Bala Shark Looking Bad

[WILDER]

We get abit sensitive on here sometimes. We don't really mean to upset you.
So don't take it to heart.
But please rehome the bala sharks.
Research the fish before you buy.
Good Luck.

 

[Jenste]

you should choose a few of your shoaling species to keep, get rid of the other ones, and up the shoals you are keeping

its good that you are taking back the balas while they are small and still have a chance of being sold into a proper tank

the common pleco - I might have missed it being posted earlier, but how large has it grown so far? they become enormous! they are also MASSIVE waste producers and will put an incredible strain on your filter - unless your tank is severely over ridden with algae, that large of an algae eater belongs in a tank at least twice the size of yours - you could easily get by with a bristle nose, bull dog, or other smaller pleco - I have one bristlenose in my 35 gallon and he keeps it sparkling - with the supplemental feeding of algae wafers, cucumbers, and zucchini

 

[Big_eyes]

Your fish are ill, you didn't want to medicate.

Your tanks over stocked, you don't want to listen.

You spit your dummy out and wonder why......keep doing what you do, it's far more expensive that way though

 

[puppyjess123]

First of all, i did medicate so yeah.

Secondly im taking back some of the fish so yeah.

So if your going to be mean LEAVE MY THREAD. Got it ?#

Jenste the pleco is medium sized and doesnt grow no more... i think it has stunted its growth or whatever.

 

[Big_eyes]

First of all, i did medicate so yeah.

Great

Secondly im taking back some of the fish so yeah.

Which ones?

So if your going to be mean LEAVE MY THREAD. Got it ?#

Oooh diddums, not like being told whats right?

 

[puppyjess123]

The balas, plecos and some types of shoalers so that i can up the number of some of them.

And hmm i think you dont like being told to leave my thread, aah diddums

 

[Jenste]

you just admitted to stunting your fish's growth - do u know what stunted means?? it means that the organs KEEP growing to the size they should be in a full grown healthy body - they get crammed in against the spine and lose productivity - meaning your fish dies of organ failure

 

[puppyjess123]

yes yes but today i've taken back the sharks and the 2 plecos. I took back the bronze and peppered corys and got 4 more albino ones. I also took back the zebra danios and got 3 more neon tetras.

 

[WILDER]

Bless them.
Glad you have sorted your stocking out, the fish will be more happy for it.
The more you learn the happy the fish will be.
Good Luck.

 

[puppyjess123]

Do you think i would be able to put 2 BNs in or not?

 

[Jenste]

one would probably be fine - one keeps my 45 gallon sparkling - there isn't and should never be enough algae in a 45 to sustain two bn's - - but one, with supplements of cucumber and algae wafers would be quite happy in your tank - just don't forget - they REQUIRE driftwood - of all things, this is an absolute essential for their health and well being!

 

[puppyjess123]

I was going to get a m+f just incase they wanted to breed I have driftwood and algae wagers

 

[Jenste]

ok well good luck! - - do you have a separate tank for them to breed in? so when their fry are out of the egg stage and in the free swimming stage you have somewhere for them to be - the angels will eat any fry you have in that tank

 

[puppyjess123]

yeah i do buts its only like 7 gallons

 

[Jenste]

thats not large enough for bristlenose to breed in - they breed, lay eggs in a little cave, guard the eggs til the eggs hatch, then once the fry become freeswimming they guide them around for a couple weeks - to breed them you would need a spare 20 gallon long that you can then section off for the fry to grow out in