I have a very large male JD which has been acting really strange for the past 2 months or so. When i say strange, i mean he literally plays dead and swims really weird like he has no balance, but there is nothing wrong with him!
At first i thought he may have swim bladder but he doesn't. When its feeding time he is still the first fish to get the food. He has no sign of any infections, no loss of colour and no signs of agression in my tank for him to act like this.
He use to be a really active fish, but now he just plays dead unless its feeding time. When i first noticed him like this i was actually going to euthanize him as i didn't want to see him suffer, but he's not suffering and still eats every day and no loss of colour etc.
I dont know what to do with him. Its not a good look for the tank when he just lays on his side like he's dead. When people come over to visit they always say 'whats wrong with your fish is he dying or something'
Has anyone else experienced this type of behaviour, i would appreciate any advice.
At first i thought he may have swim bladder but he doesn't. When its feeding time he is still the first fish to get the food. He has no sign of any infections, no loss of colour and no signs of agression in my tank for him to act like this.
He use to be a really active fish, but now he just plays dead unless its feeding time. When i first noticed him like this i was actually going to euthanize him as i didn't want to see him suffer, but he's not suffering and still eats every day and no loss of colour etc.
I dont know what to do with him. Its not a good look for the tank when he just lays on his side like he's dead. When people come over to visit they always say 'whats wrong with your fish is he dying or something'
Has anyone else experienced this type of behaviour, i would appreciate any advice.
