Megalodoras Irwini breathing but not moving ???

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erlika

Jack Dempsey
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HEEEELLLLPPPPP :cry:

i bought a little irwini about couple weeks ago. seemed fine for his first week living in my tank, but one day I got back home from work almost midnight..so I didn't give them food.
and the next day when I poured frozen worm to the tank..he just stood still..didn't eat it nor even touch the worm :duh:

and now...he's just like paralyzed...his fins doesn't move but his tail does. still breathing properly and still give me some reaction when I knock the tank.

can someone please explain what happen to my baby irwini??? or maybe I should do the water change??

thanks for ur explaination :grinno:
 
erlika said:
actually i dont know...dont have time to check it. got back from home always late night :(

are they that sensitive about water parameters?
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Most fish will be effected by high nitrites, nitrates, or ammonia. But if your other fish seem fine then something else is probably wrong. I would go ahead and do water changes just in case. Are any of the other fish fighting him?.
 
I dont think that other fish fighting him...his body covered with hard-scale and thorn. it must have scarred them away...

i'll do the water change tomorrow..

Columbian Shark 3 said:
Most fish will be effected by high nitrites, nitrates, or ammonia. But if your other fish seem fine then something else is probably wrong. I would go ahead and do water changes just in case. Are any of the other fish fighting him?.
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i did the water change almost 50%...threw away the substrate..

but he still laying upside down..still breathing properly..still reacts when i knock the glass

what should i do then?? :(
 
why'd you throw away the substrate? what was the substrate ?
 
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