Help! Clown Killifish Upside down

[griffinkid]

Hi everyone
My male clown killifish looks like its going to die and keep hovering upside down... looks pale but i cant spot any diseases... the eyes are no longer blue but the fins looks okay... then it also cannot swim properly... can someone suggest some immediate treatments i can help?? please please!!!

[griffinkid]

update*
after i touch the fish with my net it flip back over but i observe that the fins both dorsal and anal are not moving they are staying still. could it be some fin paralysis or something?

[griffinkid]

** update again
the fins can move but my clown killie only flips it to get away from e current.. other than that he just stay still and not move

[jimlen]

Sounds like the swim bladder has gone,Nothing can be done that I know of to make it better,should really kill it to put it out of its misery but someone else may know a remedy.Jim

[Emokidz]

Hmmm.. Could be a parasite / worm problem.. I recommend you read the sticky post on Camallanus Worms under the killies sub forums.

[griffinkid]

ooo okay thanks for your help! but guess what? My Killie's dead...

[Jungle-mania]

I have kept alot of clown killies in my life and I have also lost alot, the one major problem why they die is because of bacteria. Do not overfeed and do not feed live food, they have very weak immunity even when all the other fishes are doing well. Eventhough, they may grow very well with live food, avoid it, it is better to go with frozen daphnia from Hikari or similar brands. Also, regular water change and regular dosing of good bacteria is very important. Adding vitamin and minerals like geo-liquid does help too.

[griffinkid]

oh! yea but what kind of good bacteria do you mean? thanks for your advice jungle-mania!! now thinking if i should replace the lost killies... left 1 pair in the tank now and constantly monitoring them >.< stressful!