§tudz
A True Oddball
Hi,
yesterday afternoon I bought a platydoras costatus (Humbug Catfish, Striped Raphael)
but as its nocturnal, and new, it found itself a home in the tank.
It has dug a cove under a piece of bogwood, and I have only been able to see the back of its flank.
Until about 30mins ago, I know fish can't see the red spectrum, and I have bought some red LEDs to make a 'night time viewing system'
but thats another story. anyway, I made a 'make-shift' red light to examine to fish when it came out. (from a red sweet rapped stuck to the front of a small torch 
) )
I notice that it has sores on its right and left flanks, just below its dorsal. I don't think anything in the tank has attacked it, its is in a tank with a synodnotis ocellifer, and a VERY small bichir. the sores look like they could have been caused form the abrasion between the bogwood and itself?
I have Interpet Anti-internal Bacterial solution (9) which says it can be used on ulcers, I can't add any due to the tank being treated for whitespot, which I didn't notice until after purchasing the new fish
.
Should I be concerned and add something for it? or shoudl it be ok?
I think I will move the bogwood, so that there is NO sand under it, so the fish can't dig, there are plently of hiding places in the tank, I have a fake log, a fake slate tunnel, and two large pieces of bogwood, one piece is long and flat and it balanced over the tunnel and some rocks to provide another 'cave'.
any ideas or help?
yesterday afternoon I bought a platydoras costatus (Humbug Catfish, Striped Raphael)
but as its nocturnal, and new, it found itself a home in the tank.
It has dug a cove under a piece of bogwood, and I have only been able to see the back of its flank.
Until about 30mins ago, I know fish can't see the red spectrum, and I have bought some red LEDs to make a 'night time viewing system'
but thats another story. anyway, I made a 'make-shift' red light to examine to fish when it came out. (from a red sweet rapped stuck to the front of a small torch ) )I notice that it has sores on its right and left flanks, just below its dorsal. I don't think anything in the tank has attacked it, its is in a tank with a synodnotis ocellifer, and a VERY small bichir. the sores look like they could have been caused form the abrasion between the bogwood and itself?
I have Interpet Anti-internal Bacterial solution (9) which says it can be used on ulcers, I can't add any due to the tank being treated for whitespot, which I didn't notice until after purchasing the new fish
. Should I be concerned and add something for it? or shoudl it be ok?
I think I will move the bogwood, so that there is NO sand under it, so the fish can't dig, there are plently of hiding places in the tank, I have a fake log, a fake slate tunnel, and two large pieces of bogwood, one piece is long and flat and it balanced over the tunnel and some rocks to provide another 'cave'.
any ideas or help?
