Tank conditions:
pH: 7.5 (started a pressurized CO2 system a month or so ago)
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Fish:
Yellow Gourami x 3
Blue Gourami x2 (Sadly I'm one short now) [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Blue_Gourami]
Pearl Gourami x3 [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Pearl_Gourami]
Corydoras trilineatus x5[http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Corydoras_trilineatus]
Peppered Cories x 4 [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Corydoras_paleatus]
Bandit Cories x 3 [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Bandit_Cory]
BN Pleco x 1
Peacock Eels x 3 [New Addition]
Today while i was admiring my planing work and rearranging some plants I found the body of what was once, I believe, a blue Gourami wrapped up in the plants. When I took him out its quite clear he has been dead for a while and snails etc have taken its toll.
Its not unusual for a Gourami to go missing every now and then, they have their clear pecking order and the bigger ones get the spot closest to where the food comes (the top), while the litter ones spend most of their time in and around the plants.
Because of this development I ran a quick headcount and found one Corydoras trilineatus in fairly bad shape looking almost strait down towards the substrait. Although I know its common for corries to float seemingly uncontrolled while they sleep, when I scooped him up in my net he didn't do much, still just floated around and with great effort fluttered his way around.
All of my fish, minus the eels are approximately three years in my tank.
Now I am aware that Peacock Eels are carnivores and will see small fish as a potential meal, but the Corydoras trilineatus showed no injuries, and the adult Gourami at 4+in are hardly a meal for a juvi. Peacock Eel. Plus i belive it has been dead longer then the eels have been in the tank.
Either way i have ripped out alot of my bush cover searching for all my fish for the purposes of a head count (hey it was time for a redesign anyway), and am currently looking for all the Eel's hiding places so I can remove them should the need arise.
Anyone have advice?
pH: 7.5 (started a pressurized CO2 system a month or so ago)
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Fish:
Yellow Gourami x 3
Blue Gourami x2 (Sadly I'm one short now) [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Blue_Gourami]
Pearl Gourami x3 [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Pearl_Gourami]
Corydoras trilineatus x5[http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Corydoras_trilineatus]
Peppered Cories x 4 [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Corydoras_paleatus]
Bandit Cories x 3 [http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Bandit_Cory]
BN Pleco x 1
Peacock Eels x 3 [New Addition]
Today while i was admiring my planing work and rearranging some plants I found the body of what was once, I believe, a blue Gourami wrapped up in the plants. When I took him out its quite clear he has been dead for a while and snails etc have taken its toll.
Its not unusual for a Gourami to go missing every now and then, they have their clear pecking order and the bigger ones get the spot closest to where the food comes (the top), while the litter ones spend most of their time in and around the plants.
Because of this development I ran a quick headcount and found one Corydoras trilineatus in fairly bad shape looking almost strait down towards the substrait. Although I know its common for corries to float seemingly uncontrolled while they sleep, when I scooped him up in my net he didn't do much, still just floated around and with great effort fluttered his way around.
All of my fish, minus the eels are approximately three years in my tank.
Now I am aware that Peacock Eels are carnivores and will see small fish as a potential meal, but the Corydoras trilineatus showed no injuries, and the adult Gourami at 4+in are hardly a meal for a juvi. Peacock Eel. Plus i belive it has been dead longer then the eels have been in the tank.
Either way i have ripped out alot of my bush cover searching for all my fish for the purposes of a head count (hey it was time for a redesign anyway), and am currently looking for all the Eel's hiding places so I can remove them should the need arise.
Anyone have advice?
