Hello! I’m just curious if anyone has any insight why one my ember tetras is more paler than the others. It’s been that way since I got it (almost 3 months ago). Doesn’t act like it’s stressed. Eats happily and always comes out to say hi and seems active. It does get chased more by the others from time to time, but for the most part they’re peaceful with each other. It doesn’t seem to hide or appear stressed bexause of that. It’s gained some colour since I got it, but it’s still fairly pale compared to the rest.
They are in a 10 gallon planted tank, heated to 24.5-25.0 Celsius, double sponge filter with seachem matrix added. The tank is almost 4 months old. Ammonia is 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, nitrate 5 ppm, ph about 7.5-8.0, GH 7, kh 7. I feed them once a day a variety of flaked, pellet, and frozen foods. There are 8 ember tetras and 1 nerite snail. I used to have a honey guarami, but he sadly developed dropsy. I’m considering adding a group of Pygmy Cory’s and shrimp, but I do worry about overcrowding. I’d love to have a 20 gallon long instead, but unfortunately I do not have the space or resources at this time to do so. Sometime down the road that is the plan.
Any thoughts about what might be going on would be very helpful and appreciated. Thank you! ?
PS on my end it looks like the pictures are upside down. Sorry about that! Not sure how to fix it.
They are in a 10 gallon planted tank, heated to 24.5-25.0 Celsius, double sponge filter with seachem matrix added. The tank is almost 4 months old. Ammonia is 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, nitrate 5 ppm, ph about 7.5-8.0, GH 7, kh 7. I feed them once a day a variety of flaked, pellet, and frozen foods. There are 8 ember tetras and 1 nerite snail. I used to have a honey guarami, but he sadly developed dropsy. I’m considering adding a group of Pygmy Cory’s and shrimp, but I do worry about overcrowding. I’d love to have a 20 gallon long instead, but unfortunately I do not have the space or resources at this time to do so. Sometime down the road that is the plan.
Any thoughts about what might be going on would be very helpful and appreciated. Thank you! ?
PS on my end it looks like the pictures are upside down. Sorry about that! Not sure how to fix it.