I’ve seen this more than once and at this stage, fish is moribund and will not eat, swim or function normal and will slowly decline, hate to sayDay 18 in the quarantine take. Prior to today she always hid and just came out when I was far away from the tank to eat. Now she’s upside down and barely swimming. I put prazipro in there. If she’s still alive when I get home, what should I do?
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - .2
Nitrate 7
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My first thought was that the trigger is moribund (actively dying) and there is no way to bring a fish back from that point. However, I saw the fish sculling its pectoral fin to hold its position, moribund fish don't do that, they typically breath fast and lose control over their fins and body.
Can you post a video of this fish's tankmates?
As a side note - observational quarantine is almost always a mistake. The subtle signs of impending disease are often missed until it is too late. Here is our current quarantine protocol:
Current Quarantine Protocol
2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...
Jay
When I went home, the fish was dead.My first thought was that the trigger is moribund (actively dying) and there is no way to bring a fish back from that point. However, I saw the fish sculling its pectoral fin to hold its position, moribund fish don't do that, they typically breath fast and lose control over their fins and body.
Can you post a video of this fish's tankmates?
As a side note - observational quarantine is almost always a mistake. The subtle signs of impending disease are often missed until it is too late. Here is our current quarantine protocol:
Current Quarantine Protocol
2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...
Jay
What I meant was that although the fish is upside down, it was moving its fins like it was controlling its position in the water - and that is odd to me. A dying fish would not have a coordinated action like that.
It was always in the pvc at the top, laying sideways. The lfs said that it is what the blue jaw triggers do.
