My 18 inch jardini use to do it all the time when i still had him mostly when i did water changes and would do it for like a hole day after think it was just from the fresh water with more air. I think if he had something stuck in his throat he would be trying to spit it out in a violent type manner like when they curl there body to grab food but only back weirds you know
Pale, Gasping Black Arowana
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Could be the temp Levi... my aros would gasp like that when the room temp approached the high 80s.. . Try cooling the room and see if the gasping behavior subsides a little .
redtailfool;956036; said:
Since it has cooled down outside the tank is now 79 degrees. We just netted him to the top of the tank and gave him a good physical inspection and nothing looks out of the ordinary. Nothing in his mouth, gills....looks fine
I have a 110 tall that I can use as a quarantine tank, but I'm not sure what to do once I get him in there. What should I treat him for?
I'd try the Pimafix/melafix combo like I had suggested before.... just use as directed on the bottle. It's good stuff and quite safe! if you don't see any improvement within 2-3 days then you might want to talk to a vet...rallysman;956055; said:
AwolAngler;956070; said:
I just did a melafix treatment about a week ago. Would it be safe to dose again?
redtailfool;956094; said:
Yes, the tank is at 79 and he is gasping. Kind of swimming lower in the tank now too. His fins seem to be eroding, but not like they're being nipped or rotted.
Let me get a pic really quick.
rallysman;956124; said:
You didn't overdose a little did you? I've over dosed a higher temp tank before and it depletes what little oxygen is in the water. Signs of this would be gasping for air and always being at the top(I know it's an arow so he already hangs there alot) So I would first make sure you do a water change of large scale and add an air stone/powerhead with alot of surface agitation. Could not be the problem but worth mentioning since you already dosed a couple days ago. Something with overdosing meds I've found does bad things to water.
For internal parasites I've always heard prazi-pro recommended. But for what it's worth. I'd almost move him to the 110 just to see if is too much dosing in that 300g water for him. You're the only one who can really make the decision what to chance though. Hope he gets better soon.
Well, I've done a fairly large water change to repair a bulkhead leak about 4 days ago. I have a powerhead with an airpump, wet/dry, and the drip system going. The rays and tig seem to be fine (as well as the cichlids that have been in there forever)
Appears to be physically injured (Guessing from its shredded fin), either from being harrassed by tankmates or ramming into the wall or lid.
