I've had these girls for baout a month now, and they are sop bought (MHA) where I had 7 for £10, but one died of dropsy before I could get hold of some Epsom Salts
, and in the tank they were all very similar colours, all same tails etc so probably from a local breeder and these are his/her surplus stock.
Okay, so now we know there is no male masquerade going on, what shall I do now? I hate seeing them like this because every now and again they individually lose the stripes and look very smart indeed, and that is how I want them.
A water test from the tap reveals no Ammonia, so just as a thought, could it be because we boiled the bogwood half to oblivion? It was boiling for hours on end, changing the water when it became tea-coloured. It is possible that the bogwood somehow soaked up ammonia and is now leeching it back? Or is it decaying from being nuked?
The filters have been checked, no blockages, no debris, no nothing, just a lovely (not!) brown water when the sponges are squeezed in it. I think it's tank mates, but whom, and why?