Odd cory behavior? O.O
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Brookster123
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Could be a swim bladder issue, they'll dart to the surface periodically but they shouldn't stay top side for more than a second or two..
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Do catfish even have swim bladders? Seems kinda counterproductive, you know.... Cause they're catfish... At this point he's kinda freaking me out, one second he looks dead, the next he's flying across the tank...
Brookster123
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Yep, they do, at least corys anyways, I'm not sure there is anything that can be done..I have mine in with rams at the same temp and all.is well..
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It's gone
.'i think it literally had like a stroke or something. I seriously watched it just jerk to the top of the tank and kinda just spaz out....
J.Mcpeak
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I had this, I tried everything, I noted it in the "what did you do with your aquarium today thread" somewhere around post 5500
It went on for a few months, there is nothing you can do, believe me I tried everything I could possibly think of until such time that I considered it cruelty.
Sorry.
(Somedays fine, some days mistakenly considered dead)
It went on for a few months, there is nothing you can do, believe me I tried everything I could possibly think of until such time that I considered it cruelty.
Sorry.
(Somedays fine, some days mistakenly considered dead)
Thank you [emoji17]... I'm certain he passed, he let me net him and didn't seem to be breathing. If not, I guess better to die relatively quickly...
J.Mcpeak
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Sometimes things just die.
Unfortunately yes, better to go quick, that's my personal choice too, quick or maybe peacefully?
The way I deal with this and almost all fish loss, if the fish lived for four or more years for a Cory P, other Cory have a similar live span, that's a good age, they can live for up to 5 but not much more. Obviously I work it out different for each species.
In that time during captivity they are hopefully free from predation, diseases, stress and are fed better and far more regularly than their naturally born cousins. If a fish reaches 75% of it's expected lifespan that's a ripe old age for humans and in most cases the fishes life is far better than in the wild. We all die naturally of something some of us just get older.
As for this Cory case, I know for sure (almost 100%) you will not have been able to anything except prolong this illness? Also I'm fairly sure it is not infectious. My other fish (same sp) showed no symptoms and were not treated, they are fine, alive and well, they went on to breed (accidental) shortly after I removed the sick fish.
Thanks for the thanks.
Unfortunately yes, better to go quick, that's my personal choice too, quick or maybe peacefully?
The way I deal with this and almost all fish loss, if the fish lived for four or more years for a Cory P, other Cory have a similar live span, that's a good age, they can live for up to 5 but not much more. Obviously I work it out different for each species.
In that time during captivity they are hopefully free from predation, diseases, stress and are fed better and far more regularly than their naturally born cousins. If a fish reaches 75% of it's expected lifespan that's a ripe old age for humans and in most cases the fishes life is far better than in the wild. We all die naturally of something some of us just get older.
As for this Cory case, I know for sure (almost 100%) you will not have been able to anything except prolong this illness? Also I'm fairly sure it is not infectious. My other fish (same sp) showed no symptoms and were not treated, they are fine, alive and well, they went on to breed (accidental) shortly after I removed the sick fish.
Thanks for the thanks.
Noviceafter2yea
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It's gone
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Just curious, did it act like a dolphin, kind of half jumping backward? This happened to a pleco of mine and I'm wondering if that is what you mean by jerking at the top. My guy didn't make it either. I was unable to figure out what happened. Sorry for your loss.
elephantnose
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The same thing happened to my GBRs and one of my gold rams today. SO MAD!!
Oh my that's actually a really good comparison. He just sorta flipped out (haha, depressing puns :/) at the top... I'm sorry for your losses (includes you elephant [emoji17])
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