If you do not own a specific type of catfish that swims upside-down, then your fish has a problem with it's swim bladder.
You should fast your fish for 3 days, then begin feeding it cooked de-shelled peas twice a day for three days to help clear constipation.
In addition, make sure your tank water is very clean by keeping up with regular maintenance including water changes of at least 50%.
SBD (Swim Bladder Disease) is not always treatable, and sometimes a fish does not survive, but if treated early enough, the rate of success is higher.
If your fish cannot swim upright, is swimming on its side or upside down, it most likely has a swim bladder problem.
If by Dragon fish you mean Arowana then, no it is not normal for one to be swimming upside down. They grow into really big fish (over 40 inches long) so I hope you have a really big tank more than 8 feet long to house it in.
Platy's are live bearing fish and do not lay eggs, the young are born alive and free swimming.
As long as your fish is not upside down all the time, it is not dead. Most likely your fish has a bladder disorder and it cannot help but float upside down.
yes it can affect the fish because if you holed the fish upside down you can cause it not to breathe because all of the water is out of its system
there is no particular reason that your cat fish swims upside down but it could just be the kind of cat fish you have. it isn't abnormal for a cat fish to swim upside down because some can only swim that way.
The swim bladder helps the fish float right and balance. If a fish has something wrong with its swim bladder, it will have trouble swimming down and will soon get stuck upside-down and die.
im not sure but my goldfish turns upside down and is pretty much dead but still breathing but hes got worms
It takes around 3 - 4 weeks for a platy fish to give birth.
Swim bladder problems are common in fish, with some species being more prone to it than others. This often causes fish to swim upside down or erratically. Please see the link below for things you can try to help your fish - usually the problem is constipation and the solution is to help the fish "get unstuck". This problem can be fatal if left untreated, so please take action to help your fish.
They are freshwater fish.
Upside-down Cat Uaru Undulated Moray Eel Unicorn crestfish Uaru, upside-down catfish and unicorn crestfish are fish species.