Hello everyone,
First of all let me say that I think my tank is a little crowded and I plan to get a second smaller tank soon. I have been watching all of the fish very closely on a daily basis. I have around 50-60 inches of fish and with 1 gallon per inch of fish I think the tank is full. For those of you that read through this.. What I am looking for is various opinions on some of the issues I have stated below. I had my water tested, cleaned my tank, and did a 10% water change all very recently. The water test was fine. The tank maintains 76-78 degrees which seems to be the best range for the variety of fish I have.
2 Dojo Loaches - Suppose to eat flake and shrimp pellets... all they eat is algae tablets with occasional flakes and are losing their color. They seem healthy but are almost white. They should be orange and pink.
2 Spotted Mollies - Eating normally and one of them has some slight yellow spots.
2 Black Mollies - Eating normally and one of them is losing pigment and becoming more aggressive.
2 White Mollies - Eating normally and very healthy.
2 Blushing High Fin Tetras - Eating normally and slightly aggressive toward other fish.
2 Sunset Gouramis - Eating normally but losing pigment.
3 Mystery Snails - All seem to be doing fine.
6 Neon Tetras - Do not seem to get enough food at times but appear healthy.
1 Small Pleco - Eating normally and healthy.
2 Mickey Mouse Platy - Eating normally and one of them has some slight yellow spots.
2 Plumetail Platy - Eating normally and slightly aggressive toward the Mickey Mouse Platy.
2 Angels (Marbled Angel Fish?) - Still under observation.
8 baby Guppies - Eating normally and growing rapidly in a breeding trap.
9 baby Spotted Mollies - Eating normally and growing faster than the Guppies in their own breeding trap.
1 small brown snail.. It has laid loads of eggs in one of the breeding traps.. I assume this is the kind of brown snail that everyone hates. So I was wondering if Clown Loaches would mix well with my existing fish population. If so then snail problem solved.
Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any responses
First of all let me say that I think my tank is a little crowded and I plan to get a second smaller tank soon. I have been watching all of the fish very closely on a daily basis. I have around 50-60 inches of fish and with 1 gallon per inch of fish I think the tank is full. For those of you that read through this.. What I am looking for is various opinions on some of the issues I have stated below. I had my water tested, cleaned my tank, and did a 10% water change all very recently. The water test was fine. The tank maintains 76-78 degrees which seems to be the best range for the variety of fish I have.
2 Dojo Loaches - Suppose to eat flake and shrimp pellets... all they eat is algae tablets with occasional flakes and are losing their color. They seem healthy but are almost white. They should be orange and pink.
2 Spotted Mollies - Eating normally and one of them has some slight yellow spots.
2 Black Mollies - Eating normally and one of them is losing pigment and becoming more aggressive.
2 White Mollies - Eating normally and very healthy.
2 Blushing High Fin Tetras - Eating normally and slightly aggressive toward other fish.
2 Sunset Gouramis - Eating normally but losing pigment.
3 Mystery Snails - All seem to be doing fine.
6 Neon Tetras - Do not seem to get enough food at times but appear healthy.
1 Small Pleco - Eating normally and healthy.
2 Mickey Mouse Platy - Eating normally and one of them has some slight yellow spots.
2 Plumetail Platy - Eating normally and slightly aggressive toward the Mickey Mouse Platy.
2 Angels (Marbled Angel Fish?) - Still under observation.
8 baby Guppies - Eating normally and growing rapidly in a breeding trap.
9 baby Spotted Mollies - Eating normally and growing faster than the Guppies in their own breeding trap.
1 small brown snail.. It has laid loads of eggs in one of the breeding traps.. I assume this is the kind of brown snail that everyone hates. So I was wondering if Clown Loaches would mix well with my existing fish population. If so then snail problem solved.
Thanks for looking and thanks in advance for any responses
