quackenbushman
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have no idea what caused this.
I had a good sized Geophagus Belem in my tank (25 gallon or so). He had been one of the most active fish in the tank, and I loved watching him eat pieces of gravel and spit them out.
A couple of days ago, he seemed like he may have been breathing hard, but after I changed the water that problem seemed to go away.
In addition to the hard breathing, I also noticed he didn't put up his dorsal spines.
I have NO idea why he suddenly croaked. I am so bummed.
Ph is good, alkaline is fine- water is well filtrated, live plants are doing good, no algae and all other fish are fine! (My large angel fish seems bummed his buddy is gone, too)
Is this species prone to this? Does anyone have any input?
I had a good sized Geophagus Belem in my tank (25 gallon or so). He had been one of the most active fish in the tank, and I loved watching him eat pieces of gravel and spit them out.
A couple of days ago, he seemed like he may have been breathing hard, but after I changed the water that problem seemed to go away.
In addition to the hard breathing, I also noticed he didn't put up his dorsal spines.
I have NO idea why he suddenly croaked. I am so bummed.
Ph is good, alkaline is fine- water is well filtrated, live plants are doing good, no algae and all other fish are fine! (My large angel fish seems bummed his buddy is gone, too)
Is this species prone to this? Does anyone have any input?