CT_ Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I've had this tetra about a year now and it has always had a kind of sunken belly. but lately its been swimming "up" like its trying not to sink. The flow in this part of the tank in minimal so he's not fighting that. I also noticed that its adipose fin as kind of white. 2-3 others (out of ten) also have that white spot but otherwise look healthy. Here's a video of the fish swimming https://streamable.com/b6in3k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 8:34 PM, CT_ said: Here's a video of the fish swimming https://streamable.com/b6in3k It looks like a bit of spinal damage to me. The body is bent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 9:02 PM, nabokovfan87 said: It looks like a bit of spinal damage to me. The body is bent. yeah okay I was wondering about that too. I think the spine bend may have always been there and is why its always looked sunken on the stomach too. If its deformed then I assume that could cause a bad swim bladder too 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 9:58 PM, CT_ said: yeah okay I was wondering about that too. I think the spine bend may have always been there and is why its always looked sunken on the stomach too. If its deformed then I assume that could cause a bad swim bladder too 😕 I don't know that the fish has any other issues beyond the spine injury. It could explain the erratic swimming and lethargy. Especially in a higher flow tank with a deformed fish, it's just struggling a little bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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