Guppyman34
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ErinMcG said:Do you have a quarantine tank? You may want to move him, in case he is sick. It's generally a good idea to house new fish on their own for a bit, just to make sure that they are healthy. If you accidentally buy sick fish, it could contaminate your whole tank.
I would quarantine him until you are certain he is healthy, if that's possible.
ErinMcG said:Hopefully a Cory expert will chime in. I know only a wee bit because I have been researching them. I want some, but don't have any currently. What is your substrate? Sometimes rough gravel can damage their barbels (I think that's what they are called - the whisker things, anyway). Not sure that would cause him to swim the way he is though.
How long has your tank been running? My first (and so far only) attempt at cories was before my tank had fully cycled. They were fine for a couple of days, then they started swimming up to the surface and falling to the bottom. It was awful.