[paulino88]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnsmith To begin at the beginning--- a fish that rests on the bottom, may or may not have swim bladder disease. ( and even swim bladder 'disease' ain't a disease!). Lets look at this way- ALL fish with swim bladder disease sit on the bottom. BUT not all fish that sit on the bottom have swim bladder disease. So this fish can't be diagnosed with any of the swim bladder complex of diseases unless you see the following: 1) a fish that appears to be wasted or swollen in the area of the swim bladder and as the disease progresses, the tail thinning. 2) a fish that struggles to get to the surface and sinks when it is exhausted from that effort. Its head will wag wildly during this effort. 3) a fish that blows bubbles and when it gets to the surface , gulps air. More to follow, JR

Interesting thread guys !

I always thought that sinking disease to be identical with bacterial infections that reach swim bladder organ. I lost a sanke due to the disease just earlier this year and wants to prevent it in the future.

JR, in your post you mention no 3 as a topic in swim bladder, once a while i saw my fishes come up for air and gulps, is this early indication of sinking disease ? Thanks in advance. Paul.