Hello everyone, I created a post yesterday and seem to have to response to, so I'm desperately attempting again to get some insight and help as to what is wrong with my Gar.
Please help me out as to what I can do, I do not want to lose this fish, he is like a part of the family and I am very compassionate about him, I'm sure you all understand.
A few nights ago, late at night he jumped out of his tank (Tank rim to floor, 48 inches) The fish himself, is 12 inches exactly long.
Approximately an hour-2, my dog awoke my girlfriend to go outside to relieve himself. She found him lying about 6-8 feet away from the tank in the hallway.
I woke up, and he seemed to be dead, but I slowly picked him up holding him with both hands firmly and placed him back inside the tank.
He seemed to come to life very quickly and swim towards the bottom of the tank and stayed there for about 20 minutes or so, and I went back to sleep hoping for the best.
I woke up, About 3 hours after being back in the tank, he was floating towards the top of the tank, but seemed okay other than his scales looking a bit dried out.
He has been stayign at the top of the tank constantly now, will not chase any food or even take anything dangling in front of him. He is breathing some air though which is a plus.
I notice when he wants to try to swim from the top, most of his body turns downwards in attempts to get to the bottom, while his 3-4 inches of his back wants to stay upright towards where the water level is.
If you notice towards to back half of him, you can see what looks to be a little bit of blood between his scales, which leads me to believe he may have some kind of bleeding or something is pierced from the fall.
His back pretty much is out of the water all the time now, except towards his head and snout, and tail.
I could really use some help everyone, criticism or not, I need to do everything in my power to save this guy. Input and comments, questions, concerns will absolutely be appreciated.
I have also attached a few pictures to help you understand what I'm seeing. Thanks guys
Please help me out as to what I can do, I do not want to lose this fish, he is like a part of the family and I am very compassionate about him, I'm sure you all understand.
A few nights ago, late at night he jumped out of his tank (Tank rim to floor, 48 inches) The fish himself, is 12 inches exactly long.
Approximately an hour-2, my dog awoke my girlfriend to go outside to relieve himself. She found him lying about 6-8 feet away from the tank in the hallway.
I woke up, and he seemed to be dead, but I slowly picked him up holding him with both hands firmly and placed him back inside the tank.
He seemed to come to life very quickly and swim towards the bottom of the tank and stayed there for about 20 minutes or so, and I went back to sleep hoping for the best.
I woke up, About 3 hours after being back in the tank, he was floating towards the top of the tank, but seemed okay other than his scales looking a bit dried out.
He has been stayign at the top of the tank constantly now, will not chase any food or even take anything dangling in front of him. He is breathing some air though which is a plus.
I notice when he wants to try to swim from the top, most of his body turns downwards in attempts to get to the bottom, while his 3-4 inches of his back wants to stay upright towards where the water level is.
If you notice towards to back half of him, you can see what looks to be a little bit of blood between his scales, which leads me to believe he may have some kind of bleeding or something is pierced from the fall.
His back pretty much is out of the water all the time now, except towards his head and snout, and tail.
I could really use some help everyone, criticism or not, I need to do everything in my power to save this guy. Input and comments, questions, concerns will absolutely be appreciated.
I have also attached a few pictures to help you understand what I'm seeing. Thanks guys