Panda had some buoyancy problems for about ten days prior to his vet visit. He looked like someone was holding him up by his tail. Then he started swimming upside down. He also had very small gassy poops. When the usual solutions failed to work he had a visit with Dr. Roberts. The following is a photodocumentory of the procedure used by Dr. Helen Roberts to x-ray a fish.

Here is Panda in the bucket with Wendy, a bubbler and some elodea to nosh on while away from home.

First the fish is sedated with Finquel (MS-222). Panda was not very cooperative going to sleep. It took him forever and some extra Finquel.

Here, he is being measured for the x-ray by Dr. Roberts. She is using calipers to measure him.

He is 3 3/4" wide x 7 inches long.

Dr. Roberts positioning him on the x-ray machine.

Too darn cute!

Top view (Dorsal/Ventral view) of Panda. You can see the symmetry of the swim bladder. Due to the confirmation of orandas you can see the position of the swim bladder in relation to other internal organs.

Side view (Lateral view).

Here you can see the gas in his intestines.

He is on a strict diet of mazuri gel, home made gel and fresh fruits and veggies for a month. Poop sample was negative. Gill flukes are a thing of the past. His gill plates were rather uneven...probably from the flukes he had. He was prescribed a round of baytril. Hopefully the little guy will get rid of his gassy problems. He has little tiny poops with air bubbles.

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