Peppered cory with sunken belly.
One died from main tank, not sure why. Right afte old mystery snail passed. He sat flat for one day, second day (I know they rest but this was going on for too long) decided I better check. Like care with flat tires, just sitting too flat. He was gone, no stink, cause he was gone... I saved his little shell, I really liked that guy/gal... had him/her about one year.
Then cory (peppered) which did do strange things that I noticed, such as floating rather then on bottom (the swimming around up down I think is perfectly normal for cories, they all do it)... then seemed ok so didn't hospital, then found him with gutts eaten (nice pals those cories, first the snail...)
Then his only kind another peppered, isolated, not swimming as much so on... this time I seperated. Treated with melefix/ pimefix, mild salt, and very very slight betta zing.
After two days put him in ten gallon, planted quaranteen tank.
At first, he floated on bottom with head up, tail down. Thought that was it.. decided to do nothing. Half hour later, he is swimming at bottom looking for food.
so question... I took out the moon gourami (which I had put into 20 regular tank with four glass cats (all aok) one mom huge huge mother guppy, now taken out as she is getting rapidly older (humped back) so put her in ten with small fry - her grand grand babies! so she can pass in peace - too bad she loved swimming with those glass cats!)
and two bronze cories, and one left peppered.... have three spotted cories with band recovering from frayed fins in the tank with rock.. not sure why, but plant die off may have meant bacteria, all recovering fine.. clean water seems to do the trick, fertilizer tabs for swords and rot had stopped (local store doens't have so delayed, oops)
The funny thing is the stomach of this small lovely peppered cory seems curve in reverse.. either when the gourami (only for about one week) ate the food (he WAS agressive and I was watching, that's when I dedided it was a NO go).. they still got some though..
or something else.
Now one thing. Every time I feed frozen foods, in this case tubifex, fish die! Is this the cause.. I know bacteria/parasites can survive freezing and heat extremes... every time someone dies. I did some research and will order from Hikari as they have sterilization steps.
Any ideas.
In his new quarentine tank (ten gallon, cycled, filtered, heated, planted) three cories, pricsella tetras, one recovered rescue betta) he is swimming about, stoped floating head up - tail down when I first transferred him, and looking for food.
But his little belly looks a bit sunken, like an inverted curve. Any thoughts much appreciated. Thanks Sherry
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