Kat_Shad15
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I recently transferred to a new college and I decided I wanted to have a pet here in my dorm since I was not able to bring my dogs with me. I then decided I wanted to get a fish. I have owned other fish in the past, but this was my first time trying out pictus catfish. I bought everything in needed to start a small tank in my dorm and then bought a few pictus cats and one sucker fish. A couple days after I added the catfish to the tank, it became a very cloudy/milky grayish white color and that is when my tank started going downhill. As of now, the water is still slightly cloudy, but has improved a little.
I first noticed something was wrong when my catfish became a lot less active. Soon after that I noticed when they would try to swim, it would be with a wobbly motion or they would swim partially vertical (tails up). They are also losing some of their spots/color. In addition, they also have had a HUGE loss in appetite and are practically not eating at all. So far, one of my catfish have died and I fear that the rest will soon share the same fate. Does anyone know what might have caused this and what I could do to prevent such an awful thing from happening again?
NOTE: My sucker fish does not seemed to be affected at all by this illness. He swims, eats, and navigates the tank in a perfectly normal fashion.
I first noticed something was wrong when my catfish became a lot less active. Soon after that I noticed when they would try to swim, it would be with a wobbly motion or they would swim partially vertical (tails up). They are also losing some of their spots/color. In addition, they also have had a HUGE loss in appetite and are practically not eating at all. So far, one of my catfish have died and I fear that the rest will soon share the same fate. Does anyone know what might have caused this and what I could do to prevent such an awful thing from happening again?
NOTE: My sucker fish does not seemed to be affected at all by this illness. He swims, eats, and navigates the tank in a perfectly normal fashion.