Sarah Jane
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Hi
I've been getting some helpful responses from you guys about our Axie, Bobothy. Another question now - he's been fridged for 10 days because of very bad floating. Just transferred him back to his tank, and he is still tail floating. He's wedging in places for a bit, or hooking onto plants, then waddling around, but he is diagonal in the water except when swimming.
On his first day of fridging he passed a small shell and a lot of poop. Poop got less and less, and for about 5 days there's been nothing. There was some side to side rolling at first, but that went.
The floating is not as bad as it was, but I thought 10 days was getting too much when he seemed flat in the fridge and had stopped pooping. Should he go back in the fridge for a few more days ? I've seen him take a gulp of air, but otherwise he does not seem distressed. Gills, tail and skin good. I know he CAN be in the fridge longer, but diagnostically surely he should be ok now ?
His tank parameters are all spot on (nitrates had been up). I've added some plants and removed ~90% of the very fine sand that I was using as a substrate, following members' advice.
This (terrible) pic is him now when he is not wedging or swimming.
Thanks for any help.
I've been getting some helpful responses from you guys about our Axie, Bobothy. Another question now - he's been fridged for 10 days because of very bad floating. Just transferred him back to his tank, and he is still tail floating. He's wedging in places for a bit, or hooking onto plants, then waddling around, but he is diagonal in the water except when swimming.
On his first day of fridging he passed a small shell and a lot of poop. Poop got less and less, and for about 5 days there's been nothing. There was some side to side rolling at first, but that went.
The floating is not as bad as it was, but I thought 10 days was getting too much when he seemed flat in the fridge and had stopped pooping. Should he go back in the fridge for a few more days ? I've seen him take a gulp of air, but otherwise he does not seem distressed. Gills, tail and skin good. I know he CAN be in the fridge longer, but diagnostically surely he should be ok now ?
His tank parameters are all spot on (nitrates had been up). I've added some plants and removed ~90% of the very fine sand that I was using as a substrate, following members' advice.
This (terrible) pic is him now when he is not wedging or swimming.
Thanks for any help.
