Discus always does somersaults

[TheChad]

I have a discus that constantly swims through the tank doing somersaults and twists. It looks amusing, but i am hoping that it isn't a bad sign for something?

Should I be worried? Or just go along proud to have an acrobatic discus?

[weird]

Constantly ? That can't be good if it is constant.

[TheChad]

Well not all the time.
It will do them for about 10-15 mins, then stop for an hour or so and then go back into the act.

[DiscusMad]

I have one that swims in a very tight spin when i put brine shrimp in the tank lol

[Merrilyn]

Definately not normal. Any kind of eratic swimming is a sign of something wrong. Could be a sign of gill flukes. Is he flashing against objects in the tank. Is it like a frenzied movement or just slow lazy spins, and has he just started doing this or has it been going on a long time.

[nicholas76]

Prepare the tiolet for a farewell flush :shock: :shock:

seroiusly its not a good thing and in my experience it usually means its on the way out.

somthing isnt right in your tank, water conditions would be your first thing to look at.

[flukes]

Send him too the AIS too sign up for the water areobics team for the 2006 comenweath games.. :wink: