"Magic menagerie" wrote in message
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I've noticed that while Goldie's mouth moves, only one of its gills seems
to
open fully. Maybe the lack of air gave it a stroke? I'll take it out of
the
tank and hand feed it from the "sick bucket" tomorrow. It's much easier
to do
from the bucket than chase it around a 50 gal tank, and I'll know if
anything
goes in or out of it....

Loss of motor function to one side of the body (hemiperisis) following a
stroke presents most severely in the extremities (e.g. foot & hand are
weaker than thigh & shoulder in the case of humans). Motor function closest
to body core is typically less affected. In a GF I'd expect fins to be more
severely affected than gills.. Is Goldie's fin movement reduced on affected
side?
~ Matt