Bichir Need Help Desperately

[ir.gar]

hi all
desperately needed help. i have a bichir jump out of my tank twice but even before these accidents, when he swam to the surface to get air then he is just stop and fall to the bottom of the tank uncontrollablely and usually on it back before turn over on its belly again. but he haven't eaten any thing for a month already . he has a bichir tank mate which eaten normal water ph and nitrate tested they are normal please help or direct me where to go really appreciate
ir.gar

 

[england]

Bichirs are good escape artists, ensure no way to escape, floating plants help the urge to escape, feeding what do you feed?
prawns/bloodworm/bottom feeder pellets are what mine eat...what temp is the tank water? what filteration are you using?

 

[gasmask]

Bichirs are good escape artists, ensure no way to escape, floating plants help the urge to escape, feeding what do you feed?
prawns/bloodworm/bottom feeder pellets are what mine eat...what temp is the tank water? what filteration are you using?

What kind of substrate are you using?
Any lumps around it's stomach/anus?

 

[ir.gar]

Bichirs are good escape artists, ensure no way to escape, floating plants help the urge to escape, feeding what do you feed?
prawns/bloodworm/bottom feeder pellets are what mine eat...what temp is the tank water? what filteration are you using?

thanks for replied!
i tried everything hikiri sinking pellets prawn,small fishes blood worm. temp is about 26 celcius i used an external sump
thnx

 

[ir.gar]

Bichirs are good escape artists, ensure no way to escape, floating plants help the urge to escape, feeding what do you feed?
prawns/bloodworm/bottom feeder pellets are what mine eat...what temp is the tank water? what filteration are you using?

What kind of substrate are you using?
Any lumps around it's stomach/anus?

no subtrate used. yes it seem like it has a lump around it anus.

 

[always4lora]

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

 

[ir.gar]

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

there is nothing else in the tank and alot of time food fall right where its mouth is and it doesnt it them at all where as its other bichir it have no problem. what is the poly? if u refer to the little lump at anal area it is about 0.5 cm in diametter

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

there is nothing else in the tank and alot of time food fall right where its mouth is and it doesnt it them at all where as its other bichir it have no problem. what is the poly? if u refer to the little lump at anal area it is about 0.5 cm in diametter

 

[always4lora]

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

there is nothing else in the tank and alot of time food fall right where its mouth is and it doesnt it them at all where as its other bichir it have no problem. what is the poly? if u refer to the little lump at anal area it is about 0.5 cm in diametter

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

there is nothing else in the tank and alot of time food fall right where its mouth is and it doesnt it them at all where as its other bichir it have no problem. what is the poly? if u refer to the little lump at anal area it is about 0.5 cm in diametter

Sorry Poly= Polypterus which what bichir's are.

 

[ir.gar]

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

there is nothing else in the tank and alot of time food fall right where its mouth is and it doesnt it them at all where as its other bichir it have no problem. what is the poly? if u refer to the little lump at anal area it is about 0.5 cm in diametter

How big's the Poly? Is there anything that it could eat by mistake in the tank? Poly's are pretty hardy so it might just pass through eventually.

there is nothing else in the tank and alot of time food fall right where its mouth is and it doesnt it them at all where as its other bichir it have no problem. what is the poly? if u refer to the little lump at anal area it is about 0.5 cm in diametter

Sorry Poly= Polypterus which what bichir's are.

thanks for replied but my poly about 22cm thanks

 

[always4lora]

It'll probs start eating again when it needs too, some poly's have lumps in them for ages, .5cm shouldnt cause to many issues.

 

[ir.gar]

It'll probs start eating again when it needs too, some poly's have lumps in them for ages, .5cm shouldnt cause to many issues.

but for like two months already how long can it last? what about other problem like it swim to top of the tank then just stop like adeath fish and fall to the bottom of the tank and the other days i found a little rock about a size of a black bean in my tank which i may come from my poly which if it ate by mistake before i got it home then what should do or you know who can help?

 

[always4lora]

It'll probs start eating again when it needs too, some poly's have lumps in them for ages, .5cm shouldnt cause to many issues.

but for like two months already how long can it last? what about other problem like it swim to top of the tank then just stop like adeath fish and fall to the bottom of the tank and the other days i found a little rock about a size of a black bean in my tank which i may come from my poly which if it ate by mistake before i got it home then what should do or you know who can help?

Poly's can live their life as normal with a stone or whatever inside them providing it isnt stopping them eating. I dont know why it would have hit the surface of the water then just fall back down.