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1~What type of fish is afflicted? Three line corydora. Bought with 4 others at the same time, is now the smallest. Doesn't appear to eat much, is still really thin as opposed to the healthy bellies of the others. Main reason: has developed a cotton like growth on right fin. I do have pictures...
I just got a male dwarf gourami yesterday and did the proper acclimating to my tank (10g, cycled, low nitrates, 77degrees, with neon tetras and corydoras)
Anyway he seems to be a spaz. Or still frightened/stressed. His movements are short and hurried unless he's chillin in some plants. Is this...
I don't think you'll have a problem with the shark or catfish. Bichirs get labelled aggressive but I almost think they are just predatory and maybe grumpy at worst. I have a juvie bichir with a rainbow shark, spotted Raphael catfish and some tiger barbs and everyone is fine. The bichir doesn't...
Mine does that too but he's also still fairly young. I've looked it up before and read varying opinions between 'it's fine' and 'it may be a sign of something else' but if your water checks out, and with the diet your feeding him, he should be one happy little guy doin happy little things.
From my experience places like petsmart and petco have smaller foreground and mid ground plants, almost always unhealthy and needing tlc. I just went by my small lfs right after a plant shipment and they had gorgeous healthy large background plants mostly. The lfs was like 75% cheaper, too. I...