kiwiraka Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 A couple of months ago one of my banded kokopu devoloped a bent spine, one day it appeared perfectly healthy then the next day it couldnt hold its tail up starting half way down the body and it would only swim a few inches then it wouldrest on the ground. It stopped eating and started losing condition, so i moved it to a quarintine tank and planned on posting n here the next morning but my cat got hungry so i didnt... Now a second kokopu has devoloped the same bent spine. I do weekly water changes and i dont overfeed. Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Hey..sorry just a .99c opinion not trying to be mean by saying this... But if fish aren't looking good for it long term recover..keeper should put it out just to relief fish mystery...once the spine gave up there not much to do to recovering from it.. All the best, have a great evening.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Done any water tests? Introduced any fish/plants/etc lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 rockwork unstable in tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 I dont have a test kit. I added a bully recently, but he was quarintined for 3 weeks. The rock is sturdy, when i set it up i made sure it was safe. Any diseases or parisites that can cause this? I first thought tb but apart from the limp tail there are no other symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 probably not a disease more of a mechanical problem, no tail movement suggests broken spine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Oops, sorry i forgot to say that unlike the first one this fish doesnt rest on the bottom and can almost swim normally and its spine only appears slighty bent while swimming. But when it stops swimming (hovers?) Its tail droops at a 30 degree angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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