New Tank Wrong Fish

diver48 · Mar 28, 2012

Hi all. Picked up new tank on Saturday fluval profile 900 six months old (eBay) £100 bargain. problem is it came with eight cichilds. two silver sharks. one plec? two tiger barbs.two tiger loaches. one red tail black shark. & one other algae eater don't know what it is.

They are not fish I really want so need to find good homes for some of them (cichilds)

Noticed today one of the yellow cichilds has what looks like a bruise on one side, orange in colour, scales raised, need to know best treatment as no hospital tank available.

Thought of trying melafix on whole tank, advice needed please.

Ian

N0body Of The Goat · Mar 28, 2012

This tank stocking sounds pretty shocking, you need to get photos for definite IDs so you know what can be safely left in theis tank and what needs to go ASAP...

Is this tank ~180l?

Besides the unknown cichlids, you will almost certainly need to rehome...
The Silver/Bala Sharks that reach ~40cm
The pleco, which if a "Common" or "Sailfin" should reach ~45-60cm
The RTBS that should reach ~15cm and will be quite territorial, needing at least a 4-foot tank

How is this "yellow cichlid" behaving compared to the other cichlids?
Did this bargain come with the filter and media that was supporting them before you purchased this setup?

diver48 · Mar 28, 2012

Hi this tank came with fluval 305 filter e300heater bogwood plants the lot fish too didant really want the fish .
drove up to Bristol to pick up not sure if damaged in transit looks like a electric yellow cichlid swimming fine and eating OK.
fantastic looking fish but not for me at moment.
wife wants tetras etc as I have a fluval 240 with ebjds in so need to sort out.

minnnt · Mar 29, 2012

Try aquarist classifieds and gumtree mate. The yellow labs will be easy to rehome, malawi's seem to be the in fish at the minute. The rest may have to go to your lfs though. Amazing what some people keep together.

Tank sounds like a right bargain! Congratulations.

diver48 · Mar 29, 2012

Hi all
trying to load photos but all to big only have tablet and can't downsize files at mo or haven't found out how :blink:

will try again later in week

KISSfn · Mar 29, 2012

You can resize photos at Photobucket.com.

minnnt · Mar 29, 2012

Photobucket or flickr will do it for you mate, then just copy the img code.

diver48 · Mar 30, 2012

First try to upload photos from photo bucket.
http:// http://s1068.photobucket.com/albums/u455

diver48 · Mar 30, 2012

didint go to plan lol. try again when I get back from work. if I can get petrol that is
:blink:

diver48 · Mar 30, 2012

hi all my first pic after 4 try

diver48 · Mar 30, 2012

the fish above has red scar/wound doesn't seem to mind not showing sign's of stress.
new photo of some others in tank

diver48 said:
the fish above has red scar/wound doesn't seem to mind not showing sign's of stress.
new photo of some others in tank

AshleyT · Mar 31, 2012

These are a species only fish according to my lfs, is that true or can the be housed with other fish?

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