its actually working out quite well .... the Dorado has really calmed down and now schools with the tigers tarpon and vampires. He gets in his moods, usually picks on the VATF the most, but the VATF gets in his moods and goes after everyone else, so its like Karma. The only thing the Dorado does is as soon as a fish grabs food he trys to steal it out of their mouth, which is kinda funny. I'll take pics, but i have to do a waterchange first, and since i'm very low on home heating oil, i've been putting it off .... so expensive in NY it sucks!!!!!!
do have some sort of bad news though. When i first started this tank over a year ago i didnt have enough current, and it was ok when the fish were small, but then the datnoids started flashing a lot, and their eyes would be a little cloudy, some worse than others. Then i added 2 circulators, 1 a magnum 5 and that fixed everything. So frustrating cause i spent hundreds on meds that didnt work, and all i had to do was add current. 1 NTT dat took it the worst, and even now 3 montha after his fins are still messed up, and he flashes and breaths heavier than the others. 3 of my 6 NTT's are always hiding and not growing, so a week ago i took out the driftwood they hide behind, and just put in a plant, in the hopes it would make them more outgoing i guess you could say, and free up more open water for the others. And it has worked for the most part, but the 1 NTT has taken a turn for the worst, and i think i may lose him, unfortunately. I also last week began buying smelt and market shrimp, rather than silversides and krill. The dats were a pain to get on krill, and now their being a pain to get on the shrimp, which isnt helping matters with the sickly NTT. i noticed a few white spots on his pectoral fins, and a larger white spot with a pink center on his tail. Very worried about him, cause he's starting to seem a little delerious. Not really sure what to do. Dont want you to think i havent changed the water in a long time, i did about 8 days ago, but i usually do 1 waterchange per week, so their due, however the shrimp is much less "dirty" than the krill, and my water parameters are fine so i dont think not doing a waterchange is why the dat is so messed up. I think taking away his hideout really messed him up, and in combination with the food change pushed him over the edge. I added salt and i'm hoping he gets better. Gonna pick up some krill too and see if he eats that, rather than continuing to starve them, but i doubt he'll eat. Probably will try some melafix tomorrow as well. Everyone else is doing well though, and as soon as the dats cave in and start eating the shrimp the tank will be back to bliss! Thanks for following up man, and sorry for the novel i just wrote too!
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