Molliesaregreat
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Hi everyone, this is my first post to the forum: I have a 120g tank 5 x 2 x 2, which I moved the fish from 2 tanks into
So it currently has
24 tetras (neon, black neon and harlequin)
About 20 or so mollys
2 gourami's (a honey and a snakeskin)
2 bristlenose (baby and a fully grown
1 synodontis multipunctatus
1 random pleco (not sure what type but he's cute though, the fear that he might grow massive is what prompted me to get the big tank)
3 Zebra loaches
I've just finished moving everyone in there over the course of a month of so. But had an issue with one of the molly's after he went in. Shimmys, hiding.
I moved him into the hospital and treated him with interpet anti-internal bacteria, as soon as he went in the hospital he was absolutely fine, and after 4 days of treatment + 4 days in there I decided to move him back about 2 days ago.
Since going back he's spending most of his time hiding under a rock at the bottom of the tank. He's not shimmying at all but he seems very low energy a lot of the time. When he is out and swimming there are no problems
He doesn't appear to have any spots or lesions, bloating or problems swimming, but maybe appears a little bit pale? It's difficult to tell because he was always a lot paler compared to his siblings. His appetite is good (he had cucumber today)
I've seen him swimming about with his siblings earlier today but it seemed that when he saw me he went and hid. When I feed him he'll come out to eat, swim around for a few minutes and then take himself back to his little hiding spot. There is one other adult male in there but no aggression in the tank.
I'm not sure how to deal with it, i'm wondering if he's just going to take a few more days to adjust? Some of the others from his tank did hide away for a few days. Has anyone experienced similar issues? Any recommendations? The water parameters are fine.
So it currently has
24 tetras (neon, black neon and harlequin)
About 20 or so mollys
2 gourami's (a honey and a snakeskin)
2 bristlenose (baby and a fully grown
1 synodontis multipunctatus
1 random pleco (not sure what type but he's cute though, the fear that he might grow massive is what prompted me to get the big tank)
3 Zebra loaches
I've just finished moving everyone in there over the course of a month of so. But had an issue with one of the molly's after he went in. Shimmys, hiding.
I moved him into the hospital and treated him with interpet anti-internal bacteria, as soon as he went in the hospital he was absolutely fine, and after 4 days of treatment + 4 days in there I decided to move him back about 2 days ago.
Since going back he's spending most of his time hiding under a rock at the bottom of the tank. He's not shimmying at all but he seems very low energy a lot of the time. When he is out and swimming there are no problems
He doesn't appear to have any spots or lesions, bloating or problems swimming, but maybe appears a little bit pale? It's difficult to tell because he was always a lot paler compared to his siblings. His appetite is good (he had cucumber today)
I've seen him swimming about with his siblings earlier today but it seemed that when he saw me he went and hid. When I feed him he'll come out to eat, swim around for a few minutes and then take himself back to his little hiding spot. There is one other adult male in there but no aggression in the tank.
I'm not sure how to deal with it, i'm wondering if he's just going to take a few more days to adjust? Some of the others from his tank did hide away for a few days. Has anyone experienced similar issues? Any recommendations? The water parameters are fine.
