Stange Behaviour

[Michelleuk]

hi

One of my female swords is acting strange.

Its been sitting on the gravel for about 3 weeks only moving to get food or swim to another part of the tank.

I have treated the tank with king british diease clear treatment for the last 10 days.

Any ideas, she seems perfectly healthy apart form the sitting on the gravel.

 

[xmurdererx]

check if it is breathing heavily
probably has cramped fin's

 

[Michelleuk]

yes it seems to be.

do u no wht it is?

 

[WILDER]

Can you post your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
Once livebeares rest of the substrate for long periods bad news.
is he leaning to oneside when he's resting.
Does he look pale or darker in colour.
His he acting listless and lethagic.
Does he look bloated or thin.
What does it look like when your fish go to the toilet.

 

[Michelleuk]

some have red poo. i have read this could be worms?

 

[Bambi211]

Do you have male swords?

Is there any chance she could be pregnant?

Mine has been laying on the gravel recently and its turned out shes pregnant.

Or possibly the nitrate levels could be high? That can sometimes be the symptoms of that.

Do you know the stats?

x

 

[WILDER]

Do you feed any red foods.
Red poo can be camallanous worms.

Signs of internal parasites are.
Long stringy white poo, clear mucas poo., or red poo.
Being thin or bloated.
Sunken in belly.
Worms prutruding from there anus.
Enlarged anus or red inflamed anus.
Bent spine sometimes.
Swimming on there sides.

http/www.thegreenmachineaquatics.com/mal...ol%20001/198936

 

[Michelleuk]

stats are good.

ammonia is 0
nitrite is 0

 

[WILDER]

Can you answer some of the questions I have asked.

 

[Michelleuk]

shes not leaning
not pale or darker in colour

is lethagic

not bloated or thin

shes been like this for about 3 weeks i try get a vid

 

[WILDER]

Do you feed any red foods like bloodworms.
As red poo can be internal parasites.

 

[Michelleuk]

no.

 

[WILDER]

The red poo could it be worms and not poo.
Without more info its hard to say as resting on the bottom can be bacterial.

 

[Michelleuk]

Look at this. its A1

http/s131.photobucket.com/albums/p317/mi...nt=MOV00451.flv

 

[WILDER]

Your tanks overstocked can you post your water stats please.