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Bret61081
12/20/2010, 10:47 AM
About a month or so ago, my Potters Angel that Ive had for over 3 years started swimming strange. It still is eating like a pig, picking at the rocks and even still chases my Multicolored angel around. When I ran a LFS I had a customer have the same thing happen to hers untill she gave it to a friend. Sorry for the low quality video, I took it with my digital camera. Any ideas what caused this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wKFMm1Et5M
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LargeAngels
12/20/2010, 11:29 AM
Looks like a swim bladder issue. From the vid it looks like if he is not swimming up he will sink to the bottom.

Bret61081
12/20/2010, 09:51 PM
That was my first guess but why after 3 years would it just start? It is usually from collection but what is captivity would case swim bladder issues?

Flippers4pups
12/21/2010, 01:13 AM
Check this out: http://www.videojug.com/expertanswer/fish-health-care-2/what-is-swim-bladder-disease-and-how-do-i-treat-it and this :http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805096

I would QT right away and try treatments of antibiotics. What foods have you been feeding yours?

I hope she makes it!!! They are my favorite angel!