Help Arowana Upside Down

[Aro77]

hi , i had just moved my 2ft red as i am decomming the whole set up . bagged him just as i would all my other aros. put abit of transmore as he was jumping non stop.

few mins later put into another temporary FGT with his own water.... he started to swim around.... he was fine everything was ok. about 45 mins to an hour later he went upside down , any bros can help?

he is still upside down. i have put a divider to keep him straight. he is still alive and breathing.

[Aro77]

very sadly , arowana did not make it

[ThomasLim]

Very sad to hear that... RIP...

But what went wrong? Everything sounds ok to me except I never use transmore before...

[streetsmart73]

Bro, deep condolence on your loss.

[wmh]

sorry for ur lost bro. There is always a risk to move arowana, especially those big size arowana.

[Kirin]

Sorry for your loss maybe when you add in the transmore the aro breath in got shock.

[LauLanChu]

How old your aro? Some aging aro cannot take this sort of 'shock'.

[Squid]

sorry for the loss

[ThomasLim]

Could it be that when u dose the transmore, it accidentally takes in the dose of transmore directly?

[Aro77]

Originally Posted by ThomasLim

Very sad to hear that... RIP...

But what went wrong? Everything sounds ok to me except I never use transmore before...

Thanks. I also no idea what went wrong. I did everything as per normal. The only reason for using transmore this time was that he was jumping too much. My last 26 - 28inch that i moved few weeks back broke through my 2 ply bag and knocked his head very had and got very terribly injured. Soon after could not balance and similar thing happened. This round i didnt want to take same risk so i added transmore. Upon doing so the fish became mildly sedated.

I put him into clean water and woke him up fully. He was swimming so I guess that rules out shock?

If any bros can share some insight would be good

Originally Posted by streetsmart73

Bro, deep condolence on your loss.

Thanks

Originally Posted by wmh

sorry for ur lost bro. There is always a risk to move arowana, especially those big size arowana.

Thanks , i too suspect that.

Especially this aro abit old already and was in that tank since small.

Originally Posted by Kirin

Sorry for your loss maybe when you add in the transmore the aro breath in got shock.

Thanks bro.. i dont think its a case of shock as i slowly added the transmore , and have used it few times to DIY operation on aro..

Any ways very very sien.. lost 2 big reds these few weeks when moving them with similar symptoms of going upside down..

Both were alive for many more hours after going upside down..

Originally Posted by LauLanChu

How old your aro? Some aging aro cannot take this sort of 'shock'.

About 8 - 9 years old. Actually is it possible to get shock after waking up from sedation ? If so , is there any way to get them out of shock?

Originally Posted by Squid

sorry for the loss

Thanks bro

Originally Posted by ThomasLim

Could it be that when u dose the transmore, it accidentally takes in the dose of transmore directly?

I doubt so. Used transmore for DIY operation quite a few times already. Touch wood.. all successful.