Zac Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I have a cockatoo cichlid that had some very strange behavior earlier. It only lasted like a minute and then he snapped back to reality. What happened was he went from totally fine to kind of just resting his body at the bottom of the tank, he kind of moved moved his body like a snake or some type of eel. Like a slithering motion. His breathing seemed shallow but rapid. It also seemed like his body was curved downwards a little bit. This lasted for about a minute and then it’s like nothing happened. He’s back swimming around, eating just fine, no back arch or odd body movements. Does anyone know what on earth that was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 What your water parameters and tank mates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 7:14 PM, Colu said: What your water parameters and tank mates 0 nitrites, 0 ammonia, nitrates are 5-10ish. Lemon tetras, ember tetras, blue king tetras, clown pleco, Pygmy corys, and a 2nd cockatoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Am not very familiar with apistos behaviour but it doesn't sound right may someone else can chip in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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