Clamped fins - Fins held to the body, not swimming naturally.
Flashing - Scraping up against the decorations in the tank. Many fish do this occasionally, but when they do it continuously you need to pay attention.
Clamped Fins
Parasitism or water quality [especially pH crash] account for this. Clamped fins can be a very vague finding and usually means you have time to find out what's going on. Fish with clamped fins are ONLY unhappy, not about to die.
Clamped Fins - Posture adopted by fish where it holds its fins tightly against its body. Usually a sign of distress or sickness.
Clutch - The deposit of eggs left by a female fish. See Spawn.
Clamped fins
Fin and tail rot
Treat with a broad-spectrum antibiotic, such as Erythromycin or Neomycin.
Clamped Fins
Gill or body parasites.
Water not crystal clear in established tank.
Clamped fins (fins are held abnormally close to body)
The fish refuses its usual food for more than 2 days.
There are visible spots, lesions, or white patches on the fish.
The fish gasps at the surface of the water.
Clamped fins
‘Flashing’ (flicking or rubbing against objects)
Finrot - this needs immediate treatment, the fish will die if fin rots all the way to the body.
Popeye - caused by bacteria increasing the amount of fluid behind the eye.
Symptoms: tiny red pin shaped "spikes" hanging out their anus and have clamped fins. I've tried Hexamite unsuccessfully and a deworming medication with pellets and frozen brine shrimps. I actually removed several with a tiny pair of tweezers.
Assuming that desirable choices for first fish can be found, the beginner should carefully inspect the specimens for sunken bellies, sunken eyes, clamped fins, labored breathing (often with gill covers quite extended), ...
The first signs are clamped fins and scratching (against objects) followed shortly by small, round white spots usually seen first on fins or tails.
The male will carefully try to approach and follow the female with clamped fins. If the female accepts his behaviour, she will quickly lay some eggs, which the male will fertilize. After that the pair will spawn many times, until up to 150 eggs (0.
Clamped fins,chipped eyes, or fishes that appear very dark should be avoided. Look to see that both gills are functioning, and that flesh inside the gills is red as opposed to pink or white.
Fish may appear lethargic and tired, have clamped fins, lose of appetite.
Fish may struggle to breathe (check your waters nitrite levels) and appear to be gasping at the water surface.
Treatment ...
Look For: Tiny white spots on body, tiny black spots on body, clamped fins, bloody fins, gray or gold dusty patches on body, rapid moving of the gills and visible worms or fish lice on the body.
Look for respiratory distress, skin damage, scale loss, open gill covers, clamped fins, red bloody patches and scratching. Infections are usually chronic rather than acute. Severely infected fish can become anorexic and lethargic.
Check the fishes health, no clamped fins, no white fungus, no panting or rubbing. The fish should be active and alert.
Often accompanied with clamped fins and overall listless behaviour.
Cause - External parasite that attacks the fish between the scales
Cure - I tend to use a preparation of Malachite Green in proper doses for aquariums.
Take your time to look at the behavior of the fish before buying it. Look at its movement. If it has clamped fins, marks along its flanks or ragged fins, give the fish a wide berth.
If at any time fish show signs of distress, such as rapid breathing (gilling), clamped fins, erratic swimming, or hanging at the surface for air, take immediate action to lower the ammonia level.
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