Borbonius Anthias

[chewy tabacca]

I also forgot to mention when I got underneath him with the net he made a break for the surface so I had to go get him with my hand, so he does have some fight in him. I tried target feeding him spurilina brine soaked with Zoe and garlic and he didn't want anything to do with it

 

[K. Steven]

Are you keeping him close to the surface?

 

[chewy tabacca]

Are you keeping him close to the surface?

There is only 4 gallons in the bucket

 

[chewy tabacca]

@Big G

 

[chewy tabacca]

Released him back in the tank after 24 hours of medication in QT. Still no major change.

 

[chewy tabacca]

 

[Jackooze]

Hey. We’re you able to figure out the problem with your Borbonious ? I’ve had one for one year now and recently mine started behaving like this. Not sure what to do. He’s behaving just like yours.

 

[Louis Z]

I would try an antibiotic, might be an infection of the swim bladder . If problem with swim bladder they cannot regulate depth . Either if distention they float . If not able to inflate they do what you see . They sink. Now why is this happening after a year ? I don’t know . Possibly this deep water fish is susceptible to infection . Now that a second occurrence with the same species . Hoping someone else has experienced a similar issue. Here is a General fw guide that might help . Possibly overeating, high nitrates, or some type of internal enlargement causing compression on swim bladder . https://www.thesprucepets.com/swim-bladder-disorder-in-aquarium-fish-1381230