My TIG Issue. The swim up version TIG.

[Zhuoyuting]

Hello I recently got a tig from overseas,

Endure a 4 hrs flight, first stage past tig survive.
Slowly introduce into the tank well start swimming around and start roaming around after a few minutes. The TIG keep swimming upwards, in a repeated motion up and down vertically the stout occasionally is above water level.

It been four days always yet it still the same not eating. Not like the usual tig that i saw always relaxing at the bottom of the tank.


May i know is it still stress?
Will it survive if it keep repeating this motion?
Any bro encounter this situation before?


Kindly advice.

[sixthbrand]

Your tig is stress. Got provide any cover for it?

[XiaoDe]

Check your water perimeter, must have gulp air already when acclimatize.

add black water, increase aeration.

[Flavs]

Swimming up and down is normal for a stressed Tig. Provide some cover though.

[shark]

better do something to de-stress this fellow, my last tig also like that then after 1 week up-lorry..

a stressed tig or dieing tig cat will swim vertical against the wall.. so far I have no answer on how to destress a tig cat.. maybe someone else can help to advise

[itchy]

Swimming head up not uncommon for new member tig. But you mentioned snort above water? That is not normal to me. How's your water perimeters?

btw kapoh abit, can ask u why get from oversea instead of locally? Much cheaper?

[TRIX]

Can try adding lots of feeders?

mine tig was like this too when i intro him into the 2ft. then i ass itchy switch to 3ft, he also swims up after a day he is fine.. check ur water lor , erm heater at 28 if needed?

[Zhuoyuting]

Originally Posted by sixthbrand

Your tig is stress. Got provide any cover for it?

Hello. Cover you mean a place for it to hid i have a bubble hose that where all my IT take cover can consider that as a cover?

Originally Posted by XiaoDe

Check your water perimeter, must have gulp air already when acclimatize.

add black water, increase aeration.

Tank aeration is already pretty strong, I wonder if it gulp air will have swimming bladder problem?

Originally Posted by Flavs

Swimming up and down is normal for a stressed Tig. Provide some cover though.

Ok. Normally you use what type of cover?

Originally Posted by shark

better do something to de-stress this fellow, my last tig also like that then after 1 week up-lorry..

a stressed tig or dieing tig cat will swim vertical against the wall.. so far I have no answer on how to destress a tig cat.. maybe someone else can help to advise

That what i'm trying my best to avoid.

Originally Posted by itchy

Swimming head up not uncommon for new member tig. But you mentioned snort above water? That is not normal to me. How's your water perimeters?

btw kapoh abit, can ask u why get from oversea instead of locally? Much cheaper?

Water parameter:

Ammonia zero
Nitrite zero
Nitrate above 100
Ph 6.75

Water parameter seems ok cause all are doing well.

Occasionally only when it swim up the stout will be above water level then back down again.

To me yes alot cheaper confirm cannot find locally. But bring back risky lo.
See now like that quite sian la.

Originally Posted by TRIX

Can try adding lots of feeders?

Feeders why ya? Now tig stress doubt it will eat ya.

Originally Posted by Nick weiquan

mine tig was like this too when i intro him into the 2ft. then i ass itchy switch to 3ft, he also swims up after a day he is fine.. check ur water lor , erm heater at 28 if needed?

My tank temperture above 28 ya.
@LSF it house in a 1ft by 1ft tank now i introduce into a 6ft tank my butt more itchy haha...

[TRIX]

As feeders swim everywhere, they also give the shy fish some confidence that the new environment is safe for it to start hunting. Provide a small driftwood for it to take cover.