CatfishAddict
Seedling
Hello everyone, newbie here!
Just wondering if anyone has kept the rather gorgeous (but rather troublesome in my experience!) Red Lizards?
Managed to get six of the beauties, lost 4 within three weeks. The last two did brilliantly for about five weeks so when the guy said he had some odd-bod ones (strange colouring, not quite Reds but catfish!) I got four to join them last weds. Lost one yest, one looking ‘not right’ today and a little quiet 🤦♀️
Original on the right, strange on the left! Sharing a romantic breakfast!
The original four that died I just found dead without any symptoms, one even eating bloodworms and within an hour found dead 🤷♀️ I’m finding these guys trouble but loved them for years! At a loss!
ph 7.2, nitrite 0, amm 0, nitrate 20.
Sharing the 110l tank with a juvenile King Tiger Pleco, 7 Lake Kutubu Rainbows (4 of them also juveniles, them and plec added 6 weeks before the original Lizards) and my little old Neon Dwarf Rainbow who’s been in the tank 11 years after losing his buds. 6 Endler’s Livebearers added at the same time as the ‘oddbod’ Lizards.
Rainbows are breeding like bunnies, everyone eats well.
Any ideas massively appreciated!! So tempted to pop in a course of eSHa 2000 in case something hanging around but hate putting meds in when no symptoms and the rest of my babies are ok! 🤦♀️
Sorry to blab! 😁
Edit, hard water area too
Just wondering if anyone has kept the rather gorgeous (but rather troublesome in my experience!) Red Lizards?
Managed to get six of the beauties, lost 4 within three weeks. The last two did brilliantly for about five weeks so when the guy said he had some odd-bod ones (strange colouring, not quite Reds but catfish!) I got four to join them last weds. Lost one yest, one looking ‘not right’ today and a little quiet 🤦♀️
Original on the right, strange on the left! Sharing a romantic breakfast!
The original four that died I just found dead without any symptoms, one even eating bloodworms and within an hour found dead 🤷♀️ I’m finding these guys trouble but loved them for years! At a loss!
ph 7.2, nitrite 0, amm 0, nitrate 20.
Sharing the 110l tank with a juvenile King Tiger Pleco, 7 Lake Kutubu Rainbows (4 of them also juveniles, them and plec added 6 weeks before the original Lizards) and my little old Neon Dwarf Rainbow who’s been in the tank 11 years after losing his buds. 6 Endler’s Livebearers added at the same time as the ‘oddbod’ Lizards.
Rainbows are breeding like bunnies, everyone eats well.
Any ideas massively appreciated!! So tempted to pop in a course of eSHa 2000 in case something hanging around but hate putting meds in when no symptoms and the rest of my babies are ok! 🤦♀️
Sorry to blab! 😁
Edit, hard water area too
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