I was looking in my tank today to count shrimp, and i looked over and saw a cory sitting in the corner. usually, as soon as they see you, they run & hide in the back of the tank, but this one was just sitting there. it then began to swim to the other side of the tank, but it was very slow & wobbly. it then landed in the cabomba...on its side.
it's now laying on the substrate, in the middle of the cabomba, still on its side, & breathing very quickly. also, the "ribs" (her ribbed looking scales, idk how else to explain them) seem to be sticking out a bit.
she's always been larger than the other corys, (thus the name, big momma), but now she's ridiculous!!! maybe 2 inches long, and 2-3 inches around!!!!!!!!
tank specs:
-15 gallon
-inhabitants: 3 sterbais, 4 otos, 5 neons, 5 snowball shrimp (2 of which have saddles!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: but i digress...)
-been set up 3-4 months
-have had cories for 9-10 months
-did a 30% water change 2 days ago
today was the first time i saw this guy looking so bad, since they usually do hide, it's hard to keep track of them. my best guess right now is either she's preggers (which i would LOVE), or has parasites & is gonna be dead within the next few days (which would be a lovely going away to college gift :icon_conf)
here's a pic, she's been like this for about an hour (i really appreciate any advice anybody can give me!!!):
it's now laying on the substrate, in the middle of the cabomba, still on its side, & breathing very quickly. also, the "ribs" (her ribbed looking scales, idk how else to explain them) seem to be sticking out a bit.
she's always been larger than the other corys, (thus the name, big momma), but now she's ridiculous!!! maybe 2 inches long, and 2-3 inches around!!!!!!!!
tank specs:
-15 gallon
-inhabitants: 3 sterbais, 4 otos, 5 neons, 5 snowball shrimp (2 of which have saddles!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: but i digress...)
-been set up 3-4 months
-have had cories for 9-10 months
-did a 30% water change 2 days ago
today was the first time i saw this guy looking so bad, since they usually do hide, it's hard to keep track of them. my best guess right now is either she's preggers (which i would LOVE), or has parasites & is gonna be dead within the next few days (which would be a lovely going away to college gift :icon_conf)
here's a pic, she's been like this for about an hour (i really appreciate any advice anybody can give me!!!):



