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Fish Crazy
I was going to post this in the emergency section but things look alright for the fish now.
Today I added a few new fish into my tank - a pair of cockatoos and 4 ghost shrimp. I'm not sure one had anything to do with the other but about 3 or 4 hours after adding the fish, I was looking at my tank and my female cockatoo - not one I just bought but one living in the tank for about six weeks - started swimming around like crazy, darting all over the place. Then she ducked down behind a piece of driftwood, started laying on her side and breathing heavily. I thought for sure she was dying. A few minutes later I couldn't find her anymore.
About an hour after that, I find her in her usual hiding spot poking her head out as if nothing ever happened? Is this fish suffering from some disease or is she just a little off? She is not the healthiest fish. When I first got her I thought after about 3-4 days she was going to die. She survived but developed some kind of eye trouble, which never cleared up.
She is blind in one eye now. However, it doesn't seem to affect her too much, except when my male agassizi decides to pick on her. Then it's hard for her to defend herself. I thought that maybe he picked on her to death but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Anybody got a clue?
Today I added a few new fish into my tank - a pair of cockatoos and 4 ghost shrimp. I'm not sure one had anything to do with the other but about 3 or 4 hours after adding the fish, I was looking at my tank and my female cockatoo - not one I just bought but one living in the tank for about six weeks - started swimming around like crazy, darting all over the place. Then she ducked down behind a piece of driftwood, started laying on her side and breathing heavily. I thought for sure she was dying. A few minutes later I couldn't find her anymore.
About an hour after that, I find her in her usual hiding spot poking her head out as if nothing ever happened? Is this fish suffering from some disease or is she just a little off? She is not the healthiest fish. When I first got her I thought after about 3-4 days she was going to die. She survived but developed some kind of eye trouble, which never cleared up.
She is blind in one eye now. However, it doesn't seem to affect her too much, except when my male agassizi decides to pick on her. Then it's hard for her to defend herself. I thought that maybe he picked on her to death but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Anybody got a clue?