Sorry to derail, but did you try applying Metronidazole to the wounds themselves?NCStateFisher;4801095; said:
And BTW, my big female oranda is the most monster fish I have! She out eats and out POOPs even my toadfish and eel!
My status as a fish keeper... You ever felt this way
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And BTW, my big female oranda is the most monster fish I have! She out eats and out POOPs even my toadfish and eel!
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nah, never got the metro for it, i just tried the epsom salt method and kept water quality really good - he still is living a much better life than at petsmart where he had several fin tears and some other cuts - it improved a little but never totally went away, great fish i just feel i did my part for him and want to move on to some more polys
It got to this point with me & both my 55 & 65. My 55 was slowly becoming my favorite tank with a pictus cat, bichir, abk, eel & leopard ctenopoma. The Jack Dempsey that was in my 65 has always been one of my top 2 favorite fish that I keep, but it got to the point where there was no activity in the tank except at feeding time. I had him in there with a shoal of 16 tiger barbs...they were interesting enough but soon got boring between just them and the JD.
I gave away half of the barbs, moved 8 of them over to my 55 along with the jack. Now I'm turning that 65 into SW. So I also took the rocks & half the driftwood and moved it to the 55. THEN I found someone local who gave me a bunch of java moss & water sprite clippings which are now planted & attached to my driftwood. Basically I just spruced up the aquascape a LOT, added the jack dempsey & barbs and have started paying 100% attention to that tank.
Lately I've gone from just doing feedings & water changes and the occasional second glance, to spending more time in front of my tank than I spend anywhere else at home. I'm loving it and its really paying off mentally for me & visually for the other people in the house.
I have a tank full of 'nocturnal predators' that are all completely comfortable all day long all over the tank. The pictus & the JD have their specific territories, the bichirs hang out wherever, the ctenopoma lurks the shadows, the knife is found all over the place like a ninja and the eel has been spending a lot of time in the new plants, especially the floating ones. I also have a juvie convict who I'm waiting to grow large enough to catch & rehome. And I have 4 snails who actually add a lot of personality to the tank as well.
I feel like I've done well at creating a mini-monster tank. A collection of fish each beautiful or stunning in its own way, lucky enough to have specimens with temperaments that allow coexistence in the small space even though some people would think it would never be possible, and a dynamic in the tank that makes for constant activity at the speed of relax.
So basically...redecorate, make a comfortable spot to sit in front of the tank and watch, and see if they're actually being completely lethargic, or if they're leading lives that you're just not witnessing which is causing you to lose interest. What also might help, is to have some guests over who would appreciate sitting and watching an interesting/visually & mentally stimulating aquarium, but don't know enough about fish & keeping them to have lost that bit of magic from it. Make it a conversational centerpiece
I gave away half of the barbs, moved 8 of them over to my 55 along with the jack. Now I'm turning that 65 into SW. So I also took the rocks & half the driftwood and moved it to the 55. THEN I found someone local who gave me a bunch of java moss & water sprite clippings which are now planted & attached to my driftwood. Basically I just spruced up the aquascape a LOT, added the jack dempsey & barbs and have started paying 100% attention to that tank.
Lately I've gone from just doing feedings & water changes and the occasional second glance, to spending more time in front of my tank than I spend anywhere else at home. I'm loving it and its really paying off mentally for me & visually for the other people in the house.
I have a tank full of 'nocturnal predators' that are all completely comfortable all day long all over the tank. The pictus & the JD have their specific territories, the bichirs hang out wherever, the ctenopoma lurks the shadows, the knife is found all over the place like a ninja and the eel has been spending a lot of time in the new plants, especially the floating ones. I also have a juvie convict who I'm waiting to grow large enough to catch & rehome. And I have 4 snails who actually add a lot of personality to the tank as well.
I feel like I've done well at creating a mini-monster tank. A collection of fish each beautiful or stunning in its own way, lucky enough to have specimens with temperaments that allow coexistence in the small space even though some people would think it would never be possible, and a dynamic in the tank that makes for constant activity at the speed of relax.
So basically...redecorate, make a comfortable spot to sit in front of the tank and watch, and see if they're actually being completely lethargic, or if they're leading lives that you're just not witnessing which is causing you to lose interest. What also might help, is to have some guests over who would appreciate sitting and watching an interesting/visually & mentally stimulating aquarium, but don't know enough about fish & keeping them to have lost that bit of magic from it. Make it a conversational centerpiece
That video bomber posted was dope.
I've felt this way before too.
I had some smaller dats, that all they did was hide.
I sold them for $20 at 5'' and regret it to this day.
One thing you can do though is get like a 20G planted tank with a bunch of small active fish, brings back those old memories of having a bunch of 10 gallon communities as a kid for me.
I've felt this way before too.
I had some smaller dats, that all they did was hide.
I sold them for $20 at 5'' and regret it to this day.
One thing you can do though is get like a 20G planted tank with a bunch of small active fish, brings back those old memories of having a bunch of 10 gallon communities as a kid for me.
I got burned out at one point too. I made a ten gallon planted tank with cherry shrimp and I enjoy just sitting in front of it very much.
Very often, I just want to take down all of my tanks, and just never bother with fish ever again. But then, when I have a horrible day, I go downstairs and there's my baby Flowerhorn; Frankie- Waiting for me to feed and pet him.
Then I have my set of Midas, and they all give me kisses through the glass.
I've also got a Jaguar cichlid who has much personality as well.
I like a ton of different fish, and when I want something that I can't put in any of the tanks I have, I just go get another tank... this may be why I have 11 different tanks..
I would just do your research on different fish, and see what you think would suit you... look around on here..
I know how you feel, it happens to all of us at one point or another.
Then I have my set of Midas, and they all give me kisses through the glass.
I've also got a Jaguar cichlid who has much personality as well.
I like a ton of different fish, and when I want something that I can't put in any of the tanks I have, I just go get another tank... this may be why I have 11 different tanks..
I would just do your research on different fish, and see what you think would suit you... look around on here..
I know how you feel, it happens to all of us at one point or another.
Change it up.. I use to be a nice tame community fish person.. livebearers where my favorite ( and in some dark corner of my evil brain guppies are one of my favorites tsill)
x2 with setting up like a 10 or something simple and just getting something "old-school"
or re-vamp your stock.
I've gotten rid of a few fish I regret.. but at the time it was the best choice for me and the fish. and I've even bough a few fish that where impulse buys who are now some of my favorite fish. I never would have likely bought them otherwise.
x2 with setting up like a 10 or something simple and just getting something "old-school"
or re-vamp your stock.
I've gotten rid of a few fish I regret.. but at the time it was the best choice for me and the fish. and I've even bough a few fish that where impulse buys who are now some of my favorite fish. I never would have likely bought them otherwise.
I have had this feeling before, I felt that my tanks have lost their luster.
but in all honesty, you may be suffering from seasonal depression. best bet is to change up some things, new things, get your brain stimulated. try your hand at a nano planted tank, find some local vendors, ask for some small fry to raise, or try to raise your own fry from a breeding pair.
I decided to have a SA/CA cichlid growout tank. it was a new experience and fun experience just to do the research with the realistic possibility of actually getting some of the fish. It is a planted tank so i watch the plants grow as well which was a bonus
the baby senegal bichir is very entertaining
the pair of firemouths are flashing and their drama is fun to watch
then there is the picky EBJD, he's just so hard to please. but now stares back at me.
I also have been looking for new fish on craigslist every day and recently I got a nice 14" pleco who doesnt move much but is just facsinating to watch him do whatever he does... knowing that my 5" and my 3" plecos will someday be that big.
but in all honesty, you may be suffering from seasonal depression. best bet is to change up some things, new things, get your brain stimulated. try your hand at a nano planted tank, find some local vendors, ask for some small fry to raise, or try to raise your own fry from a breeding pair.
I decided to have a SA/CA cichlid growout tank. it was a new experience and fun experience just to do the research with the realistic possibility of actually getting some of the fish. It is a planted tank so i watch the plants grow as well which was a bonus
the baby senegal bichir is very entertaining
the pair of firemouths are flashing and their drama is fun to watch
then there is the picky EBJD, he's just so hard to please. but now stares back at me.
I also have been looking for new fish on craigslist every day and recently I got a nice 14" pleco who doesnt move much but is just facsinating to watch him do whatever he does... knowing that my 5" and my 3" plecos will someday be that big.
