SuzanM

Gracie is my oranda some of you helped me with a bit ago . She improved but then had a slight decline started floating vertically A very . Long story short I have a friend who knows De Lewbart Hello all. Some of you helped me with my Oranda Gracie a bit ago. She had a slight down turn floating vertically so we took her to see Dr Lewbart from NC State he is a Professor of Aquatic, Wildlife and Zoo medicine there and he agreed to see Gracie for me so we made the 2 hour road trip to NC State 2 weeks ago. We trimmed her wen, she had an exam and X-rays done. I attached pictures of her visit for your information. We learned a lot that day. Good news no significant finding except her cranial swim bladder was larger which could be the cause of some of her symptoms. She is at home safely and now we keep her aquarium salinity at 1.002 specific gravity which is helping. I wanted to share our adventure with you and her pictures. One is a video of them listening to her heart I hope you can hear the slow swoosh sound. I am trying very hard to keep a long adventure short so if you have any questions I will answer the best I can. SuzaN I noted some files deleted I will attach

Colu Thank you for your advice. My Oranda Gracie is doing much better today. I cannot tell you how happy I am. I gave her salt baths, another water change, reduced temp at bit and reduced lighting along with feeding her 2 smaller feedings. I have attached a couple pics. Suzan opps on pics I forgot I am on another device

I have attached a picture of Gracie before she became lethargic

Thank you Colu.I have Kanaplex ; Focus; Metroplex and Garlic Guard in my home kit. I will do salt baths daily for 4 more days then go from there. Suzan

Colu Thank you for your response. ph 7.4; Nitrates and nitrites both zero. Ammonia zero. kh 7; g(h 5. Nothing new added everything same. No rapid breathing, no external signs just lethargy. I did get a response from a friend of mine who is an aquatic and reptile vet in TN. He noted orandas are pretty famous for getting tumors. That he did surgery on one earlier this year with a celomic mass with same symptoms as my oranda. I am going to do another water change and an epsom salt water bath and go from There. She is just not sifting through sand like she normally does. Sitting on bottom upright. she can swim upright and normally just no energy. Eating not too interested.

Good day everyone. I have 2 three plus year old orandas in a 40 gallon breeder. They are feed NorthFin goldfish formula and Repashy Goldfish formula. I also periodically feed them peas and they are offered veggies and duck weed. I try and mix things up. And periodically fed brine shrimp. Water parameters ph steady 7.4, nitrates and nitrites remain at 0, no ammonia Gh 5 Kh 7. My larger oranda has been bottom sitting and becoming lethargic. No external issues noted. I was going to give her an epsom salt bath to start with then treat for internal parasites and go from there. I have had her for 3 years no issues until last week. She was originally purchased at Petsmart 3 years ago: Inam looking for any and all input. Very worried owner. Her name is Gracie . Thank you all in advance for advice. I can send pics later today if needed. I have also contacted a vet friend. Suzan

I am having so much fun reading everyone’s stories. The more I hear, the more I love this hobby

That is so cool. Loving the fish behavior

That is very cool

Thank you Guppy Snail, Ken Burke and others for sharing their fish behavior stories. I am a retired small animal Veterinary Technician and as much as I love my cats and dogs oh and my chameleon too fish are also quite personable and I find myself talking to them like they are my dogs and cats. Have a great day everyone. Cold and rainy here in eastern NC

Hello everyone. This topic is for fun. I love all types of animal, reptile, aquatic behavior and want to share my Angel Fish's behavior in one of my tanks. Short back ground I have a 40 gallon breeder with Emerald Corydoras and 2 Bolivan rams. I wanted something bigger and be more visable. I have several Angel fish in my other tanks so I got another angel fish. After quarantine for 30 days I put my new angel fish in his new home with the corys and rams. Long story short this fish thinks he is a Cory. He hangs, hides and feeds off the bottom like them. He only comes out when the corys and rams do. Yes he is a lone angel fish so I did introduce another one to see if his behavior would change. I had to remove the other angel fish as this guy was beating up the new one. I said to myself fine Be a cory and have the tank to yourself with the corys and rams. Has anyone else had a certain fish develop the behavior of another type of fish. I found this very interesting and funny. One more reason why fish keeping is so much fun. Thanks for listening. Suzan in NC

Thank you everyone for your responses. I will let you know how it goes

I asked the staff and no one has noticed any listlessness or rapid breathing. Thank you

no new fish added. They are feeding Hikari carnivore bites daily along with Omega One freshwater flakes for the other fish and bloodworms once a week. I tested parameters yesterday and Ammonia 0. Nitrites 0 and yes Nitrates 0 PH 7.2. No rapid breathing. There was a fish death a Pearl Gourami that was truly old. I asked them condition of fish when it died. There are only two other fish in the tank another pearl gourami and 1 Rainbow fish both have been in tank for 5-6 years. The bichir was the last new introduction approx 4 yrs ago. When I was caring for tank I did 30-40 percent water changes every two weeks. Last water change was two weeks ago. I am going to clinic tomorrow to help with another water change. vacuuming too oh and thank you for responding