My Red need help???

My red, now 12", sometimes jerks his body as if something bother his body. He has been doing this for quite sometimes now. I haven't fed it any feeders for a long time. I wonder if he is infected with any bacteria, diseases and if in fact he is infected what should i do? he's eating fine, swim normally. Just that sometimes he jerks his body. I always change water 20% every week and have the temperature around 80. I already add salt and it seem to help a bit. Please advised.

yah it does sound like a parasite. most likely external since he's shaking maybe trying to get it off. add salt for now and get medication accordingly. this is why i never feed any of my fish live feeders. maybe u should think of changing the diet. a diet of all gf is too fatty for a long run anyway and will shorten his life .

Originally Posted by Arow_Lover

My red, now 12", sometimes jerks his body as if something bother his body. He has been doing this for quite sometimes now. I haven't fed it any feeders for a long time. I wonder if he is infected with any bacteria, diseases and if in fact he is infected what should i do? he's eating fine, swim normally. Just that sometimes he jerks his body. I always change water 20% every week and have the temperature around 80. I already add salt and it seem to help a bit. Please advised.

My aro does the same thing. I already asked about this, and feedbacks from other bros states that.....ITS A NORMAL THING for aros jerking/twitching......once in a while.

but if the jerking/twitching movement is very very frequent.....then there is probably some virus/bacteria.

Originally Posted by john2gs

My aro does the same thing. I already asked about this, and feedbacks from other bros states that.....ITS A NORMAL THING for aros jerking/twitching......once in a while.

but if the jerking/twitching movement is very very frequent.....then there is probably some virus/bacteria.

thanks bro
my fish does it like 3 times in 10 minutes. I don't know if the frequency is a bit high.

Originally Posted by Arow_Lover

thanks bro
my fish does it like 3 times in 10 minutes. I don't know if the frequency is a bit high.

im not an expert or anything....but i think...its just normal....cuz my aro does the same thing too.......unless both of our aros...have infection or sumthin

if you see that it starts to scratch itself against the tank or filter or anything inside the tank...then start worrying. Or if you see it not active (just sitting on the bottom) or not eating anymore. Moreover...if you see that it twitches every minute now...then start to get worried

good luck to your aro and to you

thanks bro i feel a much better now. He's swimming normally. He doesn't scratch against the tank or anything. Just that sometimes he jerks his body so make me a bit anxious.

Originally Posted by Arow_Lover

thanks bro i feel a much better now. He's swimming normally. He doesn't scratch against the tank or anything. Just that sometimes he jerks his body so make me a bit anxious.

it made me curious before too bro. Since..i didnt know why my aro twitch/recoils/jerks her body. She does this especially when she's about to move...hehehe. But after some bros told me...its normal (as long as it is not very frequent..and aro scratches all the time).......i felt better too

i believe aro loves to scratch. my arows scratch againest the pipe until got scratches on the body. i think they love doing that. they will line up n take turn to squeeze between the pipes. jerking is not really very common tho. recently my aros like shaking their heads and yawn alot. i quickly the nextr day change water and add slt. this is a sign of bacteria. hope this helps

Originally Posted by liquidnoise

i believe aro loves to scratch. my arows scratch againest the pipe until got scratches on the body. i think they love doing that. they will line up n take turn to squeeze between the pipes. jerking is not really very common tho. recently my aros like shaking their heads and yawn alot. i quickly the nextr day change water and add slt. this is a sign of bacteria. hope this helps

bro...i thought.....aros scratching their body into something...is the sign of a bacteria present or an ICK?

Originally Posted by Arow_Lover

thanks bro i feel a much better now. He's swimming normally. He doesn't scratch against the tank or anything. Just that sometimes he jerks his body so make me a bit anxious.

hello bro....if you still feel uncomfortable w/ bacteria/etc that might be present.....I suggest that you get a UV sterilizer.

I just purchased a unit for a week now and already installed in my tank. Water is crystal clear.........and I really feel very secure that the environment has LESS bacteria and bad stuff in it

but my aro still slightly twitch/recoils/jerks once in a while