Royal Gramma

[landmeier]

The new royal gramma I got last week has been doing some strange things. He is out in the open swimming fine(doesn't look listless and no heavy breathing), but he is swimming sideways. He straightens up every now and then but goes right back to swimming sideways. He isn't really going anywhere he's just hovering in a small area. He's eating and when he does swim somewhere he swims normal(upright). Is this common in gramma's? Could this be a problem with his swim bladder? <img src="graemlins//bah.gif" border="0" alt="[bah]" /> <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" /> <img src="graemlins//silly.gif" border="0" alt="[silly]" /> <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> <img src="graemlins//confused2.gif" border="0" alt="[confused2]" /> <img src="graemlins//uhuh.gif" border="0" alt="[U-Huh]" />

 

[bbreaux1]

idont know but i seen one at the lfs the other day doing that alittle but hede also be straight i picked out a different one but unfotunatly he jumped out the tank before i had him even one day i just had a few small gaps in the back of my hood for equpiment and stuff but thats fixed now

 

[landmeier]

Thanks for the replies. I feel a lot better knowing someone else has seen this before. Anyone else ever see this behavior???

 

[fish for life.]

I also have seen gammas do this at lfs. They are usually high in the tank in the current of a ph when they lie sideways like they do??? Strange stuff, amybe disease board would have info, or a search?!!

 

[marynik007]

My Gramma will plaster himself along side a crevis in a rock in my tank when he gets spooked. Dont worry about yer little side ways swim I'm sure there is nothing wrong.
Tom <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" />

 

[saul t. waters]

Saw one at the LFS about 2 weeks ago who did the exact same thing... then i took notice of the other ones... they didn't show this behavior...went back a week later and it was still alive... i figure it to be normal behavior... no one has bought him though because of the way he swim, i guess <img src="graemlins//freak.gif" border="0" alt="[freak]" />

 

[madd catt]

well,there a fish that i have a canary blenny that sticks itself to the side of the tank at night thought there was something wrong at first but its somthing they do.some fish just have thier own personal traits in thier own speices or singuler form.

 

[efrank]

Fish act wierd sometimes. It is where the phrase, "he is acting a little fishy" came from.