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I have a 6" male Dovii in a 75 gal by himself, and lately he's been buggin out! He seems to be having a seizure or something. I know some fish do this when trying to mate, but he's the only fish in the tank. I was just wondering if anyone knows what it might be. I'm running two 2217's on the tank, and the water par. are near perfect. Any help is much appreciated, Thanks.
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could possible be an external parasite.Haiku's are easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
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he might be doing that to his reflection.fishless
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Man, that's what i was thinkin(reflection). I haven't seen any kind of parasite, but i went ahead and treated the tank w/ heat and salt, but he's still doing it. Seems to be yawning alot too, but i know there is plenty of o2 in the water.Comment
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the yawnign might just be him trying to catch his breath from all the action.fishlessComment
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Do Dovii tend to do this alot?Comment
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He went from agg to straight up psycho overnight, killing the pleco i had in w/ him...could it just be aggression?Comment
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mine do. both male and female. they are in seperate tanks so i know its the reflection they are shaking at. can you get a video of him? does he charge the glass when he does it?fishlessComment
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thats what i would think. maybe his nuts dropped and now he's ready to rule his tank.Originally posted by Ceejay View Post
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He doesn't charge the glass, seems real skittish, and lost some color. I don't know what the hell it is, seems like somethins wrong though.Comment
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I had a full grown dwarf pike in w/ him, and the pike put a pretty good whoopin on him. The pike is gone now, but it seems to have started at that time.Comment
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Would gill flukes cause shaking?Comment
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I try and post a video.Comment
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I would hit the tank with some melafix and pimafix to make sure. Let it be in there for 72 hours and then do a massive water change. Repeat again and then see after another 72 hours what his colors are like.
What fish do Jesper have
180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
110 Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
58 S. Decorus
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