I have a floating axy. Went to my parents for a few days and when i've come back today and checked on them one is floating and she seems really stressed out and can't get herself to the bottom and stay there. However her tankmate The Bandit is fine, he's just chilling out at the bottom. Don't have a water test kit so can't tell you what's what in the tank. Can anyone fill me in as to what causes it and what i need to do to help little Smokey, i'm getting worried that she's going to stress herself to bits!
Have done a 25% water change in the tank to ensure fresher water cos it does look like there's a certain amount of cack in the tank. I've fridged Smokey for now to isolate and destress her, however i'm still concerned as to what could have caused this and how i might help her. Almost 100% certain she can't have swallowed any substrate because we use large and i mean LARGE stones which if she had even managed to swallow (massively unlikely) would be immediately visible in her system and she appears normal.
Have done a 25% water change in the tank to ensure fresher water cos it does look like there's a certain amount of cack in the tank. I've fridged Smokey for now to isolate and destress her, however i'm still concerned as to what could have caused this and how i might help her. Almost 100% certain she can't have swallowed any substrate because we use large and i mean LARGE stones which if she had even managed to swallow (massively unlikely) would be immediately visible in her system and she appears normal.