Last week my gar suffered what seemed like a swim bladder disorder, most likely by constipation, as you can see in this thread: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?523761-Help!-Vertical-Gar!
Now, after 8 days of not eating anything it is still making poo. I think the worst of the constipation is over since the poo is now of normal color instead of dark blue/green, it doesn't look much swollen anymore and it's on its side instead of fully upside down. The problem now is that it seems paralyzed from the half to the tail, and its back is curved up, it uses its pectoral fins to try to swim but it can't, even if I put it in normal position its tail stays curved, like an scorpion. I've seen it move its caudal fin veeery little a few times but that's it. I first thought that it was curved because of the swelling but then the paralysis appeared.Does anyone know if this is normal after a constipation/swim bladder problem? or it is anything else?
Now, after 8 days of not eating anything it is still making poo. I think the worst of the constipation is over since the poo is now of normal color instead of dark blue/green, it doesn't look much swollen anymore and it's on its side instead of fully upside down. The problem now is that it seems paralyzed from the half to the tail, and its back is curved up, it uses its pectoral fins to try to swim but it can't, even if I put it in normal position its tail stays curved, like an scorpion. I've seen it move its caudal fin veeery little a few times but that's it. I first thought that it was curved because of the swelling but then the paralysis appeared.Does anyone know if this is normal after a constipation/swim bladder problem? or it is anything else?
