Strange Fish Behavior

[acidburn470]

So I was watching my fish tank and one of my plecos just flipped upside down and was arching its back and freaking out and then it stopped laid there for about 2 minutes and then flipped itself back over and just sat there for a bit and then just went on scavenging. Does anyone know why this happened? The only thing I can think is it choked on something.

 

[piranha45]

perhaps it took in too much air the last time it went to the surface, and it decided the bubble inside it was poorly-placed or something. plecos have a tendency to gulp air every now and then.

 

[Lspooky4]

whacky dude

 

[tom h]

sometimes da fishies bea goffuses!

 

[peanut]

strange

 

[snowman]

This could be a sign of parasites

 

[ROSS]

This could be a sign of parasites

watch his color & eating habit's if it start's to get a transparent look then possible bacteria or fungus . watch for listlessness ( kinda like layin there bein all duh in stuff!) or it could be nothing but a freak thing ,air bubble not sitin right???

 

[zhuangsw]

So I was watching my fish tank and one of my plecos just flipped upside down and was arching its back and freaking out and then it stopped laid there for about 2 minutes and then flipped itself back over and just sat there for a bit and then just went on scavenging. Does anyone know why this happened? The only thing I can think is it choked on something.

thats the strangest behaviour i heard of from any fish. but visualising it made me really laugh, so cute!

hmm, dont raelly know what is that. but is it ok? maybe it was just bored staying in the same position all the time. haha

 

[turtall]

I wonder if fish can be epileptics. Hmm...

 

[Cuba_Libra]

Funky, Keep an eye on him Don-Don