90L Dirted Planted Tank

[MattW]

The tank has been doing well, probably is due for a plant trim soon. Sadly, as some may have seen, I lost the alpha male a week or two back. The dynamic of the tank hasn't been the same since. The Sawbwa don't come to the front as much as they used to, and only feed in tight groups compared to when they used to dart around the tank pecking at bug bites. I'm hoping this is just a blip in their behaviour. I'm still considering adding some form of Loach or bottom feeder. Probably a 6-8-sized group. The tank is more than established now, and I reckon it can deal with a bit more bioload. Ideally, something from Lake Inle would be best.

 

[MattW]

The past couple of weeks haven't been good. I've lost two more fish, a male and a young female. Both were found floating at the top, unlike the alpha male who was found at the bottom. The young female did have one different symptom, however. A large chunk of the body, exposed near the anal fin. I only caught it last night after work; she was dead this morning. I'm wondering if this is a parasite. I once had a male develop a hole in its stomach, and it later died a day or two later. The majority view on the post I made was a parasitic worm.

I have another male at the moment, not looking too good as well. Its stomach has gotten huge, and its eyes are bulging like a fancy goldfish. Medicating this tank is going to be a big pain. Unless I can fish them out into a quarantine tank, which I have no room for at the moment.

So now I'm on 8 fish with another potential one on the way out.