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This is really interesting. Never seen this done before.


Video from : www.youtube.com

The procedure illustrated in the video is not being performed on a fish with " Bloat " but rather a fish with " Float ". This is a condition that is not uncommon in Frontosa. The cause is still a bit of a mystery, some feel it's due to Frontosa being a deep water fish does not have the ability to discharge excess air that may be swallowed from surface feeding others feel it is stress induced as " Bloat " is, in wild caught fish it is sometimes attributed to a damaged swim bladder caused by improper decompression.
Although the procedure appeared to be successful it is certainly quite risky in my opinion.

I tried this on an angelfish that has been floating for a few weeks.I got most of the gas out but the fish is still slightly more than neutrally buoyant.May have to put it down.

Dont mean to hijack but as of today the fish is now swimming around rightside up and not floating!