Retirement and forum shutdown (17 Jan 2022)
Hi,
John Howell who has managed the forum for years is getting on and wishes to retire from the role of managing it.
Over the years, he has managed the forum through good days and bad days and he has always been fair.
He has managed to bring his passion for fish keeping to the forum and keep it going for so long.
I wish to thank John for his hard work in keeping the forum going.
With John wishing to "retire" from the role of managing the forum and the forum receiving very little traffic, I think we must agree that forum has come to a natural conclusion and it's time to put it to rest.
I am proposing that the forum be made read-only from March 2022 onwards and that no new users or content be created. The website is still registered for several more years, so the content will still be accessible but no new topics or replies will be allowed.
If there is interest from the ITFS or other fish keeping clubs, we may redirect traffic to them or to a Facebook group but will not actively manage it.
I'd like to thank everyone over the years who helped with forum, posted a reply, started a new topic, ask a question and helped a newbie in fish keeping. And thank you to the sponsors who helped us along the away. Hopefully it made the hobby stronger.
I'd especially like to thank John Howell and Valerie Rousseau for all of their contributions, without them the forum would have never been has successful.
Thank you
Darragh Sherwin
Sinking Goldfish Food
As far as I know, There is no treatment possible for swim bladder problems caused by genetic defects or internal growths, however, a fish can often live with the swim bladder problem for many months. Feed the fish brine shrimp or peas to ensure that it is not a simple case of constipation or correct any other dietary problems. Blocked intestines can and will interfere with the function of the swim bladder. If this is the case, a cure is easy to effect.You could try fast the fish for 4 days. Don't worry a hungry fish is better than a dead one! This will enable the fish to clear itself out, and normal function of the swim bladder should return.
I also remember reading somewhere that pellet foods can use a lot of ash to bind everything together which can cause fish to "get bunged up" So maybe stay away from pellets.
I'm sure that there is more experienced members here that might be able to help you further. I hope your goldie does pull trough doh, best of luck and keep us posted.
You know you're addicted to fishkeeping when...you spend €200 to accomodate a €5 fish.
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You probably could use the pellets with other fish once you mix it with other food for variety, not 100% sure doh. Maybe put a post up in the "Foods and Feeding" section. You know you're addicted to fishkeeping when...you spend €200 to accomodate a €5 fish.
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