Congo Leaning To One Side

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Offline Aquamaid

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Congo leaning to one side
« on: February 02, 2015, 02:45:51 PM »
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It may just be my inexperience but to my eye, one of my female Congo Tetras seem not to be swimming quite upright, she seems to be leaning slightly , do females do this when full of eggs maybe? or is this anything to worry about (cos i am) lol

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Re: Congo leaning to one side
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 02:55:16 PM »
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The usual thing to worry about is head down or tail down swimming. Keep an eye on the congo for now see if gets worse.

I was quite alarmed when I saw my sundadanios listing to one side until I realised they all did it and the direction of the tilt depending on which side was facing the water flow - when they changed direction, they tilted the other way. I turned the filter flow down but they still do it.
Does your congo lean to the same side all the time or does it change sides?

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Re: Congo leaning to one side
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2015, 03:04:06 PM »
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Hi Sue, she leans both ways, not noticed others doing it, and her belly looks a little bigger than others?

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Re: Congo leaning to one side
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2015, 03:36:38 PM »
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As long as her scales are lying flat against her body when looked at from above, she could be either greedy or egg full. If it's the latter, she'll either lay them or reabsorb them.

Leaning both ways is not a bad sign. If it was only to one side and it got worse that wold give cause for concern.
If she is big, it could be just the way the water flow is catching her.

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Re: Congo leaning to one side
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2015, 03:39:53 PM »
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Yes she is one of the smaller ones, i will keep an eye on her anyway and i think it's peas for dinner tomorrow though  :)

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