Nekkoriv
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Sep 15, 2012
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I'm going to make this one short. I have a 55 gallon freshwater tank with 4 phantom tetras, 2 bolivian rams, 1 rainbow shark, and 1 Pictus catfish in it. I bout the Pictus and A second Bolivian Ram yesterday while I had my other Ram for a little over a month now. My original Bolivian Ram has "stress spots" My new one had them when he first entered the tank, but after 20 minutes or so they disappeared. I recently got my water tested (I plan on getting my own test kit) and they said my water was okay. But, why is one stressed and the other one is not? Also the one with the stress spots doesn't act stressed at all. He swims around like he's loving life. It's just the spots I'm worried about. I actually bought the second Bolivian to see if it made him happy. Could I be under feeding him? I feed my fish once a day, about the amount they can eat in 30 seconds or so (I don't want to over feed the 1" tetras), but he is about 2.5 inches so I bet he's hungry. Should I try feeding my fish the amount they can eat in a minute? Thanks for your time and patience.
Edit: I just did a small (6 gallon) water change as well as rearranging the decor. This seemed to have taken care of almost half of his stress spots. I think I'm on the road to success. Is there anything else that I can do to help him? More plants? More hiding spots?
Edit: I just did a small (6 gallon) water change as well as rearranging the decor. This seemed to have taken care of almost half of his stress spots. I think I'm on the road to success. Is there anything else that I can do to help him? More plants? More hiding spots?
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