ohiogirlkrista
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi Folks,
I know if anyone can help me out here, it's probably one of you guys. We just bought a Pleco for our 55gallon tank. We traded in some of our Convict Chiclids for a good price on him. I was really excited about it. He's really a great looking fish. My biggest problem is that my 55 gallon tank is over crowded with fish. I try giving them away and no one seems to want any more convicts, thus taking them to the local pet store to trade for something else. OK so cutting to the chase as I have yet to ask my question. We were looking at him this evening and my husband noticed he looked lighter in color in some places. I said he was always like that, almost like a lighter color in places. My husband wasn't so sure... Then he swam across the tank and we noticed that his fins are looking really ragged. So I have checked all the levels in my tank and the only one that's a little high is the nitrate No2 is at 0.50 (which I kinda expected due to the amount of fish in this tank.) Temporarily we have moved him to my 25gal tank with 2 blue gouramis. I have one that is aggressive in that tank. Just wondering if you have any idea what could be causing this? Or if you think that it could be just the other fish picking on him. He's a gorgeous fish and I don't want to loose him. Any Help would be fantastic.
I know if anyone can help me out here, it's probably one of you guys. We just bought a Pleco for our 55gallon tank. We traded in some of our Convict Chiclids for a good price on him. I was really excited about it. He's really a great looking fish. My biggest problem is that my 55 gallon tank is over crowded with fish. I try giving them away and no one seems to want any more convicts, thus taking them to the local pet store to trade for something else. OK so cutting to the chase as I have yet to ask my question. We were looking at him this evening and my husband noticed he looked lighter in color in some places. I said he was always like that, almost like a lighter color in places. My husband wasn't so sure... Then he swam across the tank and we noticed that his fins are looking really ragged. So I have checked all the levels in my tank and the only one that's a little high is the nitrate No2 is at 0.50 (which I kinda expected due to the amount of fish in this tank.) Temporarily we have moved him to my 25gal tank with 2 blue gouramis. I have one that is aggressive in that tank. Just wondering if you have any idea what could be causing this? Or if you think that it could be just the other fish picking on him. He's a gorgeous fish and I don't want to loose him. Any Help would be fantastic.
Does anyone have suggestions as to what to place in the tank so the Pleco has a hiding spot?
