Little Mermaid
05-26-2012, 08:10 AM
Hi all,
I have just started out in the world of aquatics and here is what I have so far.....
3g tank x 2 (1 Betta in each).
10g tank with..3 Dwarf Coral Platys (1male 2females), 6 Cherry Barbs (2males 4 females), 1 Clown Pleco, 3 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Rainbow shark, 1 Albino Rainbow Shark.
To be honest, the sharks are really not working out well at all, I only added them yesterday and the Petshop person advised they were the 'nice' sharks to have and should live as a pair as they like their own kind. Hmmmm, this is not how it seems in my tank. The Rainbow slipped into my tank and immediately booted the Barbs out of the enchanted castle and took up residence!!!! He now harasses and chases the Albino Rainbow shark at every opportunity and anything else that comes near :-( Petshop have agreed to take the sharks back in exchange for something else. Do I keep the seemingly peaceful Albino or take them both back?? What do I have instead? More Cherries or Platys or another Pleco or some Guppys? I really am not sure. The 3 Rasboras seem very 'lost' in the tank and stay in the centre and just hover. They don't seem very happy. I read tonight that Rasboras should be kept in larger groups, at least 8 of them. My 10g isn't big enough with everything else in it. I think the Rasboras may be going back to the petshop too tomorrow.
I have tried to keep African Dwarf Frogs seperately and with the community (prior sharks) and also the Bettas. 6 of the 7 frogs have died of unknown causes and the 7th is on his way to heaven as I write this. The Petshop had no advice to give me other than 'Oh well, they are only frogs'. I have tested the water for the frogs and ammonia and nitrite levels all fine. Frogs never appeared to look ill or bloated or 'red legged' and I was careful not to overfeed. Regular water changes too. They were all fine then one by one they all got lethargic and floated to the top of the tank and eventually died.
Well, this is a very steep learning curve and I WISH I had done my own research beforehand instead of relying on the Petshop advisors for everything. Most important thing now is to try and fix the errors and make my fishy friends happy. As for the frogs, I am still at a loss and may wait awhile before trying to keep them again, any tips would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance and I am so glad and relieved to have found this site!!
I have just started out in the world of aquatics and here is what I have so far.....
3g tank x 2 (1 Betta in each).
10g tank with..3 Dwarf Coral Platys (1male 2females), 6 Cherry Barbs (2males 4 females), 1 Clown Pleco, 3 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Rainbow shark, 1 Albino Rainbow Shark.
To be honest, the sharks are really not working out well at all, I only added them yesterday and the Petshop person advised they were the 'nice' sharks to have and should live as a pair as they like their own kind. Hmmmm, this is not how it seems in my tank. The Rainbow slipped into my tank and immediately booted the Barbs out of the enchanted castle and took up residence!!!! He now harasses and chases the Albino Rainbow shark at every opportunity and anything else that comes near :-( Petshop have agreed to take the sharks back in exchange for something else. Do I keep the seemingly peaceful Albino or take them both back?? What do I have instead? More Cherries or Platys or another Pleco or some Guppys? I really am not sure. The 3 Rasboras seem very 'lost' in the tank and stay in the centre and just hover. They don't seem very happy. I read tonight that Rasboras should be kept in larger groups, at least 8 of them. My 10g isn't big enough with everything else in it. I think the Rasboras may be going back to the petshop too tomorrow.
I have tried to keep African Dwarf Frogs seperately and with the community (prior sharks) and also the Bettas. 6 of the 7 frogs have died of unknown causes and the 7th is on his way to heaven as I write this. The Petshop had no advice to give me other than 'Oh well, they are only frogs'. I have tested the water for the frogs and ammonia and nitrite levels all fine. Frogs never appeared to look ill or bloated or 'red legged' and I was careful not to overfeed. Regular water changes too. They were all fine then one by one they all got lethargic and floated to the top of the tank and eventually died.
Well, this is a very steep learning curve and I WISH I had done my own research beforehand instead of relying on the Petshop advisors for everything. Most important thing now is to try and fix the errors and make my fishy friends happy. As for the frogs, I am still at a loss and may wait awhile before trying to keep them again, any tips would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance and I am so glad and relieved to have found this site!!