[Aroboy II]

Originally Posted by fongs

Hi,

It will only get worse especially if there's no change in diet. I had one oranda that was doing head stand initially and gradually degraded to flipping over & floating on the water surface when its not swimming...

Starving helps (to some extend) & more importantly, GFs that have SBD b4 need "special" diet... reduce regular feed & give them more greens!

Couple of valuable lessons I learnt (as preventive measures):

- NEVER overfeed! Feed in small qty. GFs always appear hungry. Its better to feed less when in doubt. Don't worry, GFs (being cold blooded animals) need less food than they think they do!

- Pre-soak your pellets or dried foods. I soaked mine for at least 10mins b4 feeding.

- Pea treatment. Serve your GFs peas as a preventive measure against SBD. I usually feed peas to my GFs at least once a week - one pea per GF.

Good luck & keeping rearing!!

Very good information!