Recently got a Florida Gar (5~6 inches) about 3 weeks ago. A couple of weeks ago however, I was cleaning the tank, and took the Gar out of the tank into a bucket filled with water (slightly warmer, about a degrees or two) and it suddenly turned upside down and started twitching wildly for about a minute. It then went upright, and started swimming around wildly almost jumping out of the bucket, before eventually calming down.
A couple of days after that, I was walking past the tank, and the Gar got scared (as he always does if you walk past the tank), and I noticed again he had a seizure, similar to the one prior to this. It just starts sinking to the bottom twitching weirdly, followed by a sudden burst of energy.
And finally, today, the same thing happened when I put a cricket into the water, it turned startled, and starting twitching.
Is it because of the temperature of the water (mine is at 23-24°C), or shock? Or is the tank too small (mine is 29 gallons)?
He does fine normally, eating well (goldfish and guppies).
Any ideas?
Thanks
-iFish-
A couple of days after that, I was walking past the tank, and the Gar got scared (as he always does if you walk past the tank), and I noticed again he had a seizure, similar to the one prior to this. It just starts sinking to the bottom twitching weirdly, followed by a sudden burst of energy.
And finally, today, the same thing happened when I put a cricket into the water, it turned startled, and starting twitching.
Is it because of the temperature of the water (mine is at 23-24°C), or shock? Or is the tank too small (mine is 29 gallons)?
He does fine normally, eating well (goldfish and guppies).
Any ideas?
Thanks
-iFish-
