I Think My New Baby Cory Is Dying :(

Akasha72 · Feb 18, 2012

I only got her on Thursday. So far she's got herself trapped in the filter vents twice and had to rescued and now her side fin is bleeding and she keeps playing dead.

I've come home to find her layed on her side at the top of the water again next to the filter. I thought she was dead so I went in to net her out and she shot across the tank very much alive. The next thing I saw was her allow herself to float up to the top and float around in the current as if she was dead. The she righted herself and went for a swim round. She did it again a bit later and all my other fish went over to her so I've netted her and she's in my breeding net. She's breathing but she seems very weak.

I think I may lose her before the day is over but I want to ask if there's any other reason for her behaviour. I've never seen a cory behave this way - especially one so young

FishFanatic04 · Feb 18, 2012

Oh geez, I'm sorry. It sounds pitiful! :sad:

Akasha72 · Feb 18, 2012

I've just given them all some frozen blood worm so I got a few into my syringe and put those in the breeding net with her. I've seen her swim round and round it but eat just 2 small bits. She's now gone back into the corner of the breeding net and is layed on her side looking dead again. It's like she's got no energy - I don't know if she's like that because she's hungry or if she's sick or if she's just so weak that she's given up. When I got her home I noticed she had no whiskers at all ... I wonder if that's a clue?

Not knowing what to do here is really upsetting me