big 16" Orion dying help

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Moved my basses from 150 to 180 other basses are fine except biggest Orion. Its belly up. I trying reviving like how to revive lmb after you catch them. But doesn't look good. Been trying to revive for the pass 30mins.
 
Water is fine. Other bass is already sizing each other up in the tank. Not sure if it .jumped in the ice chest and injury itself. moved My 22" tem and he was thrashing more then the Orion and its fine.
 
Ill post a quick photo after in done trying to revive it. Not sure if i should put it out of his misery or what....
 
k7q said:
Water is fine. Other bass is already sizing each other up in the tank. Not sure if it .jumped in the ice chest and injury itself. moved My 22" tem and he was thrashing more then the Orion and its fine.
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Ice chest? Another piece of the puzzle. So how far was this move and how long we're they in the ice chest? That large of fish in one ice chest will run out of oxygen in no time and many times they will crap or throw up food making the water toxic.

Your best chances to save it is hold it right in front of a power head or output from a filter to move as much oxygen/water through its gills. Do not push/pull fish in the water like you see those clowns do on fishing shows.


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Been in the ice chest for literally a min. Moved from garage to house. Been holding the fish next to power head for the pass hour. Typing and hold fish now. Battery going to run out from phone .
 
This Happens with large Cichla from time to time They go into shock and shut down Keep him Upright and even direct a power head bubbles and all toward him a few inches away while you hold him might help him snap out of it ....Another question are there any areas on the body turning Black ???if so he has internal injury ......
 
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