Hi everyone, I have a 240L tank with 6 cichlids, 2 plecos, 2 clown loaches and one pictus Catfish. The tank is recently cycled, ammonia and nitrite both zero. The temp is 27.5 degrees and has been since I started the tank 6 weeks ago. The ph is about 7.4. So I had one pictus Catfish, which I absolutely love, and I read they like company so I decided to get a couple more. The one that I had and that is still alive has been in there for about 2 weeks with no problems, so I decided to buy a second one. When I went into the shop the lady had just started working there and she had a lot of trouble putting the Catfish in the bag (he was out of water longer than usual) then when I got to the counter the lady had to re bag him because the bag she put him in had a hole in it.
So I got him home and he seemed fine. I was worried he wouldnt transfer well because of the issues we had at the store but he seemed fine. I out him in the tank at about 3pm. At 10am the next day we got home from the park, turned on the aquarium light, and his whiskers were really bent and he looked like he was definitely dying. I can't remember paying attention when I fed the fish this morning if he was ok or not.
Does anyone have any ideas what could have munted up his whiskers and killed him? Could it have been from the pet shop issues or would he have died yesterday if that was the case?
So I got him home and he seemed fine. I was worried he wouldnt transfer well because of the issues we had at the store but he seemed fine. I out him in the tank at about 3pm. At 10am the next day we got home from the park, turned on the aquarium light, and his whiskers were really bent and he looked like he was definitely dying. I can't remember paying attention when I fed the fish this morning if he was ok or not.
Does anyone have any ideas what could have munted up his whiskers and killed him? Could it have been from the pet shop issues or would he have died yesterday if that was the case?