Question Please help

[PJGuppies]

I have 2 questions if someone can help or give me hints I would REALLY appreciate it...

1) I have a Pleco "Fred" hes about 3 in. He is the most active pleco I have ever seen!!! Anyways, he is starting to chase my Male Molly and only him, which I dont mind cause my Molly is very aggressive!! But I am afraid "Fred" will kill "Tarzan" Can this happen? and how can I stop "Fred" from chasing him? I know a 10 gal is way to small for a pleco, but I will be upgrading to a 25 gal very soon..any advice will be appreciated..

2) I have 2 5 1/2 gal tanks that hold my Guppy Fry and Molly Fry, and I have noticed that my babies are rubbing on anything they can, they are not doing it real bad, but its worry me..Could they have Flukes? If so what can u use to treat small Fry?

My tank water conditions are fine I just checked them today..I did have a problem with HIGH Nitrites in my Guppy Fry tank but they are now coming down!! And "Fred" get algae wafers every other day, and I see him eating the flake food I feed my other fish, so he is getting plenty of food.

 

[Starla]

Hey, about your first question...I had two mollies and one of them chased the other and then started nipping it and that same day the nipped and chased molly died so I just want to maybe advise putting Tarzan or Fred in a seperate tank until you upgrade to the bigger one, that is if you have another tank or small aquarium. That's all the advice I have so good luck with it....

 

[SneakBetta]

Not too great of an answer but I would seperate them and when you get your new bigger tank, but the least aggressive one in first. Then 1/2 an hour later put in the other one that way the aggresive one won't think he owns the tank

!Ashley!

 

[val]

About your second question, it sounds like it could be velvet or even maybe skin slime. But, it is probably velvet. Do you notice any yellow-gold coloring on them?
To treat velvet, you administer a proprietary treatment and shade the tank. But I would worry about treating fry, since they are so young.

Valerie