AboutChris Robbins Expertise I have 25+ years of personal experience as a pet
store employee and manager in the family pet store
business. The main part of our business was
Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases,
parasites and fish identification, feeding your
fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up
your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and
"what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my
fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, Plant expert or Brackish Expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.
Experience I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included occasional in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
Expert: Chris Robbins Date: 3/15/2008 Subject: sick dempsey
Question I have a 55 gallon tank with 3 fish, 2 jacks and plecosimis.Just yesterady i noticed 1 jack acting listfull today when I came home it seemed to have lost scales and is turrning to it's side I will go to the pet store in the morning but would appreciate any suggestions. The tank has been set up for approxiamately 2.5 years
Answer Hi Mike;
It's probably from fighting. Jack Dempseys can be very aggressive even with fish they seem to do okay with for awhile. He may need to be separated. Watch the wounds to be sure they aren't getting infected. Make plenty of water changes so the risk of infections is lower. You could put in a divider to protect him while heals or just put him in a hospital tank.
