Upside Down Banner Fish

JoSndd

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Just recieved my Heniochus Butterflyfish from Foster and Smiths. I open the bag and hes upside down breathing fast. I acclimated him and put him in QT. He swam around a little upside down now hes just resting still upside down against a piece of live rock. he is still breathing fast. I thought I saw a thread here once about shipped fish getting air trapped in them and not being able to right themselves. Anybody heard of this?
 
This is not the situation with your's. Just leave him alone and hopefully he will recover. At this stage that's all you can do.
 
there is not much to do. provide him good water quality, I will suggest no light or a dim one.

they are very stong fish so you might have a chance. let us know
 
Flushed him about 8:00 last night, Oh well called up Foster and Smiths and got a credit. Girl told me they don't ship well must have got banged around by Fed Ex.
 
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