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Hi Byron, every aspect of water is perfect. Don’t have details to hand but, I’m aware of what they should be, and tested to find all was well. As said before, it is very strange, because this morning, all was normal again. They follow each other round like a perfect pair, eating fine, looking...

Bit of a strange one… but the fish are completely fine this morning?

So I have a mated pair of discus. I’ve had them for a month or so, when they paired off and behaved aggressively to their tank mates, I removed all other discus and left the pair. This morning before work; I noticed their first batch of eggs. I’ve come home tonight and immediately noticed the...

I see pics like this and makes me think my discus must be okay?

Haha okay, I’ll keep being patient! On another point, I have noticed more prominent “stress bars” on the fish. It is worrying, but upon looking at pictures of discus on Google/Instagram, a large majority of discus seem to be shown with these vertical bars. They are eating well, swimming...

So I have a pair of discus who have been returning to one corner. They are both doing little shimmys. The male will pick at/clean certain leaves or bits of driftwood, and then the female rubs her belly along it but isn’t actually expelling any eggs?

I don’t need to sit in front of the tank without moving as my tank can be seen from my sofa so I constantly see their natural behaviour. The pair were constantly chasing and nipping the other 3. Not just when they came close, but they would leave their corner of the tank to seek out the other...

Thought I’d include this video. Defo looks like a pair. The Male cleaning the leaf and the female attempting to lay eggs on it maybe?

Unfortunately I am not in a position to split these up. The store said they will offer a cash refund for the 3. Would you personally leave it and see if things work themselves out. Maybe the other 3 will learn to stay clear of the pair, or would you simply return 3 and leave the pair?

Hi guys, I recently got my dream fish. I added 5 discus to my 55 gallon. I immediately noticed lots of aggression and lip locking, so I turned the lights off and kept the tank covered for a few days. I have noticed that 3 of the discus are showing stress lines (2 of them very severely. Almost...

So I returned the congos and finally got my dream fish! A pair of discus. I know these are recommended in groups but the store said these 2 had started showing aggression to the rest of the group and showed signs of pairing off! (I hope so as cost a fair bit 😳) Here’s to hoping to some eggs in...

Hmmm that is worrying. I’ve noticed they are not behaving as previous congos have. They have been bunched up in the corner pretty inactive, and the more I look at them, the more I see they look worse for wear. The shop has agreed to offer a full refund so I will return them on Sunday. Such a...

Okay so should I be worried about the above Congo tetras? My lfs have said they came from a very long term customer and it appears to be scarring from an old injury, but they are happy to refund?

This forum was asking about the mark on my congo tetra. Please only comment relevant information to the question.

I am treating my cardinals for fin rot. Is is harmless to other fish 🙄 Just thought I’d was relevant to mention…

Hi guys, I recently got some XL Congo tetras from my lfs and noticed straight away that two of the males have these strange markings on their side. It looks almost like an old injury, that has healed over leaving some discolouration. The store said they had been quarantined for 3 weeks and...

Thanks for the replies everyone! I agree it is stocked to the max, if not, overstocked. I do 30-40 water changes every Friday without fail. Regarding the denison barbs, they have yet to show any aggression towards each other/other fish, they group nicely, however it sounds like I should...

Is this tank overstocked? Have another tank to move things to if so. 55 gallon 6 XL Congo tetras 3 Juvenile Denison barbs 1 Pearl Gourami 15 cardinals 15 rummy nose 15 black neons

So I have an angelfish tank of various sizes and pairs. All is well but I had an aggressive male that was bullying basically the whole tank. I have moved him to my community tank (cardinals, rummy nose etc) and to my surprise, he has been very well behaved to the smaller fish. I think it’s...

He was separated from the Angel tank for being aggressive to his tank mates. He is fine here.

Crystal clear!

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Yeah they schooled really nicely actually (clearly out of fear). I did do a before and after head count (bit difficult with so many but I’m fairly sure there’s been no casualties. Maybe 1 or 2 but like I say it’s hard to tell with so many!) I had juvenile angelfish but they were getting s bit...

Yeah was a cool fish, doubt I’ll ever own a tank big enough, maybe a couple of dwarf snakeheads down the line 👀

He’s gone to his forever home and the Cardinals go on! Risky stuff, wouldn’t recommend 😅

I only expected backlash because the thought of putting a potential 5ft predator fish in a 55 gallon tank with tetras seems like a recipe for disaster. I don’t think at the size that he is, it is inappropriate to hold him for a while. Any losses to tetras I will be reimbursed for, but I’m quite...

Oh yeah he’ll be in his forever home by then, honestly I’m surprised he’s not made a move for some of them already, as said he seems to be a very well behaved fish… for now

He won’t be cute for very long 😅 a very well behaved little monster for now however