Just_Salty
Aquarium Advice Newbie
The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind, and nothing has gone according to plan. 
I purchased 6 Glass Catfish in the end of February. They looked neat but to be honest, I didn't really know all the ins and outs with these fish (e.g feeding, nocturnal hiding behavior etc.) I initially drip acclimated them slowly to reduce any kind of stress. However, 2 out of the 6 died the next day in my quarantine tank.
I went back to the fish store to replace the two lost and another customer was purchasing the rest up. She happened to miss one so I was able to get the last one left. I noticed the employee handling the fish bag kind of rough... but at the time I thought it was ok... However, it turned white and died in the bag before I even got home...
The store was getting a new shipment in. so, I had plans to purchase them before they were transferred them into the stores tanksā¦ in hopes to reduce as much stress and shock as possible, at least that was the plan.
This is where it kinda gets crazyā¦ and I do apologize for the lengthy back storyā¦ Skip to the bottom to see my questions and my current problemā¦
The shipment that the LFS (local fish store) received looked super healthy. Unfortunately, half a dozen got concussed when the employee decided to have them perform a fishy cannonball into an empty container. One develop a spinal injury, and some got broken barbels. Talk about rough handling!
The fish started turning white and appeared to be dying faster than you could say āfish sticks.ā 
It was pretty traumatic for them, even for meā¦ 
The remaining fish were unceremoniously dumped into the LFS tanks. Feeling guilty, the employee gave me the entire shipment of 12 because they were looking in bad shape.
Once home, I set up a fishy hospital, added some stress guard, put a filter with cycled filter media in it and hoped for the best but had zero expectations for a good outcome. Itās been about a week and a half and out of the 12, 3 have died so far.
At the moment, I have two quarantine tanks going. One 10 gallon with the original four and the 9 in a 20 gallon.
The 9 in the 20 gallon seem less skittish than the four and the 10 gallon. Itās hard to monitor them as they do hide a lot and really only come out during feeding time which is early morning or late at night.
Current problem:
I started noticing white spots on their bodies when I got them, but I didnāt know if it was from damage from rough handling or some kind of ich. Not all have spots. The spots on the body seem to have faded away and I only see one in each tank that has some kind of white spot on their mouthā¦ I purchase them all about a couple weeks ago.
Being that their scaleless and super sensitive I was hesitant medicated them. But now I am wondering if I should be treating them with medication in case it is ich or some kind of diseaseā¦ The only additive that Iām giving them is stress guard from Seachem and closely monitoring water parameters. Also, the only food that I have been able to make them eat has been frozen brine shrimpā¦ Which they all seem to be eating. I have plans on hatching brine shrimp later on, but the frozen was the only food that I had on hand that they were willing to eat.
Any advice on feeding or treating would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I purchased 6 Glass Catfish in the end of February. They looked neat but to be honest, I didn't really know all the ins and outs with these fish (e.g feeding, nocturnal hiding behavior etc.) I initially drip acclimated them slowly to reduce any kind of stress. However, 2 out of the 6 died the next day in my quarantine tank.
I went back to the fish store to replace the two lost and another customer was purchasing the rest up. She happened to miss one so I was able to get the last one left. I noticed the employee handling the fish bag kind of rough... but at the time I thought it was ok... However, it turned white and died in the bag before I even got home...
The store was getting a new shipment in. so, I had plans to purchase them before they were transferred them into the stores tanksā¦ in hopes to reduce as much stress and shock as possible, at least that was the plan.
This is where it kinda gets crazyā¦ and I do apologize for the lengthy back storyā¦ Skip to the bottom to see my questions and my current problemā¦
The shipment that the LFS (local fish store) received looked super healthy. Unfortunately, half a dozen got concussed when the employee decided to have them perform a fishy cannonball into an empty container. One develop a spinal injury, and some got broken barbels. Talk about rough handling!
The fish started turning white and appeared to be dying faster than you could say āfish sticks.ā It was pretty traumatic for them, even for meā¦ The remaining fish were unceremoniously dumped into the LFS tanks. Feeling guilty, the employee gave me the entire shipment of 12 because they were looking in bad shape.Once home, I set up a fishy hospital, added some stress guard, put a filter with cycled filter media in it and hoped for the best but had zero expectations for a good outcome. Itās been about a week and a half and out of the 12, 3 have died so far.
At the moment, I have two quarantine tanks going. One 10 gallon with the original four and the 9 in a 20 gallon.
The 9 in the 20 gallon seem less skittish than the four and the 10 gallon. Itās hard to monitor them as they do hide a lot and really only come out during feeding time which is early morning or late at night.
Current problem:
I started noticing white spots on their bodies when I got them, but I didnāt know if it was from damage from rough handling or some kind of ich. Not all have spots. The spots on the body seem to have faded away and I only see one in each tank that has some kind of white spot on their mouthā¦ I purchase them all about a couple weeks ago.
Being that their scaleless and super sensitive I was hesitant medicated them. But now I am wondering if I should be treating them with medication in case it is ich or some kind of diseaseā¦ The only additive that Iām giving them is stress guard from Seachem and closely monitoring water parameters. Also, the only food that I have been able to make them eat has been frozen brine shrimpā¦ Which they all seem to be eating. I have plans on hatching brine shrimp later on, but the frozen was the only food that I had on hand that they were willing to eat.
Any advice on feeding or treating would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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I don't consider myself an expert, just someone with over 60 years of fish keeping and breeding experience and over 45 years of being in every aspect of the fish business, so I know a few things. 
