Hello MFK, so my roommate is experiencing his first big problem keeping fish, and being as I just created this account I figured I'd ask some of you to weigh in on what happened. My roommate has a big 210G tank thats got sand and lots of rock, some beautiful caves, etc.
He's been keeping an Dovii (it's between 17-18") for four years along with a sailfin sucker (15"), and clown loache (12"-13"). We don't measure outside of the water really so it's kinda rough estimates. These were all brought up together and have lived in this tank for the past 4 years. My roommate wanted to add another fish, and I told him after reading on here that he's gotta get something that will hold it's own. He didn't think it would be a problem. Considering I don't have a tank and just read about it online, and marvel at his tank, he didn't heed my advice. Anyway, he went to the LFS (3 days ago) and picked up a 12" Frontosa which the guy apparently told him is perfect for a Dovii tank, he's had them separated until yesterday we took out the barrier and there was a little chasing but nothing out of the usual. The sailfin basically exclusively lives in his cave, the clown always stays around the top of the tank and is active and basically has always just stayed clear of the Dovii.
Anway, now that the background is out of the way, I was woken up about an hour ago because, EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE DOVII IS DEAD!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED??????? the frontosa looked like it got put through a beating huge pieces of it's face were missing. But the clown and sailfin don't really look like they got attacked much. Maybe a few marks but not nearly like the frontosa which as I said was missing half of it's head. We just used a test kit and nothing in the water's off, temps 77, ph is fine, nitrite levels are going to be measured today. But basically what I'm asking is that it's clear the Dovii killed the Frontosa, but would it of killed the sailfin and clown too? after 4 years of living together?
He's been keeping an Dovii (it's between 17-18") for four years along with a sailfin sucker (15"), and clown loache (12"-13"). We don't measure outside of the water really so it's kinda rough estimates. These were all brought up together and have lived in this tank for the past 4 years. My roommate wanted to add another fish, and I told him after reading on here that he's gotta get something that will hold it's own. He didn't think it would be a problem. Considering I don't have a tank and just read about it online, and marvel at his tank, he didn't heed my advice. Anyway, he went to the LFS (3 days ago) and picked up a 12" Frontosa which the guy apparently told him is perfect for a Dovii tank, he's had them separated until yesterday we took out the barrier and there was a little chasing but nothing out of the usual. The sailfin basically exclusively lives in his cave, the clown always stays around the top of the tank and is active and basically has always just stayed clear of the Dovii.
Anway, now that the background is out of the way, I was woken up about an hour ago because, EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE DOVII IS DEAD!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED??????? the frontosa looked like it got put through a beating huge pieces of it's face were missing. But the clown and sailfin don't really look like they got attacked much. Maybe a few marks but not nearly like the frontosa which as I said was missing half of it's head. We just used a test kit and nothing in the water's off, temps 77, ph is fine, nitrite levels are going to be measured today. But basically what I'm asking is that it's clear the Dovii killed the Frontosa, but would it of killed the sailfin and clown too? after 4 years of living together?
