Loopy Pleco

[mztattoo]

I'm really worried there's something wrong with this little guy. He's a 3in common pleco, I've had him since this past February - and he just loops around the tank. It's not constantly, thank god, he does swim straight. I've never seen anything like it. Could he be playing or does he have brain damage? lol!

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed-9u71wois

 

[JenCliBee]

Yep definitlley not right, at a guess iw ould say a swim bladder problem and quite a bad problem.

 

[mztattoo]

Thanks, I'm gonna do some reading up on swim bladder problems.

 

[mixmaster jay]

i second what jen has said defo swim bladder

increase the temp, add epsom salts, or a course of metronidazole to treat swimbladder problems maybe