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The dreaded swim bladder

Schrody is not well today. He has no equilibrium, actually rolls as he tries to swim. Poor little guy has swim bladder. Some fish come by a tendency to it through breeding, sometimes it’s from overfeeding (I don’t think that’s the problem here) and if they have any tendency to it they are way more vulnerable during the first month or so of a new tank. It’s called new tank syndrome, a time when bacteria levels are unstable. He keeps getting stuck under rocks and such, so I’ve cleared the tank of decorations and he’s treating himself the best way he can, by hanging vertically upside down along the filter. I’m just doing what I can and am sad about it, since I already have gotten pretty attached. I’ll let you know if he pulls through.