Ive got a bored fish!
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I have 2 senegalus bichirs of which one is growing significantly faster than the other even though they eat the same amount... anybody know why that cud be? is there size difference between genders?
anyway I have a brown knife in there aswell and i noticed a while ago he had a bit of fungus thing goin on so i put in some general tonic against infections and mold... (the kind that makes the water green) and i put in some table salt. the mold is almost gone now. But today ive noticed my smaller bichir is swimming up against the glass all the time... up n down n up n down...
cud this be because hes uncomfortable with the meds and salinity? or he just damn bored..
anyway I have a brown knife in there aswell and i noticed a while ago he had a bit of fungus thing goin on so i put in some general tonic against infections and mold... (the kind that makes the water green) and i put in some table salt. the mold is almost gone now. But today ive noticed my smaller bichir is swimming up against the glass all the time... up n down n up n down...
cud this be because hes uncomfortable with the meds and salinity? or he just damn bored..
ammerman19;723044; said:
yes, tablesalt = bad news, im not sure if it leads to what you describe, but its no good.
I know iodine does something with their glands and metabolism, but if they're ok now it'll be fine as long as you don't add more. When they go up and down up and down up and down it's like a boredom/unhappy thing, they're looking for a way out. Mine female did that until I could find a male. I still have an ornatipinnis that does that from time to time. Even looking on youtube it's fairly common, depending on how you tank is stocked sometimes companions can help, but not a guaranteed fix.
I always wonder if they know its time to spawn, or just exercising like a hamster in a wheel.
I always wonder if they know its time to spawn, or just exercising like a hamster in a wheel.