is this normal?

[onetouch2many]

k so my girlfriend REALLY wanted this flowerhorn from my LFS

I brought him home about a week ago and 75 percent of the time, he just sits there, doing an inverted headstand. Like, treading water, facing straight down. Its just weird.

is this normal?

 

[love The Jack Dempseys]

Ive seen mine do it every once and a while for a few seconds but i don't think its normal for them to do it all the time..im no expert on fh so i'd wait till you get some more replies.

 

[Water]

k so my girlfriend REALLY wanted this flowerhorn from my LFS

I brought him home about a week ago and 75 percent of the time, he just sits there, doing an inverted headstand. Like, treading water, facing straight down. Its just weird.

is this normal?

Maybe a swim bladder problem? What are your water parameters?

 

[onetouch2many]

water is fine

 

[Water]

water is fine

Exact numbers?

 

[Camphilophus]

not normal

 

[Hunter Rose]

I would be worried.

 

[Chrisplosion]

water is fine

water sounds fine

 

[onetouch2many]

ive had this guy for over a month now.
just something he has always done.
he swims fine, but when he isnt beating up my clownknife (argh)
hes doing the headstand thing

 

[bigb123]

some sort of infection..