willie Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 I bought a male betta and female pearl gourami. I quarantined them and all seem fine other than the betta was ultra shy and hid a lot. Put them in my gourami community tank and all seemed fine other than the shyness still (stayed up the top of the tank behind the longest plants. 3 weeks on I had 2 black angels with shredded and missing fins. Treated them with a salt bath. A few days later 1 died next day the betta died, afew more days the marble angel was shredded. The betta had no marks fins fine etc. Then lost the other black angel. Today a neon was dead but a piece missing. 1 of my kissing gouramis and the female pearl have lived in hiding while all this is going on. I have 1 other angel who is fine. The male pearl has been a bit full of himself but haven't seen him have a go at anything . He is showing a bit of colour and chasing the female a bit . Help I don't want to lose any more and I can't figure it out. Is it Mr murphy in the dining room with a candle stick or am I missing something obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynz Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Do you have lids on your tank? A cat perhaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Ahhhhh! Its the Cat in the Library with the sharp claws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 What exactly, in the way of fish, do you have in the tank? And what size is the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 How long has the tank been set up. What filtration do you have. When did you last do a water change and how. PM me where you got the fish from Willie. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted April 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Yes good lids because there is cats in the library lol. Been set up for a good year with no losses previous to this. I have a catfish, pair of kissing gouramis, 2 golden gouramis, 2 pearl gouramis, 2 dwarf powder blues, half an angel , 1 whole angel and a red tail shark and 4 neons. It is a 300 ltr tank with a via aqua 300 cannister filter. I do a 25% water change weekly. I'm doing them every second day at the moment or when the hitman has been busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 Try taking out that pearl G that is doing the hassling. Put him into a corner blocked off from the rest, or into a spare tank for a couple of weeks. If it is him, things will start improving. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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