so I have an acara that suffered some bullying one night. now it seems he has a swim bladder issue and cant maintain a horizontal position. he's well fed and thick girth so when I put him in my sump I figure he could heal up without having to try to be feed down there. the water is low enough that he maintains his balance. he was looking good after 3 days in the sump so I put him back in the main tank. he started again not being able to balance. I haven't had any luck when fish cant maintain their horizontal position. should I continue to hold out hope or is this a fatal wound?
I know all the main questions so here goes,
240g main tank, all the cichlids (qty 5) are 6" or smaller the acara being the biggest at about 6" , the bichirs 4 of them are 2 at 10" and 2 around 6-8", water change 60-75% every 4-6 days once I see any nitrates, api test kit, only stress from fish interaction is the tilapia buttikoferi that now has been removed.
I know all the main questions so here goes,
240g main tank, all the cichlids (qty 5) are 6" or smaller the acara being the biggest at about 6" , the bichirs 4 of them are 2 at 10" and 2 around 6-8", water change 60-75% every 4-6 days once I see any nitrates, api test kit, only stress from fish interaction is the tilapia buttikoferi that now has been removed.
