This is my first post. I have a striped cory cat that I have had for about 4 years. About a month ago, he started laying upside down on the bottom of the tank for a few minutes and then acting completely normal. I looked it up and it seems that is somewhat normal cory behavior and he was eating well and acting normally the rest of the time. Today he is upside down most of the time and has begun floating on top sometimes. He will suddenly swim normally for a few minutes and then go back to being upside down at either the top or bottom. He has no visible bulges, scaliness, flakiness ir discoloration.
It is a 55 gallon community tank with 2 spotted corys, 2 fancy guppies, and 10 neons in addition to this guy. It contains 1 live plant, 2 fake ones and standard decorations.
There have been no changes to the tank before this behavior.
My pH is a little high at 7.6 but it is stable and that is as low as it gets. Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all at zero.
Any ideas? My immediate thought would be a swim bladder issue but he doesn't seem to have trouble regulating his position and again, I see no bulges.
Thanks for any help and sorry if I made any mistakes with my post. I did read the rules, but I am slightly frantic so may have missed something.
It is a 55 gallon community tank with 2 spotted corys, 2 fancy guppies, and 10 neons in addition to this guy. It contains 1 live plant, 2 fake ones and standard decorations.
There have been no changes to the tank before this behavior.
My pH is a little high at 7.6 but it is stable and that is as low as it gets. Ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all at zero.
Any ideas? My immediate thought would be a swim bladder issue but he doesn't seem to have trouble regulating his position and again, I see no bulges.
Thanks for any help and sorry if I made any mistakes with my post. I did read the rules, but I am slightly frantic so may have missed something.
