Guppy behaving strange
The description of this behavior, as related by you, is called “Shimmies” (or “Shakes”), and is not a disease in itself but just the manifestation of the actual underlying cause — which can have many different causes. Among those causes might be a short drop in temperataure, indigestion and dirty or poor quality aquarium water. As your fish seems fine now, their temporary behavior indicative to this seems to have not been associated with any malady especially since you have done nothing to alleviate it — their “recovery” was just spontaneous.
While I’m not sure if Potassium permanganate will otherwise “cure” fish with this condition, its probably worth a try when it does occur since it may address one of the underlying causes, and apparently does help in cases of the “Wiggle” (being the same thing?) as per Ped’s findings. Generally, 1/8 grain per U.S. gallon is the recommended solution for this crystaline powder in aquarium water for use in treating those maladies it will effect a cure of. Its an old remedy for fungus diseases as well as some parasitic ones (Ich included), and has other uses. Ray
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