Hi,
I have one peacock that has been doing something that i have never seen before. When he feeds, he takes the food from the top, dives down to the substrate and seems to struggle to get his mouthful down. He does this for a few seconds, before he finally gets it down and swims back up to get some more. When he is down "struggling to swallow" he sort of does a 45 degree headstand while releasing a couple of air bubbles from his mouth or gills. Other than this he behaves quite normally and is eager to feed. He is the only fish in the tank doing this. A few months ago i had a bloat outbreak...they all survived and are doing well except for this peacock. Maybe his insides were permanently damaged by the bloat?
thanks
I have one peacock that has been doing something that i have never seen before. When he feeds, he takes the food from the top, dives down to the substrate and seems to struggle to get his mouthful down. He does this for a few seconds, before he finally gets it down and swims back up to get some more. When he is down "struggling to swallow" he sort of does a 45 degree headstand while releasing a couple of air bubbles from his mouth or gills. Other than this he behaves quite normally and is eager to feed. He is the only fish in the tank doing this. A few months ago i had a bloat outbreak...they all survived and are doing well except for this peacock. Maybe his insides were permanently damaged by the bloat?
thanks