twincessna340a
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- Jun 16, 2010
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He went through a full course of API EM and General Cure (antiparasitic) treatment in quarantine before I put him in his 75 yesterday. The picture with "camera" in the filename is the day I got him, the others are as of a few hours ago.
What worries me is the gold sheen and bald spot best seen in '6' and '8', respectively.
Behaviorally he's an active swimmer and gregarious, isn't 'scratching' (although I caught him a couple times in quarantine), and happily eats. I've been feeding him Hikari Cichlid Gold twice a day, occasionally substituting with some bloodworms.
At the LFS he was in a tank with 12 Electric Yellows and a fellow hap, which had less developed coloration and wasn't as active. I picked him as he was clearly the alpha of the tank as the yellows were hassling him, which he would chase back then return to the front of the tank and do the 'puppy dance' while the other just lulled around. His right fin was also damaged (which is almost completely healed)
Both the quarantine tank and the 75 he's in now were fully cycled when I put him in, and the water quality remains perfect.
What worries me is the gold sheen and bald spot best seen in '6' and '8', respectively.
Behaviorally he's an active swimmer and gregarious, isn't 'scratching' (although I caught him a couple times in quarantine), and happily eats. I've been feeding him Hikari Cichlid Gold twice a day, occasionally substituting with some bloodworms.
At the LFS he was in a tank with 12 Electric Yellows and a fellow hap, which had less developed coloration and wasn't as active. I picked him as he was clearly the alpha of the tank as the yellows were hassling him, which he would chase back then return to the front of the tank and do the 'puppy dance' while the other just lulled around. His right fin was also damaged (which is almost completely healed)
Both the quarantine tank and the 75 he's in now were fully cycled when I put him in, and the water quality remains perfect.