I've had a chinese fire belly for 2 weeks now. I got him from a dealer who had him in HORENDOUS conditions. He has been in better conditions now, I got him to eat live blackworms and I think he is eating the frozen bloodworms I put in the tank for him, it is hard to tell as he is a bit skidish if I try to hand feed him so I put the food in the tank and remove what is left after 12 or 13 hours.
He would mostly sort of lay on some plastic aquatic plants I had on one side of the tank, anywhere from the top of the water(10 or 11 inches), to near the bottom. I tried hand feeding him 3 days ago and the tank was jarred a bit, he was scared and does not seem to be willing to go back to his previous hiding place. Now he likes to hide under a pottery shard on the bottom of my bare bottom tank. The odd thing is that he now curls his tail up. I have not seen him curl up his tail before but now when he rests under there, he curls his tail towards his head.
He seemed sort of sluggish and slow when I saw him move and he just seems very immobile. I worried he may have some sort of health problem and may have difficulty breathing so I VERY gently lifted him, he did not really panic. I gently placed him on the small land area, he slid back into the water quickly and went back to that hiding spot. He made a bowel movement today, if that helps diagnose at all.
He seems very sluggish but has no apparent injuries or sickness, should I be worried? I've never seen him lay with his tail curled towards his head before but now he always does.
Also of note, can't say if it was related or not. My tank may have warmed up a bit due to the weather, I usually kept the tank in the 68-71 range but it may have shifted to 70-72. I put a bottle of ice(dechloronated water, though none is leaking) to cool it down, it is now 64-68.
Should I be worried? Anything I should do?
He would mostly sort of lay on some plastic aquatic plants I had on one side of the tank, anywhere from the top of the water(10 or 11 inches), to near the bottom. I tried hand feeding him 3 days ago and the tank was jarred a bit, he was scared and does not seem to be willing to go back to his previous hiding place. Now he likes to hide under a pottery shard on the bottom of my bare bottom tank. The odd thing is that he now curls his tail up. I have not seen him curl up his tail before but now when he rests under there, he curls his tail towards his head.
He seemed sort of sluggish and slow when I saw him move and he just seems very immobile. I worried he may have some sort of health problem and may have difficulty breathing so I VERY gently lifted him, he did not really panic. I gently placed him on the small land area, he slid back into the water quickly and went back to that hiding spot. He made a bowel movement today, if that helps diagnose at all.
He seems very sluggish but has no apparent injuries or sickness, should I be worried? I've never seen him lay with his tail curled towards his head before but now he always does.
Also of note, can't say if it was related or not. My tank may have warmed up a bit due to the weather, I usually kept the tank in the 68-71 range but it may have shifted to 70-72. I put a bottle of ice(dechloronated water, though none is leaking) to cool it down, it is now 64-68.
Should I be worried? Anything I should do?