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by **liz2** on Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:42 pm

so I picked up the red/orange ct I fell in love with but didnt get the other day. I had him in a tank that was quite high. Now he seems to struggle to swim to the surface in it. So after some juggling about he is now in a longer tank with water about 6 inches deep and a heater and seems happier. It could just be the size of his fins that is causing him trouble. He is flaring and eating. I havent had cts before is this normal for them to struggle to swim with their extended finnage?

by **Nataliey** on Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:43 pm

Mine kinda wiggle a lot when they are swimming upwards

by **silverrabbit** on Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:23 pm

The do seem to wiggle a fair bit, esp heavily finned ones. My first betta was a CT and he was always swishing!

by **jessie1602** on Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:01 am

The way my CT's swim, I call it 'squidding around' because they wriggle and push back their fins like an squid or a jellyfish does with it's tentacles, instead of the usual smooth way most fish swim!

by **Nataliey** on Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:21 am

jessie1602 wrote:The way my CT's swim, I call it 'squidding around' because they wriggle and push back their fins like an squid or a jellyfish does with it's tentacles, instead of the usual smooth way most fish swim!

Perfectly explained Jess, thats like how mine swim! Very Happy

by **2tall** on Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:32 pm

My C/T does a fair amount of "squidding" too!

by **silverrabbit** on Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:24 pm

LOL love that description Jess

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