Swimming vertically
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flower
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Originally Posted by OceanKid
http:///forum/post/3263448
What does it mean if you saw a fish swimming vertically towards the top of the aquarium?
Constantly swimming sideways or trying to eat some algae up top by the edge? Nibbling algae is a normal fish thing to do, but if the fish can’t upright itself then they are sick.
http:///forum/post/3263448
What does it mean if you saw a fish swimming vertically towards the top of the aquarium?
Constantly swimming sideways or trying to eat some algae up top by the edge? Nibbling algae is a normal fish thing to do, but if the fish can’t upright itself then they are sick.
handbanana
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Both of my clownfish sleep completly vertically in a crack in my rockwall. Nose to tail one on top of the other standing on their heads. Its pretty funny. they both are fine.
oceankid
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Originally Posted by Handbanana
http:///forum/post/3263652
Both of my clownfish sleep completly vertically in a crack in my rockwall. Nose to tail one on top of the other standing on their heads. Its pretty funny. they both are fine.
That is how my fish is acting, and it's not actually swimming, it's like he'she is floating. Is it really fine?
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shrimpy brains
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What type of fish?
handbanana
Member
Yes I agree, mine only does it while sleeping. they don't move at all. Just seem to stick in one place. If yours are doing this during the day there may be an issue.
Tank mates? Stress?
I know when I got my first clown it would lie flat on its side for about an hour, under a rock. Then it swam out and was fine.
What kind of fish is it? I've heard that sometimes a fish will orientate itself with a specific point in the tank, If it perceives this point to be the ground it will orientate itself accordingly, even it the point is on the wall.
Who knows though, fish are weird.
Tank mates? Stress?
I know when I got my first clown it would lie flat on its side for about an hour, under a rock. Then it swam out and was fine.
What kind of fish is it? I've heard that sometimes a fish will orientate itself with a specific point in the tank, If it perceives this point to be the ground it will orientate itself accordingly, even it the point is on the wall.
Who knows though, fish are weird.
