kadoxu
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+1 for removing uneaten food after a few minutes. That's probably what is causing the free floating fungus stuff.
Wow... did a quick search... didn't know these things grew up to be 40cm long!! Even keeping a single one in that tank would be pushing it!-5 for putting fish like that in such a small tank...
Wow... did a quick search... didn't know these things grew up to be 40cm long!! Even keeping a single one in that tank would be pushing it!
Uhuh
5 of them dying a horrible death wasn't enough i guess...
@scifi and roadmaster thanks for the advice. i'm going to try and switch them over to prawns since they don't explode and fill the tank full of junk when eaten. i'll look into getting a fluidised sump for filtration. will deffo think about changing the substrate if i can't get a handle on things in the upcoming weeks. i think the BB is going to have to ramp up it's muscle to cope with the increased load. People on monsterfishkeepers have kept aurantis with just sponge filters so i think i have a chance!!!
regarding O2 these fish being surface breathers actually can tolerate swampy garbage water no problems.
Yup... didn't read it all... I'll slap myself on the wrist now...maybe you didn't read my earlier post but this is just a grow in tank for the juvies, i'll be moving them into a much bigger tank down the road.
and fyi with groups of juvie snakeheads there's a decent chance of a pair forming, in which case they quickly and violently kill all other fish in the tank, so fingers crossed that's only 4 that will die a horrible death...if i don't catch them in the act.
maybe you didn't read my earlier post but this is just a grow in tank for the juvies, i'll be moving them into a much bigger tank down the road.
my dealer saw my melted auranti and said he’s never seen that with his snakeheads. He gave me a replacement snakehead for the one that died first as an act of goodwill. During the 2 weeks in the Tupperware (not ideal, I’m sorry) the other 4 died from the illness in my tank. Alone in his Tupperware and very sad he didn’t develop the fungal problem.
I wasn’t sure if he was from a different batch of aurantis who were simply happier healthier and rocking a strong immune system. Or whether he wasn’t ill because my tank was housing some killer bacteria. He wasn’t going to last long in a Tupperware so I threw him in hoping my tank wasn’t the problem.
and fyi with groups of juvie snakeheads there's a decent chance of a pair forming, in which case they quickly and violently kill all other fish in the tank, so fingers crossed that's only 4 that will die a horrible death...if i don't catch them in the act.
Okay, so this is different than a "usual" fish tank...in fact water changes can be detrimental to them if too often. The suitable schedule is something like twice a year!....providing they are in their final tank big enough to house them for life...So the situation here is completely different than that of the usual fish tank...
Basically, if it goes to plan, the most dominant female will either kill the lot, or every other one bar the chosen male.
So I would not be so judgemental of the OP's tactics. I hope he is fast enough removing the inferior fish when the dominant starts attacking...
When this happens in the wild could it be possible that the males just swim away instead of being killed off?
build it to their specific needs,
if things go south, find out what went wrong before buying new fish
I am going to respond on behalf of the OP on this but his tank is build to the needs of the fish. They need a planted tank.
I get where you're coming from but most times one doesn't know what exactly happens and its a speculation unless you have access to proper equipment and are equipped with proper knowledge....Majority of times fish die for undetermined reasons...
his is an aquascape tank, not in the least build for those fish. They even look out of proportion from day one.
From the word go it wasn't adapted to their needs because OP used soil which is not done for the sake of the fish. The size is way to small, filter doesn't suffice and the stones are not ideal, nor were the other inhabitants... I don't see how it was build to their needs at all...
Okay, it has plants but that alone doesn't do the trick.
This type and size of tank is build to the needs of rather small fish, groups of fish or shrimp, not tailored for huge and aggresive snakefish that grow up to 40cm. Not even for a week...
The guys just being a maverick, doing things differently, and I'm totally down for that. This journal is a nice change from scapes with tetras etc.