What is happening to my goby

Wilkerson.reed · Feb 1, 2016

What is happening... My goby is bent and going around the tank with the flow... It won't eat anything. No, it isn't dead because it sat on the bottom for a while and it's gills were moving... I just noticed this morning and I couldn't check my water because I have to go to school... All my other fish seem fine.

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Sorry it's on all blues right now...

melypr1985 · Feb 1, 2016

I'm sorry sweety, but I dont think he will still be alive when you get home from school. As to why.... that will need more info to figure out. Did you notice anything else about his behavior before this? Anything on him before this? Flashing, scratching, heavy breathing, white dots, a dusty or dirty appearance, any redness around the body or gills? Things like that..... please be as descriptive as possible and we will help you figure out what caused it if we can.

Humblefish · Feb 1, 2016

If he is still alive, you need to get him into a QT or at the very least an acclimation box.

Wilkerson.reed · Feb 1, 2016

melypr1985 said:
I'm sorry sweety, but I dont think he will still be alive when you get home from school. As to why.... that will need more info to figure out. Did you notice anything else about his behavior before this? Anything on him before this? Flashing, scratching, heavy breathing, white dots, a dusty or dirty appearance, any redness around the body or gills? Things like that..... please be as descriptive as possible and we will help you figure out what caused it if we can.

He was breathing heavy a few weeks ago but was fine after about an hour... He also looked like he was breathing heavy this morning before he just started floating around the tank... He also didn't eat much before, the only thing he would eat was flakes. Other than that he was fine. He's been in my tank for about 3 weeks now so he's still new but he could've been diseased when I bought him I guess because I bought some stuff that was in the same system as him and they died too... My water levels were almost perfect last time I checked and I am about to check again when I get home from school. It's weird because all the other fish in my tank seem fine and he was acting normal for the few weeks I had him except the little bit of heavy breathing for about an hour that one time and today and not eating...