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[TF Keeper UK]

Can anyone tell me the symptoms of shimmy please?

 

[Chri$]

Hi
I hope this helps.
Shimmy. Looks like the fish is swimming fast but staying in the same place. Shimmy is easy to spot, and if the fish is treated immediately, you can usually cure it and avoid more serious stress and disease.
got this out of a tropical fish disease book. doesn't say how to treat it.

 

[reg2k2]

Low temp. (esp. sudden drop) can be one cause.

Have you tested the water?

 

[WILDER]

Not the writer of this information below.
Shimmies



Symptoms:

This disease is named for the curious behavior seen in afflicted fish. Fish will swim with an odd, shimmying movement of the body. If left untreated, the afflicted fish will become unable to swim and will sit on the bottom, listlessly shimmying. This disease affects mostly livebearers, and particularly Mollies.



Cause:

Cause unkown but may be due to a variety of numerous pathogens, including protozoan, bacterial, and fungal.



Treatment:

Isolate the fish in a hospital tank and increase the temperature to 85°F (27°C). Treat with a broad spectrum antibiotic. Also ensure that the water chemistry is within acceptable ranges. Livebearers' should always be kept in water that has a pH of 7.8 - 8.3 and a hardness of 15°DH+.

 

[TF Keeper UK]

That's what she's got then. Water stats are ammonia & nitrites 0ppm, nitrates 5ppm, pH 7.8 water temp 26.1 degrees celsius. Looks like my female sunset platy has the same too.

Both are isolated.