Strange Dottyback behavior

travis89

travis89

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I have an orchid dottyback that has been swimming abnormally. Instead of swimming face up it swims against the glass sideways or vertically. If I look at the front of tank and it is in front I am looking at its underside, it has been acting this way for 2-3 weeks. I do see it picking off the bottom but it never eats when I feed my other fish. Does anyone have any ideas why it acts this way? My other occupants that swim to its level in the tank are: perc. clown, scooter blenny, cleaner shrimp, an emerald crab, and a hitchhiker crab that I am starting to think my be a bad thing to have in there. The tank is a 46 bow.
Water Parameters from this weekend are:
PH - 8.1
Amm. - 0
trite - 0
trate - 5 (down from 25 a couple weeks ago)
Alk. - 8
Cal. - 400
Sal. - 1.023
I have done water change since but have not tested it.
 
alyssia

alyssia

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It might have swim bladder disease. IDK how that is treated, maybe you can find something by searching on here.
 
xnik87

xnik87

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how long have u had this fish? my purple pseudochromis took a few days to start eating pellet food so you may not have to worry about that. as for the swimming my purple pseudochromis and royal gramma both perch and move around vertically at times so it could be that.
 
travis89

travis89

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I have had the fish for 2 months but I didn't know that they moved around vertically at times.
 
alyssia

alyssia

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My gramma and pseudo sleep vertically, but they never swim vertically or on their sides.
 
misfit

misfit

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My dottyback doesnt swim like that but slleps on its side,mine doesnt always eat with the rest of the fish,usually right after everyone else.he is very shy
 
seannmelly

seannmelly

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ive never seen any pseudo's being shy i have a purple one and its mean, always going after my firefish and a few other small fish
 
oceanbreez

oceanbreez

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Originally Posted by Travis89
My pseudo died on friday. It starved itself to death, the vet at my LFS found no parasites on it.
Frozen life line is good also I think for fish like that. My firefish eat that really
well and the pellets. I switch but frozen food would be the way to go next time
I would think. Sorry you lost it
 
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