Thanks lovin fish, I just phoned LFS, the guy was really nice and helpfulgot me to describe exactly what was going on, who's picking on who, how many white spots they have, how I felt about it etc. I'm feeling a lot better now!
He suggested putting the main bossy one in a breeder trap for a few days (time out!), raise the temp a couple of degrees to about 30c and see how it goes. he said to keep Betty in there as she might be better without the bossy purple one being mean! If things don't improve he said I can take which ever ones are problematic back to exchange or could give a credit note (can't say fairer than that).
It's funny but I'm kind of attached to them already (except the purple one!!) I don't want to take them back!
I've broken up a plastic plant so I now have floating plants which the girls seem to like!! they're called maidenhead aquatics, quite a big company I think. Several if the employees are marine biology students at the local uni so they tend to know they're stuff!!Oh I hope they're going to be ok! The tank is full of stuff, I would post a pic but the glass is in need of a scrub
Grumpy purple fish is in her breeder box & seems ok, she ate a couple of pellets earlier and doesn't seem too stressed so I don't feel too bad about leaving her in there for a while.
Betty seems a bit happier, she's coming out a bit more and has a bit of her colour back! I'm wondering if it might be worth going back to see if the other black crowntail who she was hanging out with at the LFS (?sister) is still there, might be good for boosting her confidence & give her a friend. She's such a cute fish!
I think my LFS is fab! Having read other experiences on here, I feel really lucky
Yeah, that could be a plan! I wont get to lfs until friday so if purple is still acting naughty then, she might just have to go
I have been soooo guilty of the same thing and had to get some scrubbing done just for a pic!
Beautiful girls too Thanks for posting pics!
I hada an unexpected day off today, someone needed to swap a shift at short notice so I decided that as pruple has had 2 days in solitary to think things over, I would let her out. Poor Betty didn't know what hit her!
She straight away started on her and Betty dived for the big sword plant with purple in persuit!The Blue one (Wanda) who had taken over as top fish (with a more democratic leadership style) then squared up to her flaring her gills and they had a stand off for a couple of minutes with purple taking a few swipes at Wanda so I thought enough is enough, grabbed my net & plastic bag! They were still at it and as I went to put some water in the bag, purple was right at the top flaring at the others so I just scooped her straight into ther bag and off to LFS we went!
The tank I got the girls from is now a lot emptier with far less to choose from than before. I watched them all for ages to see who was playing up and who was being nice. I decided on a new girl who seemed to be mostly minding her own business She has a bit of damage to her tail so I'm keeping her in the 7g until she's fully fit, then I'll put her in with the others. She's quite purple as well, so won't upset my colour scheme!
The other tank seems calm again so hopefully order has been restored!!
LOL! That's great!
I guess it does read like that!
Lovin Fish said:
I use two nets; one waits behind the plants and the other corals the fish into the still net. For some fish it works like a charm! Others are too smart
Ahhhh...I see. I will try that with the net and cup. I use clear ones for the bettas. I would rather not netting the fish. Somehow, no matter the species, they get fins or tails stuck in the net.
