Hi Everyone!
Many thanks to fluttermoth, Akasha72 and TallTree01 with the help with my fish rescue attempt.
The three survivors continue to do better and better. The Red-Tailed Black Shark ended up losing the eye that went cloudy. At first I thought it was going to get better, but one day I looked more closely, and noticed that the eye was actually gone
He seems none the worse for wear though. He's quite feisty and frolicks about a lot. He loves the cucumber I'm feeding him along with flake and pellets. I've had to do some (successful!) redecorating to get him to be less aggressive with the Serpae Tetra at feeding time. The S. Tetra still seems a little harried, though he's recently started aggressively feeding too, so I'm pretty sure he's going to be fine.
My first question is about vacationing. I've been somewhat abruptly (but now quite happily) thrust into fish care, and I've a planned 4-day vacation and am wondering if the auto-feeders I'm reading about are reliable enough to keep my fish fed for 4 days? I'm thinking I'll be fine for just a short time. I already have a ligt on a timer.
Question #2: stocking: My tank is a 2 foot 29 gallon tank (with rounded front) I'm thinking that both little fish (serpae tetra and danio) might fare better with the shark in there if they are in a same-species school. Would adding two more serpae tetras be enough, or should I go like 5? I'm thinking that the RTBS + 6 sepae tetras + 6 zebra danios might be too much fish for 29 gallons. Am I right? What would be the best thing for the little fish? I know that the shark (he's only 2" long right now) would be better off long-term, in a larger tank, but that's just not in the cards right now, maybe later though
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Pir
Many thanks to fluttermoth, Akasha72 and TallTree01 with the help with my fish rescue attempt.
The three survivors continue to do better and better. The Red-Tailed Black Shark ended up losing the eye that went cloudy. At first I thought it was going to get better, but one day I looked more closely, and noticed that the eye was actually gone
My first question is about vacationing. I've been somewhat abruptly (but now quite happily) thrust into fish care, and I've a planned 4-day vacation and am wondering if the auto-feeders I'm reading about are reliable enough to keep my fish fed for 4 days? I'm thinking I'll be fine for just a short time. I already have a ligt on a timer.
Question #2: stocking: My tank is a 2 foot 29 gallon tank (with rounded front) I'm thinking that both little fish (serpae tetra and danio) might fare better with the shark in there if they are in a same-species school. Would adding two more serpae tetras be enough, or should I go like 5? I'm thinking that the RTBS + 6 sepae tetras + 6 zebra danios might be too much fish for 29 gallons. Am I right? What would be the best thing for the little fish? I know that the shark (he's only 2" long right now) would be better off long-term, in a larger tank, but that's just not in the cards right now, maybe later though
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Pir