Scissortail goby hurt

Ozelaf44 · May 1, 2020

So i was feeding my tank, and right when the flow kicked on one of my gobies darted to his rock which is normal, but he slammed himself into the rock, afterwards he looked like hes breathing very heavy, and it looks lime he can’t control his top fins or tail. Hes struggling to swim with the flow.

Ill keep you guys updated if his current condition changes. Has this ever happened to anyone before? Any tips or help?

Ozelaf44 · May 1, 2020

Might not be the biggest emergency, sorry^

Dragon52 · May 1, 2020

If you have an acclimation box I would put it in there to keep everyone away for a cpl days to see if it comes out of it.

Ozelaf44 · May 1, 2020

If I’ll ever be able to catch him, his friend legit helped him swim into their little cave which is under the foundation rocks. Very cute but also very annoying

Big G · May 1, 2020

Watch for indications of a spinal injury. They happen way too often. It presents as the fish swimming head up tail down. Not much you can do as it is internal damage. Sometimes they heal on their own; sometimes not.

Ozelaf44 · May 1, 2020

Big G said:
Watch for indications of a spinal injury. They happen way too often. It presents as the fish swimming head up tail down. Not much you can do as it is internal damage. Sometimes they heal on their own; sometimes not.

Yeah thank you, thats exactly what he was doing, for now no sign of him.