Khrysocome
10/14/2015, 08:21 PM
Hello,
I have a bit of a puzzle for you all - not sure at all what's wrong with my fish here, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, please let me know if I've posted this in the wrong spot.
I have a pretty new tank, successfully cycled fishlessly. I added a pair of Banggai cardinals purchased from the Diver's Den section of Liveaquaria.com. While they've been fairly shy, they've been eating well on Doc's Eco Eggs, PE Mysis, and Hikari frozen brine shrimp (once a week as treat) and I've had no problems with them for a little over a month. Today, I added a pair of Randall's gobies and a snapping shrimp, also from the Diver's Den. As soon as the new arrivals were acclimated and added, the larger Banggai cardinal began acting very strangely.
First, it began listing from side to side, then suddenly appeared as if it had the fish equivalent of a seizure. It immediately bleached of color and lay flush against a rock, appearing to breathe heavily. I kept an eye on it, believing it was on its way out, and then watched it return to its normal coloration and it began swimming normally.
Two hours later, the fish literally went belly up, blocked from reaching the surface by being under a piece of the rock work, drained of color. I went to grab my net, assuming it was definitely dead at this point. To my utter bewilderment, the fish AGAIN somehow revived itself, returning to normal coloration and swimming with its partner.
Apart from occasions where the fish randomly lists about and briefly appears to lose control of its ability to swim, the fish is again acting and appearing normally and has been for about four hours.
I'm at a loss as to what's wrong, and I didn't want to aggravate any problems by stressing it out with a net and moving it to my emergency 10 gallon tank, especially when it appears it's improving.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
I have a bit of a puzzle for you all - not sure at all what's wrong with my fish here, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, please let me know if I've posted this in the wrong spot.
I have a pretty new tank, successfully cycled fishlessly. I added a pair of Banggai cardinals purchased from the Diver's Den section of Liveaquaria.com. While they've been fairly shy, they've been eating well on Doc's Eco Eggs, PE Mysis, and Hikari frozen brine shrimp (once a week as treat) and I've had no problems with them for a little over a month. Today, I added a pair of Randall's gobies and a snapping shrimp, also from the Diver's Den. As soon as the new arrivals were acclimated and added, the larger Banggai cardinal began acting very strangely.
First, it began listing from side to side, then suddenly appeared as if it had the fish equivalent of a seizure. It immediately bleached of color and lay flush against a rock, appearing to breathe heavily. I kept an eye on it, believing it was on its way out, and then watched it return to its normal coloration and it began swimming normally.
Two hours later, the fish literally went belly up, blocked from reaching the surface by being under a piece of the rock work, drained of color. I went to grab my net, assuming it was definitely dead at this point. To my utter bewilderment, the fish AGAIN somehow revived itself, returning to normal coloration and swimming with its partner.
Apart from occasions where the fish randomly lists about and briefly appears to lose control of its ability to swim, the fish is again acting and appearing normally and has been for about four hours.
I'm at a loss as to what's wrong, and I didn't want to aggravate any problems by stressing it out with a net and moving it to my emergency 10 gallon tank, especially when it appears it's improving.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!