Wierd Angelfish

So i got baby angelfish a couple weeks ago and i got 2 from the same pet store and other 2 are from different pet stores so acouple days ago i saw one with ick so i got some medication and started treating it and after i finished treating it i saw one of the bigger ones was acting wierd it gulping air from the top and it tries to keep swimming up but then it just floats down then it goes back up then sometimes it does a little back flip then it keeps gulping or it just sits in one place all day please help

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Comment by Chris Weaver on July 9, 2012 at 7:56am: Yeah that what it sounds like swim bladder disease. Sorry there is no cure.

Comment by Marc on July 9, 2012 at 8:29am: feeding green garden peas has been proven to help with this problem

"A remedy, which can work within hours, perhaps by countering constipation, is to feed green pea to affected fish" taken from wikipedia

"The disease may be caused by intestinal parasites or by constipation induced by high nitrate levels from over feeding"

Comment by Marc on July 9, 2012 at 8:31am: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=4079

Comment by MonstaFish on July 9, 2012 at 11:54am: I think its worth a try!

Comment by georgia walkus on July 9, 2012 at 11:41pm: try the green peas they might work

Comment by Corey Scherrer on July 21, 2012 at 10:21pm: Swim bladder is jacked bro, it may live without further issues for a long long time, i had one with the same shit stay with me for 14mths before it died for unknown reasons but, it'll never be right bro... just happens to some fish. Mine was a male angel fish that was over 5yrs old... no issues prior and BAM! I have heard green peas working but, no gar-own-teez?!?!?!