? It's exactly what I do. the pet becomes, at least in some small part, permantly part of me. I can't think of a better way to honor a pet.
Polybun 8 months ago
@Polybun .
catblanket14uk 8 months ago
what the.?okay now the fish is not bloated and is still crooked but not floatin to top when he rests.....even the other sick, better then sick again fish looks better and is up tryin to eat again and movin (at least not by the filter or floatin upside down at the top....which i cant believe anyone can recover from that!)
not sure how much time they all got but these lil guys sure as hell put up a fight...i havent been the best owner and let the quality slip a few times.. which i wont do again
kotep777 3 years ago
Don't worry. Your danio is just old. This happened to every one of my danios at different times and they were around the same age as yours. The rest of the fish in the tank were fine. I've read that this has happened because of all the inbreeding.
It's hard to say how much longer they have. Could be weeks, could actually be months.
jyanagi 3 years ago
i noticed the bloated and curved fish (which is now normal looking....wierd) has reddish gills...is this also from old age?
the other dude kicked the bucket but put up a huge fight and made 3 comebacks....
is the life expectancey no longer than 2 years? just wondering
i prob messed something up .....
the dominant danio thats fat is still lookin perfect
also i think ones goin blind
hah
ill stop now
kotep777 3 years ago
yea mine have gotten almost better too - not all the way but almost.
I have no idea on the reddish gills.
I heard that life expectancy is 2-3 years. Mine were just over 2.
jyanagi 3 years ago
I have that fish that just became like that....over 2 years old now....
also floats to the top when hes not swimming....
right before the smallest of my danios was almost lifeless, this is after recovering from being upside down and almost dead a month ago... but now he looks bad..i just quarantined him (not sure if i should just let him live it out in peace.)
so not sure if they just old or? they are almost 2.5 years now...quarantine or let free and die in main tank?
HELP WHAT SHOULD I DO?
kotep777 3 years ago
your fish has microsporidosis. the symptoms of this infection is emaciation and scoliosis. euthanize all your fish exhibiting this illness, they transmit it to other fish and to their embryos.
thedoncap 4 years ago
That is a sick zebrafish, the only thing left to do is humanely euthanize it
thenmustyouspeak 4 years ago
Maybe you should change the food that your using.I have the same type of zebra danio that had that problem.I`d have to know what fish food your using
killerwill331 4 years ago
feed them this regular dry food...they are really old thou, dont live more than 2 years im told, these are 2+
the smallest (was always the smallest) is now weak and not really eating...quarantined him (but if hes just old i think just letting him enjoy his last days is the best)......he was upside down sick a month ago but almost completely recovered..now sick again
this curved one is what im worried about..just old too? now i know why i never had fish before....
getting too attached here
kotep777 3 years ago
i read that too
SpinachVillage000 4 years ago
Its not a wild caught one, its a long fin varient
musho3210 5 years ago
why is the shape of this fish so different?
dreamerofeternity 5 years ago
I believe I read somewhere that when danios are near the end, they get a curve in their spine. Or it could be from tuberculosis.
erovelst 4 years ago