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Tropical Fish Keeping Help and Advice => The Emergency Room => Topic started by: Sanjo on July 01, 2015, 08:40:26 AM

Title: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Sanjo on July 01, 2015, 08:40:26 AM

My new corydorus hasbrosus (salt and pepper catfish) doesn't seem able to swim  properly.
It fights to stay in one place but when it moves it twists floats upside down for a few seconds before turning upright again.
I can't see any sign of injury or illness on it.
I have put him in a jug which is resting in the quarantine tank to acclimatise him.
What should I do next please

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Sue on July 01, 2015, 11:52:37 AM

The first thing to do is watch it carefully for a day or two. Feed it a bit of pea. If that doesn't work, it's not constipation pressing on the swim bladder making an internal infection more likely.
Fishcake76 had a problem with a cory not swimming properly, though in that case the cory floated when not actively swimming. We never did find out the cause, but fcmf gave some good advice. Here (http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,1912.msg18135.html#msg18135)

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Sanjo on July 01, 2015, 01:26:32 PM

Thanks Sue.
I had it in a jug in the quarantine tank while I drip acclimatised.  It would sit at the bottom of the jug for a while then do the "whiffling" bit.

In the end I carefully tipped the jug into the QT and let it swim out but it disappeared completely.
Taken me ages to find it.
It was stuck upside down in the java moss on the cave. 
I had already tried the pea method while it was in the jug but it isn't feeding at all
There is no sign of illness that I can see.
This is one of two I bought recently.
My other two corys are missing in the big tank too but it is possible they are hiding.

I'll just have to keep watching it

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Sanjo on July 01, 2015, 05:37:45 PM

My little silver cory has just died.

There is no apparent cause, no spots, no wounds, no redness, just dead.

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Sue on July 01, 2015, 06:50:49 PM

I'm sorry to hear that. Since it was new, it was most likely a bit iffy when you got it, not caused by anything in your tank.

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Anne on July 01, 2015, 09:07:12 PM

 :(sorry to hear about your cory.

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: fcmf on July 01, 2015, 09:21:21 PM

Very sorry to read of this, Sanjo.

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Extreme_One on July 01, 2015, 10:13:35 PM

Sorry to hear about your little Cory.

Title: Re: Little catfish keeps turning over
Post by: Sanjo on July 01, 2015, 10:17:17 PM

Thank you all. I have buried him in the garden, he was so pretty too and never seemed as if there was anything wrong with him.

All I have to do now  is find the other two!