He also has gone a pale and stay at the back of the tank by the heater.My other seven fish including another glowlight seem fine .Have I got a unwell fish or a problem with tank.
2007-01-03 21:37:22 · 3 answers · asked by Nyrtam 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Not 100% sure but if you only have 2 tetra's its very possible that its depressed. They school by nature and need a minum of 5 fish to be happy. We have 8 neons and 6 peguine tetra's. Started with 3 of each and they started fin nipping, now we have more all are fine. A general tank tonic might help but I do think you need more glowlights.
2007-01-03 23:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by tracando 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you just put all these fish together recently? You may have new tank syndrome. When you put a fish into a tank, it produces ammonia. In an established tank, there are nitrifying bactera which break down this toxic ammonia into less toxic nitrates (which are removed when you do weekly partial water changes). In a new tank, these bacteria don't exist, so while they develop (2-3 weeks), the fish are living in ammonia, which as I say, is toxic, and makes them sick. Over the next few weeks, do small (20%) water changes every other day to keep the ammonia levels down.
If this isn't the case, he's probably lonely/stressed. Glowlight tetras (and all tetras) are schoolers, and need to be in groups of 5 of more. If they are kept in small numbers, they stress out.
2007-01-04 02:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A eastern scuffling with fish haha naa i'm only joking. Tetras are superb, distinctly in case you get them in distinctive colours. Silver Sharks (Bala Sharks) seem fantastic, plus they don't seem to be too costly. you additionally can get purple Tailed Black Sharks which seem comparable and bypass great jointly. Barbs and perspective fish are available in all sizes and types, verify around distinctive shops too see which ones you like ultimate. good success, ~Peace~ S.
2016-11-26 02:27:06 · answer #3 · answered by stansel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋