Lazy Fish

[Sickfish]

Whaaaa! Man! Sucks! Seems like it's been kind of bad for some of us this past months... Those hundred something birds that dropped dead is starting to freak me out!

 

[AllisterCrowley]

screw the birds dropping from the sky! focus man, focus!
hows the lei, John? any idea what happened?

 

[jlnguyen74]

hows the lei, John? any idea what happened?

Thnx Mr. Crowley. He's still breathing when I left home, but we'll see

So sorry. Any idea what's going on? I sure hope he makes it....

Thnx Jen. No idea of what was wrong. Xmas week 16in Azul. New year week 14in Azul. Today, him. Just fed them on Sunday night, and everyone were fine. Came home this afternoon, and see it's like that

Damn John, what has been going on as of late with your fish? This really sux!! Hope it pulls through for you!

Thnx M! I hope it does, but with arowana, when it's vertical or upside down, it just matter of time.

When you see your fish upside down dying what do you do first?

A.) Take a pretty picture.
B.) Checkout its tank mates to see what they are up to.
C.) Think of a way to entertain fellow MFKers at its dying expense.
D.) All of the above.
E.) Rescue the fish first for Christ sake.

You can't rescue an upside down dying fish, just like you can't polish a turd! Doesn't matter for whoever sake!

 

[jlnguyen74]

I am sure he is doing everything he can to help the poor fish

Sometimes it comes down to watching and waiting

I hope he pulls through for you

Thnx

 

[1986com]

if he doesnt make it you might get bad luck for the year but thats just asian myths i hope

 

[headbanger_jib]

JL man, u have been running some bad luck for some time, bad luck mate

hope the fish recovers

 

[jlnguyen74]

if he doesnt make it you might get bad luck for the year but thats just asian myths i hope

Actually it's the other way around. I believe that he just took my bad luck with him. He's the one that was upside down, not me! I see a bright future ahead!

 

[Wet Whiskers]

Are these all in the same tank? I had some crazy thing a long time ago where I had a bunch of fish in one tank randomly die every couple weeks with no outward signs of illness. It was suspected my fish had liver flukes or an internal parasite along those lines (aka not in the gut).

 

[jlnguyen74]

Are these all in the same tank? I had some crazy thing a long time ago where I had a bunch of fish in one tank randomly die every couple weeks with no outward signs of illness. It was suspected my fish had liver flukes or an internal parasite along those lines (aka not in the gut).

Yes they are in same tank. I can only think of three causes: either they knocked their head; or the water district dosed chemical heavily due to recently rainfall; or the temp swing between day and night.

 

[Wet Whiskers]

Yes they are in same tank. I can only think of three causes: either they knocked their head; or the water district dosed chemical heavily due to recently rainfall; or the temp swing between day and night.

Don't think a knock on the head would just kill them. My idiot flagtails slam themselves so hard every once in a while they're out cold, with visible damage to their heads. They come to in a few minutes, though I swear stupider every time.

Possible there is extra chlorammines in your water, but I would think this would be a fast die off from chlorine and you'd get heavy breathing if it was from the ammonia.

I know I'm dealing with literally freezing temperatures outdoors here. Don't know what kind of temp swings your tanks are dealing with.

I'd be cutting open your dead fish. I cut open my one pleco and had a bunch of worms crawling through it's abdominal cavity. I treated the rest of the fish with praziquantel and quit losing fish.