I have an ~10" muskie that's standing straight up and down on its tail gasping! My guess is that it ate too much last night. There is some regurgitated food on the bottom. When it saw me it jumped up and starting acting like it normal for about 20 seconds. Then, it sank back to the bottom, and spit out another bit of food. Maybe something is stuck? I added another large airstone to hopefully facilitate it getting enough oxygen while it deals with it. I'm trying to be optimistic but right now I'm scared I'm going to lose it. Any recommendations of other things it might be/actions I can take? Or do I just wait and see? I don't want to be around the tank too much for fear of stressing it out more.
Muskie struggling!
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, Dec 15 2009 02:30 PM
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Posted 15 December 2009 - 09:38 PM
I feed a rotation of frozen catfish nugget, tilapia filet, and shrimp. Last night was shrimp. I'm thinking maybe a tail got stuck? More likely, I just overfed. The thing is suck a freakin' maniac it would hit the 99th piece just as hard as the first piece. Otherwise, I haven't a clue what the problem could be.
Update: it's doing markedly better. Still labored breathing, but no longer exhaustive panting. It's basically laying on the bottom. I was so scared earlier, thinking about losing it. I think it's going to recover.
Update: it's doing markedly better. Still labored breathing, but no longer exhaustive panting. It's basically laying on the bottom. I was so scared earlier, thinking about losing it. I think it's going to recover.
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Posted 16 December 2009 - 12:04 AM
sorry to hear about that, I hope he pulls through. I haven't heard too much about pikes choking on stuff, they are pretty well built for stuffing themselves. I would have thought lack of oxygen, but as you said, that is not the case. Has the water changed temperature or chemical make up in the last while? (recent water change, ammonia spike?)
good luck
good luck
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Posted 16 December 2009 - 12:10 AM
Well, it's taken a toll for the worse. Suddenly, sadly, it's now upside down on the bottom, panting hyperactively with intermittent spasms. I don't expect it to make it through the night.
Let us hope that he does.
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Posted 16 December 2009 - 06:28 PM
I would agree with Burbot. I only feed my pickerel approximately bi-monthly (live only). He seems to be able to control his intake just fine.
I have heard of arowana, which seem somewhat similar, dying of internal bleeding allegedly caused by shrimp tails, but then tropical folks tend to flip out over the prospect of live food in general. If your fish does die, could you cut him open carefully to see if your suspicions are correct? I would be curious to hear what you find.
I have heard of arowana, which seem somewhat similar, dying of internal bleeding allegedly caused by shrimp tails, but then tropical folks tend to flip out over the prospect of live food in general. If your fish does die, could you cut him open carefully to see if your suspicions are correct? I would be curious to hear what you find.
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Posted 23 December 2009 - 01:23 PM
I had my perch do the same thing once, apparently he had a disease that caused brain damage and he died the next day,
I'm really sorry to hear that but sometimes young fish die for no apparent reason I mean with all life comes death right? Yet again,Sorry-logan
I'm really sorry to hear that but sometimes young fish die for no apparent reason I mean with all life comes death right? Yet again,Sorry-logan
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