EmilyS
New Member
My threadfin rainbowfish are extremely skiddish, and apparently when they get scared they nose dive so deep into my valisneria that they get stuck and can't get out.
I lost (they literally disappeared) one fish a week or two ago, one fish two and a half days ago, and one fish just today a couple of hours ago. All three disappearances happened during tank maintenance. In my valisneria, I have found one very dead fish with no fins or head, and one fish that is barely alive.
I need to know if the fish that is barely alive is from two days ago or from today so I can weigh the pros and cons of different treatments. I also need to know if I should continue looking for the third fish if there is a chance that it is still alive.
The fish in question is laying on his side or back. I can catch him by hand easily and his back fin is half rotted with a hole in it.
The other creatures in the tank are ottos, corydoras, and snails. The two fish were so stuck in the valisneria that I don't think the corys or the snails had access to them. There were no snails on either fish when I found them, either.
I lost (they literally disappeared) one fish a week or two ago, one fish two and a half days ago, and one fish just today a couple of hours ago. All three disappearances happened during tank maintenance. In my valisneria, I have found one very dead fish with no fins or head, and one fish that is barely alive.
I need to know if the fish that is barely alive is from two days ago or from today so I can weigh the pros and cons of different treatments. I also need to know if I should continue looking for the third fish if there is a chance that it is still alive.
The fish in question is laying on his side or back. I can catch him by hand easily and his back fin is half rotted with a hole in it.
The other creatures in the tank are ottos, corydoras, and snails. The two fish were so stuck in the valisneria that I don't think the corys or the snails had access to them. There were no snails on either fish when I found them, either.