I just drop it in the tank.
Mine go crazy chasing it around the bottom.

thanks

Volcanos? : D

By the way, I went to the pet shop yesterday and asked about a heater for my biorb >> Nope, they said they already ordered from there and they won't order anything more until 6 months from now. AND they were also saying that it's a hard company to deal with since it's "far away in a foreign country" (UK). Hrm. I am totally buying it online! D8

Oh that! I didn't even notice the video there!! *watches* Aww, the palm trees are so cute!

Claymore's been upside-down for several days, so I moved him back to the orb along with some fresh water... I'm really worried about him, he doesn't seem to be interested in eating either! He took a few bites of lettuce when I put it closer to him but after that he hasn't been doing much... I found his tail is looking pretty torn too, so I asked mom to bring her medication when she'll come over. I'm also ordering the heater right now.

I added some medication yesterday, and he seems a lot more active this morning, strangely enough since he wasn't interested in eating at all. I'll go looking for epsom salts, I hope I can find them somewhere around... I heard you can get them at pet shops, hardware shops and grocery shops around there? How to dose it?

I don't know if his buoyancy issues are connected to bacterial infections since he's been like this for a few weeks by now, upside down for days! And I've got this feeling that he would show some more signs or illness, like red belly, or simply be dead already
Either way, I refuse to leave him like this, I'm going to do my very best to get him healthy!

That's always a possibility But I really hope not, he's so beautiful being with the others And maintaining a small tank with one goldfish tends to be a bit of a pain actually |: Thank you, though

Alright, thanks! I'll go look for that salt after work next week

My Nemo had swim bladder problems a few months ago. He was always at the top of the tank and hardly ate anything. I think it was most likely because I was feeding them these new sinking pellets that he had a reaction too, or the cold because it was winter time. I stopped feeding him the pellets and gave him a diet consisting mainly of peas. At one point he was so bad I actually had to hold him and put the peas right near his mouth so he could eat it. I also used aquarium salt in the tank as directed on the packet. He never had any physical signs of an infection either, other than floating to the top of the tank he looked in great condition. He had this problem on and off for over a month and I thought the little guy would never get better. He is all better now thank goodness, and it hasn't re-occurred since.
I hope your Claymore gets better too. It sounds like your trying everything you can to help him
I just thought I would give you a little re-assurance that there is still a good chance that he will get better

URGENT UPDATE!!!

I just put a warm bottle into the orb (manage to raise the temp a few degrees), I've been to the pharmacy and they're ordering Epsom salt since they didn't have any in stock. It should be here by tomorrow morning.
I NOTICED THAT CLAYMORE'S SCALES ARE STANDING OUT! And he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday when I gave him a bit of sea weed, I had to remove the shrimp I gave him today

I've looked for anti-bacterial medicated food, but I haven't found any here or online, I don't know what to do... besides, he probably wouldn't want to eat it I don't have syringes nor antibiotics available either :C

Where could I get that Maracyn? And what kind of medication is it?

I don't know, my sister got hers at the petshop.
It was a family owned petshop.
I don't know what medications are available to you.
Can you call the petshop or go there and ask them if they carry meds for dropsy?

Oh and she also fed the antibiotic fish food by Jungle! For 2 weeks!!
So ask them about that too!!!
Good Luck!!

Hope you can get the medication Nossie! If I could get some for you I'd ship it over, unfortunately I've never seen any

Andrea: Thank you, that's very nice of you!

I ordered a very similar medication called Furanol 2 by JBL, it contains antibiotics and should treat most bacterial diseases
Unfortunately, Claymore isn't doing very well He's getting more and more tired, and I won't bother feeding him at all today since he isn't making any effort to look for food I hope I'll receive the medication by the end of the week!!

I really have my fingers crossed for Claymore and you. Maybe not feeding him until the medication arrives is a good idea because he'll be so hungry he will munch it all up and get better

Biggest best wishes ever!!