crazy parrot head

[tiredfish]

hi...this is edgar..hes very strange and getting stranger...he like to swim upside down and stay thay way for short periods of time...he also likes the air stone strip in the back...its like he sticks his mouth right on it and then swims away then he shimmys around and tries to stir up the rocks we have for substrate...then proceeds to swim upside down some more...he does this constanly ..that and also rearranges the tank...is this behavior normall or do they do this....hes about 6 yeras old...just wondering also how old do they get

 

[lyquidphyre]

Hmmm

can parrotfish get swim bladder? I know its common for goldies... but swimming upside down can't be good
hmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[kukerdan]

Parrotfish are strange fish, they come with slightly deformed swim blatters, but they like to swim funny and do tricks and such, i dont think thats strange behavior

 

[nicsdragon]

i've seen them upside down and its most likely air in the bladder. But they dont seem to mind and get on quite well?!?!