So, over the last 24 hours, I've lost 2 of my fish - my sun cat and my blue channel cat. They were fine leading up to their death, eating and all...however I did notice some odd things they were doing the night before.
My sun cat ALWAYS hides...except yesterday morning and the night before. He was all over the tank, swimming fast as could be. I came back from dropping my daughter off at school yesterday morning, he was gone.
My blue channel cat hides out under the driftwood in the tank most of the day, unless it's feeding time, or he's just feeling playful...except last night. He came out to eat, and stayed out, swimming I'm and put off the driftwood, up to the bottom of the tank and back down. While it wasn't unusual to stay out for little while, I ignored it. Woke up this morning and he was vertical.
Water parameters checked out ok. The only change I've made us that I've started feeding them tilapia fillets. But the sun cat didn't eat any and the blue channel preferred shrimp pellets or freeze died krill. My rtc and pacus all ate the tilapia and are fine. Doesn't make any sense to me. Anyone have any input?
Here's a picture if the blue channel cat I took this morning. The bucket is a foot across
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My sun cat ALWAYS hides...except yesterday morning and the night before. He was all over the tank, swimming fast as could be. I came back from dropping my daughter off at school yesterday morning, he was gone.
My blue channel cat hides out under the driftwood in the tank most of the day, unless it's feeding time, or he's just feeling playful...except last night. He came out to eat, and stayed out, swimming I'm and put off the driftwood, up to the bottom of the tank and back down. While it wasn't unusual to stay out for little while, I ignored it. Woke up this morning and he was vertical.
Water parameters checked out ok. The only change I've made us that I've started feeding them tilapia fillets. But the sun cat didn't eat any and the blue channel preferred shrimp pellets or freeze died krill. My rtc and pacus all ate the tilapia and are fine. Doesn't make any sense to me. Anyone have any input?
Here's a picture if the blue channel cat I took this morning. The bucket is a foot across
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. As for the cause of your fish's death I have no idea. Maybe it was some kind of bacteria on the tilapia. 