Please help ASAP Bonsai Flowerhorn upside down but only sometimes...

[FlanBurberry]

I dont have a hospital tank setup right now... I fasted the tank for 3 days and then tonight I just fed flakes (Cobalt Discus Hans). He swims around eating, chasing the other fish, etc. Then when he's done or gets bored or whatever he will find a spot on the bottom and go lay on his head. At this point I'm really wondering how concerned I should be, considering he has absolutely zero problems swimming upright when he wants to...

 

[brz]

My short body did the same thing and I thought the same thing. I would use the Epsom salt soaked pellets for 5 days.

 

[Hunter1974]

I dont have a hospital tank setup right now... I fasted the tank for 3 days and then tonight I just fed flakes (Cobalt Discus Hans). He swims around eating, chasing the other fish, etc. Then when he's done or gets bored or whatever he will find a spot on the bottom and go lay on his head. At this point I'm really wondering how concerned I should be, considering he has absolutely zero problems swimming upright when he wants to...

Any updates on him or how that went I have a male bonsi with my female and also goes and stays upside down when he chooses too other then that he swims normal and eats fine, all the tank stats are inline aswell

 

[Ruturaj]

Any updates on him or how that went I have a male bonsi with my female and also goes and stays upside down when he chooses too other then that he swims normal and eats fine, all the tank stats are inline aswell

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Seems like a buoyancy issue. What's his diet like. Issues are more frequent in short body variety.

 

[Hunter1974]

Seems like a buoyancy issue. What's his diet like. Issues are more frequent in short body variety.

What could cause it he wasn’t doing it a few days ago, like he would do regular flips when eating or excited but never stay upside down, until I took the divider away and the next morning he was like that right next to her. out do you think it could be stress related

 

[Hunter1974]

My short body did the same thing and I thought the same thing. I would use the Epsom salt soaked pellets for 5 days.

What happen

 

[Jim bean 20055]

Are you a bit overstocked for a 55 gal?

 

[Ruturaj]

What could cause it he wasn’t doing it a few days ago, like he would do regular flips when eating or excited but never stay upside down, until I took the divider away and the next morning he was like that right next to her. out do you think it could be stress related

He doesn't seem to be in stress. May be try medicated pellets like NLS hexshield for few days.

 

[Ruturaj]

Usually bad diets cause issues. According to few floating pellets can as well.