firemouth swimming upside down in circles... what to do?

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mrlucky923

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Jan 23, 2013
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I purchased a firemouth from the lfs last night, he looked great at the store and as soon as he went in the bag i noticed he was swimming around upside down a lil bit, i just assumed he was stressed and didnt worry too much since i live real close. took him home and acclimated slowly to my qt. he seemed to calm down and right himself. when i finally released him he went straight to the bottom and looked stressed. I kept a close eye on him and about an hour later he started swimming in circles upside down again and didnt stop. this morning he was on the bottom again. not sure what is wrong with him. i plan on keeping an eye on him but it doesnt look good. any ideas what this could be and any potential treatments? ugggggg... water parameters are perfect in the qt and filter is from another tank that is established.
 
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