i lost him
melafix dose was less than 1 third recommended
1/2hr later he jumped out of the water and when he went back down he was almost flat on the bottom.
i removed him instantly into another tank thinking there was too much in there for him.
he barely moved and died 10mins later.
a few things:
he wouldn't eat anything at all.
he was always swimming upright with his nose pointing towards the surface, never swimming through the water horizontally.
tank parameters are fine, though ph may be a little low
no other fish in tank
wound on tail
tank has airstone, filter, heater, barrel shaped cave, Indian fern floating, a couple of crypts planted, gravel and a piece of slate against the barrel to cover one of the holes (blocking light).
what happened??
does it sound like a swim bladder problem??