Hi,
First of all thank you for reading my post.
I have a 55 gallons freshwater tank with 6 Silver Dollars, a glass fish, and a Pleco. About a week and a half ago one of my Silver Dollars started rotating forward like he was doing a front flip whenever he stopped swimming. The problem has progressed. He still flips forward but now he will also flip sideways.
I read and thought that maybe he was constipated. So I have been feeding them peas every other day for a week. That has not helped him. I've also done 2 25% water changes.
Sunday I started treating with Maracyn 2. It has been 48 hours and I see no improvement.
I should add all of my fish are at least 5 years old. Some of the Silver Dollars and the Pleco may be more like 7. Everybody else seems to be healthy. I have not done anything different recently.
Any suggestions on what might be going on or how I can help him get better?
First of all thank you for reading my post.
I have a 55 gallons freshwater tank with 6 Silver Dollars, a glass fish, and a Pleco. About a week and a half ago one of my Silver Dollars started rotating forward like he was doing a front flip whenever he stopped swimming. The problem has progressed. He still flips forward but now he will also flip sideways.
I read and thought that maybe he was constipated. So I have been feeding them peas every other day for a week. That has not helped him. I've also done 2 25% water changes.
Sunday I started treating with Maracyn 2. It has been 48 hours and I see no improvement.
I should add all of my fish are at least 5 years old. Some of the Silver Dollars and the Pleco may be more like 7. Everybody else seems to be healthy. I have not done anything different recently.
Any suggestions on what might be going on or how I can help him get better?