Soloflux
New Member
Hi there, I need a little advice on my red tail black shark. I've had him for about 3 weeks now and thought he would benefit from a tank to himself rather than sharing with my loaches and mollies. I noticed something a little strange about him though as I tranfered him from one tank to the new one. He has gone quite pale (or seems to have gone pale) and his tail fin isn't as red as it used to be... It's still deep red where the tail and body meet but the tip of the tail has gone almost transparent with a red tint. Is this a sign of illness? He isn't acting out of character but one thing I realised is, I've never actually seen him eat food. I've seen him foraging and rustling through the gravel and plants, but when I put food in, I have never seen him take any. I got some sinking pellets for catfish for another tank and thought these would help him if he prefers to forage but even then, he ignores the pellets/spread. I'm thinking this is why he is losing colour... cause he isn't eating enough beneficial food. Could I be right here? I have done a test on the water and everything is as it should be, possibly a little on the hard side for a fish like him but he's been fine so far and he came from a tank (at the shop) with the same kind of water so it's not that.
Any advice/tips would be much appreciated! I have become quite fond of this fish and promoted his tank to my desktop so I can enjoy watching him whilst on the comp!
Many thanks in advance.
One thing I think I should mention (having read up on these fish a little) is that he has plenty of hiding places (in the old tank and more in the new one). And both tanks were well planted. So he has loads of places to shy out to if he feels that way (he's actually quite curious and likes to watch activity outside the tank).
Any advice/tips would be much appreciated! I have become quite fond of this fish and promoted his tank to my desktop so I can enjoy watching him whilst on the comp!
Many thanks in advance.
One thing I think I should mention (having read up on these fish a little) is that he has plenty of hiding places (in the old tank and more in the new one). And both tanks were well planted. So he has loads of places to shy out to if he feels that way (he's actually quite curious and likes to watch activity outside the tank).