does any one keep north american darters when I move my rainbow darters(I've moved them times over the last 3 months for system upgrades and trades) one of them always dies from a broken neck it just almost pops the gills bloat and its dead nothing touches it and I move them very carefully do you supose I have a calcium problem?
2007-08-03 14:05:36 · 1 answers · asked by Robs Fish Co. 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
MM-the neck pops up above the spine so I figured it was broken versus just dieing
also it happens with in seconds of it going into the moving container so lack of Oxygen I think is out of the question
2007-08-03 14:23:44 · update #1
I doubt it, they usually get all they need from small shrimps and the like. Gill bloating would be a symptom of a circulatory problem if it happens that quickly. I would more likely suspect broken blood vessels.
MM
2007-08-03 14:18:14 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋