Banjar red that is always resting vertically!

[1goodcatch]

have a friend who has a Banjar Red that, when it stops swiming, stands at the top of the tank vertically. tip of the mouth just below the water level and the tail straight down. This does not look normal.
also when swiming, is swims with side to side wobble.
when it wants to move, it moves very fast espicially for food.
any suggestions what may cause this?
eats well
water quality is good
no damage to fins
the Aro is about 10" so still a pretty yound fish

 

[Yuppa]

so sorry to say, sounds like swim bladder problem

 

[chen88]

Bladder? Sure sounds like somethings wrong there.

 

[1goodcatch]

ya for sure. have a couple of my own aros but never seen them act this way. Any suggestions? or is this a loosing battle :-(

 

[EEYY]

A bit info about bladder issue.
http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/swim_bladder_disease/

 

[Marowana420]

have a look at this...

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=316009

i dont know if this is the right treatment for your friends fish, its just that this video came to mind after reading EEYY's link

 

[DaiDee]

Try to lower the water in the tank to the point where it can't stand up straight. Hopefully it can correct itself combined with the other methods. gl

 

[1goodcatch]

thanks I will try that. the chalenge with lowering the water is that the filteration is via a overflow box. will thnk of something to resolve that.
thank you all for the advise