Kenchi
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Hey there.
I've had my baby Kenchi since around October, and he's grown fast and has been doing great! I even bought him a new tank mate about 2 weeks ago, and their name is Momo.
Both have been doing fine so far, and no injuries or nips have occured so far.
Today, I cleaned out their tank and did about a 30-40% water change, rearranged their things and agitated the sand. I cleaned the filter and let the sand settle and water get to the right temp before adding them back in. I fed them as well before I changed the water.
Once I put Kenchi back into the water, he started to act weird. He looked like something was aggitating him, and he was thrashing around and swimming a bit before he finally settled down and started doing what I can only assume is hiccuping? At least that's the only way I can describe it. He keeps opening his mouth, sucking in air and closing it, or his little pouch under his chin keeps getting big (in jerks, like how we hiccup), and his whole body moves. He has seemed to finally gotten used to it after a few minutes, but I'm very concerned for him. Momo hasn't done it.
Is it because he took in too much air during feeding? I don't really know what else to do. I'm going to add some stress coat to the water and keep an eye on him. If anyone can help or give advice, please do.
I've had my baby Kenchi since around October, and he's grown fast and has been doing great! I even bought him a new tank mate about 2 weeks ago, and their name is Momo.
Both have been doing fine so far, and no injuries or nips have occured so far.
Today, I cleaned out their tank and did about a 30-40% water change, rearranged their things and agitated the sand. I cleaned the filter and let the sand settle and water get to the right temp before adding them back in. I fed them as well before I changed the water.
Once I put Kenchi back into the water, he started to act weird. He looked like something was aggitating him, and he was thrashing around and swimming a bit before he finally settled down and started doing what I can only assume is hiccuping? At least that's the only way I can describe it. He keeps opening his mouth, sucking in air and closing it, or his little pouch under his chin keeps getting big (in jerks, like how we hiccup), and his whole body moves. He has seemed to finally gotten used to it after a few minutes, but I'm very concerned for him. Momo hasn't done it.
Is it because he took in too much air during feeding? I don't really know what else to do. I'm going to add some stress coat to the water and keep an eye on him. If anyone can help or give advice, please do.
