Fish Fatality

juggernuts · Dec 17, 2008

sadly lost what appeared to be a sucker loach, had two, one got very fat the other went the other way. sadly enough i had to move on and instantly did water tests.

ive found recently one blue neon tetra appeared to be getting bullied by another, i seperated it, realising this may not be the best idea and have found it to be a lot lighter in colour and also appears to have some black markings not sure if they are an illness or what?

any help would be grateful.

( sadly im going to get rid of other suckr loach within next few days he is getting a little large for comfort)

ammonia - fine
nitrite - fine
nitrate - higher than normal maybe the problem?
ph - 6.8 - 7.2

shortymet55 · Dec 17, 2008

Define "Fine" for ammonia and nitrite

pippoodle · Dec 17, 2008

as shorty said we need the exact results for the ammonia etc to tell what happening in the tank

juggernuts · Dec 17, 2008

nitrite is 0
ammonia is 0
nitrate in between 20 and 60 ppm (mg/l)

thanking u

pippoodle · Dec 17, 2008

what sort of test kits are you using ?

the neons dont bully thats there natural behaviour they do this to males and females its to do with spawning
how many neons do you have cos they need to be in groups of 6 at least or they will start to get stressed and lose their colouring

what size tank do you have ?
and what stock do you have in there at the monent

Thanks Sarah

juggernuts · Dec 17, 2008

just did it on profile if that is any help

i have various fish ie the zebra and swordtail and corys through actions of my mother and partner but they have been fine up to now/
removing sucker and contemplating the common plec, do you think that the plec may eat or endanger other fish?

cheers Paul

pippoodle · Dec 17, 2008

info on the common pleco

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so i really think you should get rid of it sooner rather than later as it is too big for your tank

your golden nugget can also reach between 7 and 11 inches [URL="http

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thanks sarah xx

definately replace the neon back in the tank with the others
you also need to get a couple more danios cos they shouldnt be kept on their own

juggernuts · Dec 17, 2008

Thanking you, i know a good pet shop that will take them in this weekend.
Think it must be time to get rid of my common plec and the sucker loach this weekend maybe 2 more danios or something may do, i mean the gouramis are beautiful and there is more than enough in terms of population i beleive.

Thanks Paul

pippoodle · Dec 17, 2008

you shoudl get the extra zebras when you have your new filter set up and running until then dont get anymore fishies
then when its up and running go get your 5-6 zebra danios

have a good look round the petshop and see if there are any fishies that you like the look of - get their names and then come back and do some research before you buy , post again and anyone will help you with compatability questions and info on the fish your interested in if you cant find any info

thanks sarahx