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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
When I bought some GBR's, they had possibly been exposed to ich, so I was advised to put them in a quarantine tank and do the classic treatment for ich (malachite green, water changes, etc etc).
I chose some very pretty/vibrant rams - nice blue colour, bright red eye, healthy looking.
I did the quarantine and ich treatment in a 10g tank (6 young fish) with cover/hiding spaces.
After 2 weeks, I placed them in my 55g tank with a lot of hiding spaces, well cycled tank, plants, dither fish...
My friends refer to them as "those white fish". No word of a lie, they have lost 95% of their blue colour.
It's been another 2 weeks.... Still, very low on colour. Some are a teensy bit blue.
They all seem to be eating (flakes and bloodworms), some will defend little territories, not a lot of chasing more than a few inches. Water chemistry is still excellent.
Will they colour up again? They are supposed to be juveniles - about 4-5 months old.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Susan
I chose some very pretty/vibrant rams - nice blue colour, bright red eye, healthy looking.
I did the quarantine and ich treatment in a 10g tank (6 young fish) with cover/hiding spaces.
After 2 weeks, I placed them in my 55g tank with a lot of hiding spaces, well cycled tank, plants, dither fish...
My friends refer to them as "those white fish". No word of a lie, they have lost 95% of their blue colour.
It's been another 2 weeks.... Still, very low on colour. Some are a teensy bit blue.
They all seem to be eating (flakes and bloodworms), some will defend little territories, not a lot of chasing more than a few inches. Water chemistry is still excellent.
Will they colour up again? They are supposed to be juveniles - about 4-5 months old.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Susan