My oscar has pop-eye disease but his spine is also floating 1" above the water surface. Help!?

Question

I am already treating him with melafix but no one in the pet stores have seen a spine floating so far out of the water. He keeps thrashing around like he wants to go down but he can't.

Answer 1

he sounds pretty disease riddled, yeah i agree theres really nothing you can do you should start thinking about a new oscar (there pretty cheap)

and i never went to a fish vet lol...

Answer 2

Flush him down the toilet, and get  new one.   I know you love it, and I am sad for you, I liked my big Oscar too.  But it is time to set him free.

Answer 3

I think the problem is probly a result of an overdose of the melafix.

the thing is the dosing listed on the melafix is to strong alot of times following what the it says will end in death .

With melafix you need to cut the dose in half and slowly add more of the meds only if the half dose is not working...

Do a 50% water change and see if the fish starts feeling better.

Answer 4

This sounds like a swim bladder problem, which is very stressful for the fish, and it is also usually fatal. Definitely take him to a vet!

Answer 5

something wrong with swim bladder ?/

could be why hes  floating  you should take him to a vet

they have have stronger meds that could help save your pets life