help with a ropefish

[Dallas Daniels]

hey everyone i need some help i got a ropefish a couple days ago and i dont think hes been eating ive been puting in srimp pellets and im not sure if hes eating it so today i heard that they eat earthworms so i put two in one really small one and one biger one and still nothing and all he dose is flot on one side and i have no idea what the hell is going on also when i got him he had a little kink in his tail and the pet store said that they never seen a stright one ever and i know thats a lie but it would be awesome if some one could fill me in on his condition and let me know if any one of you guys went through the same thing?

 

[Lepisosteus]

the way he looks right now is not good. It could just be the provided pic makes it look like he is in a an awkward position but definitely monitor him. I would say wait a few days and then try to feed him earth worms again. new fish may eat right away or they may take awhile. I wouldn't suspect health problems for at least another 3-4 days.

 

[jwh]

Test your water and check the parameters, ask the pet shop to check their water and see if there are significant differences, fish may be in shock due to significant differences. Any other fish in this tank?

 

[monkeybike]

Tank looks pretty cloudy

 

[DDK]

Tank looks pretty cloudy

Exactly what I was going to say, my it be because its a new tank having a bacteria bloom? I would water change asap and dose with prime or safe till the bb in the tank can catch up.

 

[Dallas Daniels]

Test your water and check the parameters, ask the pet shop to check their water and see if there are significant differences, fish may be in shock due to significant differences. Any other fish in this tank?

thanks for the reply but i unfortunately lost the rope fish when i came to check on it this morning its was dead i thought it was getting better because it stopped floating on it head but i took it back to the pet store and they were evey understandable and took it so now im just waiting for a new one to come in

 

[jwh]

sorry to hear that man, sucks to loose a fish...

 

[matthewr262]

When you get your new one, let it be known they're escape artists. I mean crawling up water falls and popping hang on lids off good. Good luck, they are awesome fish.