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Fish Crazy
I haven't been here in a long time and I just posted in the tropical fish emergencies forum. I thought it would be rude to come and ask for advice and not say hello.
The truth of the matter is that I lost some of my enthusiasm over the past several months. I first started my fishtank over a year ago. My original idea was to set up a tank with a few apistogrammas. Unfortunately, I had very bad luck with them and my last lone mail died almost two months ago. I had several cockatoos and a pair of agazzizi. None of them lived for more than a few months and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. My water chemistry was always good and I changed my water at least once a week.
Once the last cockatoo died my tank I got bored with my tank and frankly it didn't have anything exciting going on. My tetras basically just sat in the back waiting for the food to be dropped. My otos were still cool but after a while I got bored watching them. I still maintained the tank but without much enthusiasm, which is why I haven't posted here in a while.
Last week I went to my lfs and decided I would buy some new fish. I bought three curviceps, hoping two of them would form a pair. Although they're young and difficult to sex, I believe two of them have already paired up. they're almost constantly together and one has more pronounced markings and a rounder head. I'm excited about fish again.
However, disappointment seems like it's always around the corner. The third fish does not seem to be doing well and I have removed him to a hospital tank. I hope that the other two do well because I really want to be excited about fish again. So far, it has been really fun to watch the curviceps.
I'm wondering though, why do I have so much trouble with fish? I'm always dilligent about water changes and my tests always show water with perfect parameters, 0,0,5, pH 6.6-6.8. There must be some kind of parasite in my tank that only effects certain fish, when they get stressed out, I guess.
Anyway, it's good to be back. See you soon!
The truth of the matter is that I lost some of my enthusiasm over the past several months. I first started my fishtank over a year ago. My original idea was to set up a tank with a few apistogrammas. Unfortunately, I had very bad luck with them and my last lone mail died almost two months ago. I had several cockatoos and a pair of agazzizi. None of them lived for more than a few months and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. My water chemistry was always good and I changed my water at least once a week.
Once the last cockatoo died my tank I got bored with my tank and frankly it didn't have anything exciting going on. My tetras basically just sat in the back waiting for the food to be dropped. My otos were still cool but after a while I got bored watching them. I still maintained the tank but without much enthusiasm, which is why I haven't posted here in a while.
Last week I went to my lfs and decided I would buy some new fish. I bought three curviceps, hoping two of them would form a pair. Although they're young and difficult to sex, I believe two of them have already paired up. they're almost constantly together and one has more pronounced markings and a rounder head. I'm excited about fish again.
However, disappointment seems like it's always around the corner. The third fish does not seem to be doing well and I have removed him to a hospital tank. I hope that the other two do well because I really want to be excited about fish again. So far, it has been really fun to watch the curviceps.
I'm wondering though, why do I have so much trouble with fish? I'm always dilligent about water changes and my tests always show water with perfect parameters, 0,0,5, pH 6.6-6.8. There must be some kind of parasite in my tank that only effects certain fish, when they get stressed out, I guess.
Anyway, it's good to be back. See you soon!