henward Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 it got slightly harassed by giant gourami, small giant gourami. Its fins are ok, just slight damage so i got rid of all fish in the tanks except syno and pleco who dont seem to do anything but stay by the filter pipe. then 3 days later, the borneo, 3 inches or so isnt looking too good. kinda swimming funy and doing flips in the water , swimming sideways. water parameters are fine, but changed water anyways. anyone seen this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 How sideways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 like, horizontal. really sideways even halfway between upside down and side ways i dont know whats wrong with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Last dat i saw sideways died within a week. Dont know what killed it. Just after that a knife fish turned up dead in the same tank.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbert Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Yea that sounds remarkably like what mine was doing next day died water was fine and did a water change as soon as i saw symptoms which aparently didnt help, and within the next couple day royal knife was dead aswell. That was a few months ago now have new dat and kinfe and everything is fine, was really strange tho hope yours gets beter man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Possible internal injuries from fight? May have been more than slight harassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I had a very large silver dollar do the same after it was knocked by another large fish... not a deliberate knock, it was a race to food... the swim bladder had been knocked/bruised... was acting very much in the same way as your borneo... on side, almost doing somersault.. I netted him out and put him in his own tank and after 3 days he came right... possibly not what the problem is with your borneo, but just a thought... as knock to swim bladder can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 i think this is gonna bite the gravel. its not not swimming, breathing but floating and just sinking on its side permanently. skin is all faded. other fish in tank look good. really strange i think this fish will die soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Sorry to hear that henward... him losing his colour doesn't sound too good at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 damn GG must have bumped it too hard. it didnt look right 3 days ago or so. i do think with confidence this fish wont make it, damn, it grew so much since i got it!!! got it eating prawns nicely too lol. now i have an empty tank. was thinking of africans - but dont know where to start. had them along time ago, bout 8 in a tank, all killed each other and 2 were left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 got plenty of young africans here henward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 What species of African did you have henward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 electric yellows purple ones that look the same as electric yellows but they are bluish purple and giraffes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 You should keep Africans again, you could possibly go mbuna wise again with maybe a nice harem of peacock or a male only display tank Heaps of options out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 yeah, i was actually thinking of a fish only salt water or a snake neck turtle i miss my snake neck how it dismembers its food really is a site kinda reminds me of a dinosaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 ok i have never actually seen a dinosaur in real life only tv:) but you know what i mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Yeah... Snakenecks are gorgeous. I have a fish only marine... with now just the one fish... Stars and Stripes Puffer... he is entertaining enough just on his own, and I would never part with him, just too gorgeous and hard case to ever consider it :lol: Fish only marine sounds nice... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 yeah, well i only have a canister filter and a internal filter for this tank so what ever i get has to be suitable for that set up. heater also i got. fish only marine - i was actually thinking getting a puffer too lol thers a couple of nice ones or a trigger fish!!! do you need a skimmer for that? how often do you do water changes with no skimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Yeah Pufferfish or Trigger, both wicked fish 8) I have just shifted the marine tank back inside, I have a big canister running on the puffer tank, have coral rock in the tank... and have a skimmer, just replacing the pump on it actually.... I get my saltwater from the National Aquarium ( to them) and we do a water change on him weekly... however lately with changing tanks around etc, he went 2 weekly, didn't make a diff tho... not a huge amount of waste with just him in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Did you see my for sale thread? You cold keep more dats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 its swimming up right again hope it goes wel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Oh I thought your fish had snuffed it henward... Is he righting himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 he was actually on sunday lying on his side, not moving at all! hardly breathing. then monday, he was upright, swimming he looks really really thin so he is still sick but swimming i am feeding him slightly some BW and prawns, he wants to eat but doesnt strike it. im still scared he is gonna die but he seems to be a fighter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hmmm I wonder if he has an internal parasite or flukes, that can be symptoms... getting thin, then eventually stop eating even tho they went for the food, and breathing problems. This is what happened to our Gold Saum, they were infected when they came from supplier, same symptoms, treated with Prazy and hell different fish now, breathing improved, not lethargic... started eating and gained weight... would never believe they were the same fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant N Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I have some Malawi's I wish to move on. Ice blue Zebra, girraffes, and auratus, Yours for $40 if you want. 13or14 fish in all. (need to make room for Frontosa currently in grow out tank) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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