So, I was at my LFS today and noticed a female crown tail, laying on her side in the tank. I enquired about her health and the employee said they'd had her for "a while" and that she hadn't shown signs of illness before. After inspecting the fish and her conditions I noticed the flow in her tank was pretty strong and that she was probably in fairly hard water as the water in that area is known to be hard. I wondered if maybe she was tired from the current and not feeling great because of her parameters. Long story short, the employee called her boss and he said I could take her home for free in an attempt to nurse her back to health as noone will probably buy her. She seems to really struggle to swim and other than going to the surface for air, spends her time at the bottom of the tank on her side. She's not pinconing or anything and other than her behaviour, doesn't look particularly ill. Does this sound like swim bladder syndrome or does it sound like something else?
I'm pretty sure she would have been left to die to be honest so I'm just making an attempt to fix her up.
I'm pretty sure she would have been left to die to be honest so I'm just making an attempt to fix her up.
