fishymommy
08-28-2008, 09:08 PM
Hello, it says I'm a senior member but don't let that fool you, I'm a noobie fish keeper so I have a few more questions for people.. BTW, please feel free to answer one or more questions, you don't need to feel obligated to answer all of them. Thanks for the help!!! :1luvu:
1) I had a fish die this morning of what really really sounds like fish tb. She had a receeding tail fin, wasn't eating, developed a red sore on her head, and began laying on the bottom upside down. When I had decided to put her out of her misery, to my horror, I saw her stop "breathing". So, first question, was this tb and is it contagious to my other fish?
2) Since the death of my poor fishy, I now have four neons, five rasboras, five ottos, a pleco, dwarf frog, and snail. I have decided to just keep it at those types of fish and for the most part, I'm not planning on buying anymore; however, since most of my occupants are schooling fish, should any of the numbers be larger to make them feel safe or am I at full capacity as is?
3) I bought some Egeria densa plants from petco when I tried to help my now dead fish feel safe in the breeding trap I put her in and want to keep it in my tank somehow. The rest of my plants are all plastic so this is new for me. Right now it is just floating on the top. Is there some way I can attatch it to a plastic plant base? (fyi my substrate is pea sized stones)
4) I have a common pleco and right now he is only 4-5 inches long. I understand completely that he will need a new home that is much larger than my 20g tank and I am arranging that but for now I have a food question. I feed him an algae wafer every night (which he might not get all of it b/c other fishies nibble on it) and every couple of days i give him a slice of cucumber or zucchini that is as round as a 50 cent peice and about 1/2-1 cm thick. I read somewhere that you can tell if he's getting enough food by whether or not his skin is wrinkly. Well, his tail and back seem to be wrinkly but his belly bulges against the wall. How do I tell if he's getting enough food?
Sorry about the long post... obviously I like to type a lot :P ANY suggestions will be appreciated! Thanks for your patience and help!!
fishymommy :11:
1) I had a fish die this morning of what really really sounds like fish tb. She had a receeding tail fin, wasn't eating, developed a red sore on her head, and began laying on the bottom upside down. When I had decided to put her out of her misery, to my horror, I saw her stop "breathing". So, first question, was this tb and is it contagious to my other fish?
2) Since the death of my poor fishy, I now have four neons, five rasboras, five ottos, a pleco, dwarf frog, and snail. I have decided to just keep it at those types of fish and for the most part, I'm not planning on buying anymore; however, since most of my occupants are schooling fish, should any of the numbers be larger to make them feel safe or am I at full capacity as is?
3) I bought some Egeria densa plants from petco when I tried to help my now dead fish feel safe in the breeding trap I put her in and want to keep it in my tank somehow. The rest of my plants are all plastic so this is new for me. Right now it is just floating on the top. Is there some way I can attatch it to a plastic plant base? (fyi my substrate is pea sized stones)
4) I have a common pleco and right now he is only 4-5 inches long. I understand completely that he will need a new home that is much larger than my 20g tank and I am arranging that but for now I have a food question. I feed him an algae wafer every night (which he might not get all of it b/c other fishies nibble on it) and every couple of days i give him a slice of cucumber or zucchini that is as round as a 50 cent peice and about 1/2-1 cm thick. I read somewhere that you can tell if he's getting enough food by whether or not his skin is wrinkly. Well, his tail and back seem to be wrinkly but his belly bulges against the wall. How do I tell if he's getting enough food?
Sorry about the long post... obviously I like to type a lot :P ANY suggestions will be appreciated! Thanks for your patience and help!!
fishymommy :11: