angel_malachite
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Aug 4, 2006
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The story goes like this, I bought a single Bichir eel from the local Petsmart in a 40 gallon tank with a sucker fish of similar size. He did good for about a week, and then started floating at the top of the tank. He could swim to the bottom and would still eat, but spent most of the time float at the top of the tank. I tested the water, it was good, and the sucker fish was fine. After three weeks the Bichir passed away. I cleaned out the tank completely, and started over with just the sucker. He was fine, and the tank was going well. I bought two more Bichirs earlier this week, and now they are both starting to float again.
The Pet stores in town can offer no good advice. I've added salt to the tank, and tested the water over and over. I have treatments for the ammonia and nitrogen content, as well as treatments for chlorine. The sucker fish is fine through all of this but I am so worried about the Bichirs. They eat fine and can swim up or down just like before. The water in the tank is 79-80 degrees all day long, and they have plenty of places to hide. I don't know what else to do! If you have any ideas or suggestions, please help!!
Thank you...
JaB
The Pet stores in town can offer no good advice. I've added salt to the tank, and tested the water over and over. I have treatments for the ammonia and nitrogen content, as well as treatments for chlorine. The sucker fish is fine through all of this but I am so worried about the Bichirs. They eat fine and can swim up or down just like before. The water in the tank is 79-80 degrees all day long, and they have plenty of places to hide. I don't know what else to do! If you have any ideas or suggestions, please help!!
Thank you...
JaB