Tank is 4 years old; very heavy pod population
Mandarin is just about 2 years old, has been growing rapidly since I got her two years ago, and is quite fat.
Today at feeding time, I noticed she was just sitting in one spot on the sand, breathing heavily through her gills and her mouth. Every now and then she'd quickly dart to a new spot, and sometimes swim up and down the back wall. This struck me as very odd because usually she is just calmly scooting along the sand and rocks, pecking away at pods constantly.
I was able to, with some effort (cue yakkity sax music), get her netted out and gave her a methylene blue bath. She tolerated that just fine. I put her back into the tank in an isolation box, both for easier observation and just in case I need to get her out again.
I have attached both a photo of her, and a video of how she's breathing. Would greatly appreciate advice on what you folks think might be going on.
Mandarin is just about 2 years old, has been growing rapidly since I got her two years ago, and is quite fat.
Today at feeding time, I noticed she was just sitting in one spot on the sand, breathing heavily through her gills and her mouth. Every now and then she'd quickly dart to a new spot, and sometimes swim up and down the back wall. This struck me as very odd because usually she is just calmly scooting along the sand and rocks, pecking away at pods constantly.
I was able to, with some effort (cue yakkity sax music), get her netted out and gave her a methylene blue bath. She tolerated that just fine. I put her back into the tank in an isolation box, both for easier observation and just in case I need to get her out again.
I have attached both a photo of her, and a video of how she's breathing. Would greatly appreciate advice on what you folks think might be going on.