My fish is doing sumersaults

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  1. purpletang

    purpletang Bristle Worm

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    I just looked at my tank and my dwarf lionfish was doing like sumersaults in the water and I have no idea what is wrong. Is it too much current or what??!!??
     
    purpletang, Mar 17, 2010
    purpletang, Mar 17, 2010
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  2. billyboy2

    billyboy2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    thats weird...never heard of that before. Could you salinity be off?? i know fish have trouble keeping themselves right side up when salinity goes low.. what are your water parameters?
     
    billyboy2, Mar 18, 2010
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  3. Bunner

    Bunner Bubble Tip Anemone

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    i had a jaw fish do something similar... next day it died. no clue what happend.. it was all happy and eating the next it was doing corkscrews in the water :(
     
    Bunner, Mar 18, 2010
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  4. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    problems w/ it's swim bladder???
     
    SkyFire, Mar 18, 2010
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  5. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    specific gravity?
     
    Yellow Tang, Mar 18, 2010
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