Hewbie is swimming upside down!

[AydenLincoln]

Poor Hewbie! Really hope he gets better

Me too!

 

[AydenLincoln]

Now he is looking at me like nothing happened and he didn’t just give me a heart attack!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

im sorry! that sounds really stressful....

 

[BeanAnimal]

I purchased an Oscar the size of a dime when I was in 6th or 7th grade. When I move away a few years after hight school, Oscar was about a big as a shoe box and under my parents care. I found out years later that Oscar was so sick and weak at one point that my father get him antibiotics and spent nearly a week manually moving him through the water to keep him alive. My mother said that he barely slept. Oscar was basically like a dog or a cat to the family.

I always wonder of Oscar was actually a girl.

Sorry to hear that he is Hewbie is still not out of the woods Ayden.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I purchased an Oscar the size of a dime when I was in 6th or 7th grade. When I move away a few years after hight school, Oscar was about a big as a shoe box and under my parents care. I found out years later that Oscar was so sick and weak at one point that my father get him antibiotics and spent nearly a week manually moving him through the water to keep him alive. My mother said that he barely slept. Oscar was basically like a dog or a cat to the family.

I always wonder of Oscar was actually a girl.

Sorry to hear that he is Hewbie is still not out of the woods Ayden.

Thank you! He truly is. Did the Oscar survive?

 

[BeanAnimal]

Thank you! He truly is. Did the Oscar survive?

For many years after that. Oscar's favorite food was night crawlers and he like to be petted on the head while he at them. I think Oscar was a dog in a previous life.

 

[AydenLincoln]

I learned something enlightening and so glad I discovered this. This Sicce internal filter is new to me and apparently it adjust and can be at the surface. I think there was not enough surface tension and would explain why he was like gasping for air as well/making it worse.

 

[commod0re]

I agree! Not everyone does. When I explain it to many people they don’t get it. But that is because people are thinking of a goldfish!

I can also add that I was unaware of just how LORGE they got before seeing the true size of Hewbie later in this thread. I honestly thought he was a fraction of the size he actually is. I've definitely seen dogs smaller than him; that adds a lot of perspective imo

 

[AydenLincoln]

I can also add that I was unaware of just how LORGE they got before seeing the true size of Hewbie later in this thread. I honestly thought he was a fraction of the size he actually is. I've definitely seen dogs smaller than him; that adds a lot of perspective imo

Yes he is my big baby! He is 12 inches and weighs 1.4 lbs. This was the vet who weighed him not me lol!

 

[AydenLincoln]

I can also add that I was unaware of just how LORGE they got before seeing the true size of Hewbie later in this thread. I honestly thought he was a fraction of the size he actually is. I've definitely seen dogs smaller than him; that adds a lot of perspective imo

FYI the vet asked me how much he weighs. And I say something along the line of, “I don’t know I never weighed him? Normal people actually weigh their fish?
To which she replied, “Some people yes!”
I go, “That seems like more stress than necessary…I assume you are going to weigh him and you are more than welcome to and let me know how much he weighs. I however, will not be weighing him ever!”

 

[AydenLincoln]

I can also add that I was unaware of just how LORGE they got before seeing the true size of Hewbie later in this thread. I honestly thought he was a fraction of the size he actually is. I've definitely seen dogs smaller than him; that adds a lot of perspective imo

I was told he was such a good boy for all his tests and that he barely puffed and didn’t bite anyone!

 

[commod0re]

I was told he was such a good boy for all his tests and that he barely puffed and didn’t bite anyone!

He almost looks like he’s having a good time seeing new stuff even haha

 

[AydenLincoln]

He almost looks like he’s having a good time seeing new stuff even haha

I wish that were the case. He was incredibly stressed out and by the time we were on the way home I wasn’t sure he was going to make it. He was upside in the bucket for 6 hours I believe from complete start to finish which involved the drive time as well. And then he got into quarantine and immediately fell asleep!

 

[commod0re]

I wish that were the case. He was incredibly stressed out and by the time we were on the way home I wasn’t sure he was going to make it. He was upside in the bucket for 6 hours I believe from complete start to finish which involved the drive time as well. And then he got into quarantine and immediately fell asleep!

oh no! Poor guy. I’m glad he’s getting better now though

 

[AydenLincoln]

oh no! Poor guy. I’m glad he’s getting better now though

Me too I hope to see it continue. He is still stressed and given me multiple mini heart attacks, hours of stress, time off work, etc. I love this fish like a dog. So if he doesn’t survive this I will be heartbroken but it will bring me peace to know I did literally everything in my power I could do. He also isn’t actively dying and is a very strong and hardy fish who bounces back as seen in this thread.

 

[commod0re]

Me too I hope to see it continue. He is still stressed and given me multiple mini heart attacks, hours of stress, time off work, etc. I love this fish like a dog. So if he doesn’t survive this I will be heartbroken but it will bring me peace to know I did literally everything in my power I could do. He also isn’t actively dying and is a very strong and hardy fish who bounces back as seen in this thread.

this thread was my first time seeing Hewbie, but it’s clear he is well loved and cared-for. Wishing him a speedy and uneventful recovery from here

 

[AydenLincoln]

this thread was my first time seeing Hewbie, but it’s clear he is well loved and cared-for. Wishing him a speedy and uneventful recovery from here

Thank you!

 

[fish_collector]

Good job Ayden.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Can someone please tell Hewbie to stop doing this?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can someone please tell Hewbie to stop doing this?

I can’t see well on my phone - Hewbie is still floating upside down? Is there a point, or area in the abdomen that is above the water line?

Side note - I may have missed it, but what is the ammonia level in the tub, and what method are you using to test it?