guess i won't know unless i can somehow convince the fish health lab here at work to run the gammit on them, lol.
What is Wrong with Me?
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there were no signs of it being picked on, malnourished, diseased or anything like that.
Q.What are you feeding them?
Q.What are you feeding them?
i should restate that as: "THAT I COULD NOTICE", lol. i am feeding flakes, omega one small sinking marine pellets, omega one shrimp pellets (cut up), frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp (i know they are basically nothing, but i just give them a little as all the fish seem to enjoy them). i think that's everything. 2 small meals a day. i haven't had anything but the endlis die in that tank.beblondie;1653496; said:
well, woke up to the last endli dead upside down at the bottom of the tank. I did notice a lot of red/orange on it's ventral surface that were unnoticeable to me when it was in the tank. All the bichirs there were supposedly eating blood worms.
I got the delhezi from the same place and it's still fine, but it was in a different tank at the LFS. I am starting to worry about it, though, because the senegal is growing and I haven't noticed it grow yet and I fear that it might eat the del soon, but I'm not sure where to put it. The sen might be able to go in w/ my jar, but there is a chance the marbled goby could eat it.
I'm destraut and feel like getting out of this hobby before I kill everything else
- okay, I probably won't but I still feel terrible about this whole ordeal -
I got the delhezi from the same place and it's still fine, but it was in a different tank at the LFS. I am starting to worry about it, though, because the senegal is growing and I haven't noticed it grow yet and I fear that it might eat the del soon, but I'm not sure where to put it. The sen might be able to go in w/ my jar, but there is a chance the marbled goby could eat it.
I'm destraut and feel like getting out of this hobby before I kill everything else
- okay, I probably won't but I still feel terrible about this whole ordeal -
bummer man i got a delhezi from that place and its doing fine as whell the lady there told me they were eating bloodworms too i haven't seen mine eat blood worms but mine like pieces of shrimp
so they still have endlis i think i may try to go back and get one REALLLLLLY tempted to do so but i also found a 5''-6'' ornate it doesn't have that good of a pattern but i still wan't it bad
so they still have endlis i think i may try to go back and get one REALLLLLLY tempted to do so but i also found a 5''-6'' ornate it doesn't have that good of a pattern but i still wan't it bad
Well, that is such a bummer. I was looking forward to getting the Endli from you, but I do not blame the fact that I won't be getting one on you. You should not feel horrible about the whole ordeal. The bottom line is you kept them in a healthy tank. The ones that died from unknown causes were likely sick at the LFS, and that is why you should not feel bad.
I was there today, and I noticed that there were only like 5 Endlis left, but still a bunch of Dels and Sens. I doubt this is because she has been selling a bunch of the more expensive Endlis than she is selling of the Dels and Sens. I suspect it is because the Endlis are dying at the store too.
The one weird thing though is that the Senegals are in the same tank as the Endlis at the LFS, and there are many left and they seem fine. Beblondie- is it possible that there is a disease in the tank that would affect the Endlis but not the Senegals?
Paul, no hard feelings. I know you are a good fishkeeper, and the unexplained deaths were not caused by you. I got the 10 gallon tank set up for a growout, and I think I may go buy one of the albino senegals tomorrow since they are just 11 bucks. I think one would look cool in my 125 with the black gravel and black background.
I was there today, and I noticed that there were only like 5 Endlis left, but still a bunch of Dels and Sens. I doubt this is because she has been selling a bunch of the more expensive Endlis than she is selling of the Dels and Sens. I suspect it is because the Endlis are dying at the store too.
The one weird thing though is that the Senegals are in the same tank as the Endlis at the LFS, and there are many left and they seem fine. Beblondie- is it possible that there is a disease in the tank that would affect the Endlis but not the Senegals?
Paul, no hard feelings. I know you are a good fishkeeper, and the unexplained deaths were not caused by you. I got the 10 gallon tank set up for a growout, and I think I may go buy one of the albino senegals tomorrow since they are just 11 bucks. I think one would look cool in my 125 with the black gravel and black background.
Angler;1657088; said:
I know, but I still feel bad. I'll get over it. I already distracted myself by redoing that tank. I got a 40 breeder (i hated the 55 and wanted a lower water level) and put some black t-grade in there, along w/ a spare stealth heater, digital thermometer and added an AC70. Hopefully, the del will start to grow as fast as the sen. The sen was about its size when I got it a month ago and it's already at 4 inches and a lot fatter.
I think both are captive bred, so I don't think it's a difference of one being WC and one being captive. They told me the only things wrong with my water was the ammonia was bouncing between 0 and the level above (I never tested any ammonia levels w/ my test kit) and the pH was too high at 7.5. I got the ammonia down to zero and the pH to 7.0 (with mopani driftwood) before the last 2 died.
I would probably try a sen if I were you...that's sounds like it would work out nicely. I'm not that interested in albino fish, but if they were that cheap (i didn't notice), I may try one. They were a little bigger than the endlis iirc.
i know how you feel as i lost a few of my rare cats (at least where i live)
its some times bad luck, some times things we over look and some times things we can't do anything about(might be because i was just being lazy) but in the end you gotta keep your head up and get over it and start a fresh and do better next time as far as your fish keeping is considered i have read about the way you keep your jar in one of your threads and i think you are a good fish keeper
its some times bad luck, some times things we over look and some times things we can't do anything about(might be because i was just being lazy) but in the end you gotta keep your head up and get over it and start a fresh and do better next time as far as your fish keeping is considered i have read about the way you keep your jar in one of your threads and i think you are a good fish keeper
headbanger_jib;1657734; said:
thanks
i heard about you losing some cats, but I didn't get a chance to read the thread yet. good luck. everything seems too be rare around here, lol.
when i went to feed the tank the enlis were in tonight, i saw the del swim and then it went limp and floated in the water landing on the back glass w/ its ventral surface towards to front of the tank and upside down. after a few seconds, it went back to normal and was swimming around. what's all that about?
pwmin;1657832; said:thanks
i heard about you losing some cats, but I didn't get a chance to read the thread yet. good luck. everything seems too be rare around here, lol.
when i went to feed the tank the enlis were in tonight, i saw the del swim and then it went limp and floated in the water landing on the back glass w/ its ventral surface towards to front of the tank and upside down. after a few seconds, it went back to normal and was swimming around. what's all that about?
I hope the Del ends up ok. I am now considering possible getting either a Del, Albino Sen, or both tomorrow. I am looking at my 10 gallon hex and wondering if it will be suitable for even 1 bichir until it is at least 4 inches. What do you think?
