Oh God!

[Gytas]

ok so im new i have a cycled tank and 1 male guppy in the tank im plannig on getting a female 2morow and today i had my hands in the tank cause i was not sure where would be the best place to put the filter

and now i just noticed some oil type tink on the surface i dont tink it has any afect to the guppy

im sure that it might be lip palm cause i have dry lips i got some on my hands

will the guppy be ok? should i do a small water change cause i changed the water last night should i try getting some oil out ? how ? well i think it is oil not sure? what alse cold it be?

help plz

 

[mattlee]

some foods can leave an oily type residue on the waters surface. if its defo not from food then try a water change and add some carbon to the filter to remove any contaminants

 

[Gytas]

i have nutrafin flake food i think i see some oil when i fed him but not that much i fed him 1 or 2 flakes 3 times a day could that be the prob i think i might just do like 10 % change

thisis my fist fish and i only got him last day andi dont whant to loose him

 

[mattlee]

3 times a day maybe too much. most people feed once a day. ive never used that brand food so not sure...

 

[Gytas]

mh it might be the food cause i had the tank cycling i had my hands in the tank more then once and i dont remember seeing the oil



i have some tetra Pleco Wafers would the guppy eat the wafers?

 

[mattlee]

it might have a nibble at them but im sure it would prefer the flake as a staple diet. maybe treat it to some brine shrimp or blood worms once or twice a week to try and vary its food intake a bit

 

[Gytas]

do you think i should do a water change?

 

[mattlee]

if the fish is happy enough then maybe not,although a small one wont take long for piece of mind. if there is something in the water thats a contaminent and irritating the fish then im sure it would be obvious as the fish would be flashing against objects in the tank

 

[Gytas]

he seems normal but i will just do a small 1 to calm me down

 

[Tolak]

A paper towel on the surface will take care of the oil, this is common when feeding higher protein foods.

 

[Gytas]

so i just dip the paper towel in and it will absorb the oil ?

 

[Tolak]

Lay it flat on the surface & take it out. It's not something I usually worry about myself unless the tank has very little surface motion.

 

[Gytas]

oh ok i feed it nutrafin max food it says that it is 46.5% of protein


i have a nother Q to ask:

So i have a 1 guppy in the tank i got him friday and he seems shy he would stay in one corner behind the filter when there is people ( most of the time) around and he would sometimes swim around in the tank when there is no1 in the room ( but whene there is food in the tank he eats it like a little monster and it does not matter if there is people in the room ) i think it is normal cause he is not used to the new home is it normal? i will prob be getting a new tank mate but i dont think it will be a guppy im thinking maybe a platy or a molly ( my local pet shop has no female guppies at the moment) do you think it will get used to the new home faster if it has a friend in the tank?

that was the only guppy they had when i bought it i was going to go for a platy but then i sow him with 3 difrent type of fish who seemed to be bullys

so i went and got it he has torn back fin i really wanna see him live and be happy he is my first fish

 

[Gytas]

evrything seems to be fine



the guppy has bin alone in the tank for a few days and he seems grand


today i went and got a male and female swordtails and the guppy seems really happy now

and he started mating with the female swordtail which is not really wanted