Sick baby Cory! Help! Help!

caitylady

caitylady

Rockin' the Shrub-Steppe
Mar 23, 2009
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Ellensburg, WA
I have a baby leopard cory who was GREAT two days ago. But today I found him on his back gasping. Now he's swimming more, but sometimes he'll start to swim upward and then start to fall backwards. He's also propped himself u in funny positions (ie, upright against a plant facing surface). Any ideas? Hope he's okay! He's been such a joy to watch until today!
 
Have you tested the water and if so what were the results? Any more information that you can think of adding might help figure it out.
 
Yea, need water parameters. How often are you changing water and what you are feeding. Who are his tank mates and how long has the tank been running?
 
All water perameters rad - 8 weeks, 7.2ph, no ammonia, no nitrItes, changing water weekly at about 5ppm nitrAtes. Lost that cory. I thought I saw a white spot on him. Now my betta is sick -- other cories are fine. He's spending an unusual amount of time propped on the heater, didn't eat this morning. Didn't even come away from the heater to eat which is nuts -- normally steals cory food too. They live with 7 harlequin rasboras, a snail, and 2 ghost shrimp. His mouth looks different -- almost swollen, maybe a white spot there. Any idea what I should do?
 
Cories still fine. Came home after treating my tank and my ghost shrimp was eating my betta. *sigh* **** cute fish coming in and messing my tank up. No more new fish until the quarantine tank is done cycling!!

Lesson learned,

RIP Freddie Mercury.
 
Thats a great name for a betta! I <3 Queen. RIP.

8 weeks huh... yea, perhaps they brought something along- so you added the new guy in and then things started to take a turn for the worse? Sad but common tale. *hugs*
 
White spot around mouth could be mouth fungus caused by flexibacter (columnaris). You need to get some anitbiotics pronto if that is it.
 
Reframer said:
White spot around mouth could be mouth fungus caused by flexibacter (columnaris). You need to get some anitbiotics pronto if that is it.
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Columnaris is bacterial, not fungal. FYI, true fungal infections in the aquarium do happen, but are very rare. Increase water changes for the remaining stock and watch very carefully for any further odd behavior/physical symptoms.
 
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