My long nose gar is spazzing and not eating all of the sudden (he is a pig and this is totally out of the ordinary for him). i just did a water change yesterday and it started today. I house him (they are all babies) in a 75 with a arowana and a jack dempsey. HELP
2007-10-31 14:53:55 · 4 answers · asked by Oh My 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
all of the fish get along great...he's actually twitching and then gulping air (i know they can breath air, but this seems different). he isn't swimming from one side to the other fast, just occasionally switching and moving about like he can't get comfortable..and swimming backwards...and suggestions?
2007-10-31 15:26:26 · update #1
I had the same problem once with a needle nose gar in a 50 gal tank with an arrowana and a jack dempsey. all three fish were fed live gold fish and the gar was the coolest to watch eat, but the jack dempsey was pretty aggressive and chased the gar around. the needle nose gar started freaking and started swimming high speed from one end of the tank to the other slamming his nose right into the glass. he did this for a couple of days until one day he hit the side of the tank so hard he broke his own back. you may want to observe to see if either the arrowana or the dempsey is worrying the gar. you will see some nipping and chasing behavior. if that turns out to be the case, my suggestion would be to remove the offender or the gar from the tank. always comes in handy to have an extra 10 gallon for just these types of emergencies.
you did mention a water change, so you should probably rule out any excessive ph changes, chlorine levels, nitrates and of course any parasites that may have been introduced. try the water shock product avaiable at most tropical fish stores and dont forget to check water temperature. some fish are more susceptible to temperature change with will definitely affect their appetite and mobility.
2007-10-31 15:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by loanman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did you de-chlorinate the water,when was the water change before this one, and what was the pH before and after the change,and how much water did you change?
2007-10-31 22:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are frightened on the arowana, as they are big. Dont worry, they would get well soon with the arowana
2007-10-31 22:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Chad, M.D. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it could be a water temp. shock!! not AGED enough
2007-10-31 22:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by doubledd's21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋