Guzalot

29g
2 Veil Angels
3 Red Wag Swordtails (2 F, 1 M)
1 Pineapple Swordtail (F)
1 Bristlenose Pleco

10g
1 Albino Cory
1 Mystery Danio
8 Neon Tetras

2.5g
3 Ghost Shrimp

Guzalot

My Angel succumbed to the mysterious case of popeye she developed about two weeks ago. She seemed to be doing better but this morning I found her dead at the bottom the tank . I've lost fish before but this one was special to me.

Guzalot

I bought 2 Veil Angels today for my 29 gallon. Yay! I got an unexpected bonus. When I put them in the tank, 2 fry were in the bag. They're not Angels, in fact I have no idea what they are. They look like some kind of danio or tetra, but I have never seen their color pattern before. They are only about 1/2" long so I put them in my 10 gallon where they are less likely to be eaten. It's going to be interesting to see what they grow up to be.

susitna-flower

Guzalot

Thank you for for the sympathy susitna-flower. That Angel had personality and I will miss her.

Guzalot

It looks like one of the mystery fry is going to make it to adulthood. The other just kind of disappeared one day a few weeks ago. Anyway, I am still unable to identify what species it might be, but it's about 1" long now and follows my guppy around like a lost puppy.

Guzalot

A pic of my 29 gallon.

Guzalot

It's really been "A Tale of Two Tanks" with me lately. My 29 gallon is thriving! The only problems I've had recently are that my male sword was harassing my two female swords too much. I added another female (a pineapple this time for some color variety) and there have been no more problems. All is well

My 10 gallon on the other hand...not so good. The male guppy came down with popeye and died after about 4 weeks of treatment and I also lost a cory so I'm down to two. The "mystery" fish is doing well though. I've done regular water tests and changes but I can't pinpoint the problem, all the water parameters are fine. I upgraded to a Whisper 20 filter and added some neon tetras last week and am keeping my fingers crossed.

Callum The Cat

COBettaCouple

what did you use for treatment of that popeye and did the cory die close to the same time as the guppy?

your tank looks great and the veiled angels are beautiful showcase fish.

Guzalot

I used Melafix to treat the popeye. As for the cory, he died about a week after the guppie did. I waited 2 weeks before adding any new fish since I didn't know what killed the other two but the other fish seemed fine. So far so good with the neons, they were added 6 days ago and all are well.

Thanks for the input!

COBettaCouple

rid-fungus and/or clout and/or parasite clear would not be a bad idea to stock just in case and i was thinking you might need one or those now, but sounds like the tank is cleared of pathogens.

Shrimpy

wow everything u did and been through. ur doing a great job

Guzalot

Thanks, it really has been a labor of love. The setbacks make the the successes that much more rewarding

Guzalot

I have given in to my MTS. I bought a new filter and broke my old 2.5g out of storage. It's cycling (fishless) as we speak.

COBettaCouple

lol.. MTS!

Guzalot

Somebody stop me! Please...

COBettaCouple

lol... i'm powerless to resist it or help anyone else.. we're in the grips of it now, no turning back.

armadillo

I am sorry you've lost your angel. It's all the sadder that she was quite special to you. I hate loosing my favorite fish, it can be such a heartbreak.

I lost a molly lately, and she had pop eye symptoms, as well as some finrot and what could be the beginning of a spine curvature. I never was able to determine what she died of. Another female molly had similar symptoms at the time but responded well to the meds. I am very scared it was TB, and was told it could lay dormant for months before striking again. I sure hope that's not what's going on your end. Good luck!

Guzalot

Thank you for the kind words. I never knew how attached I could become to a fish. It's been several months and all of the fish (both old a new) in the tank are doing well, I haven't had a loss since. *knock on wood*

COBettaCouple

Before we got our first fish, i didn't think i'd get attached to a fish but he proved that wrong and i still miss the little guy. and why shouldn't we? it's natural to get attached to your pets and these fish are as good of pets as any other animal.

Guzalot

Here is a pic of my 10 gallon tank.

COBettaCouple

where'd you find that great decor piece?

Guzalot

I bought it at a local Petsmart. My 4 year-old son picked it out. I wanted to do a Greek ruins theme, but he insisted that the castle was too cool. I think he was right...

COBettaCouple

they have some great decor there.. i've seen the big greek ruins and i think that might be the theme for our tall tank.. i always said i'd love to get them if i ever had a tall tank. i haven't seen that castle before but love it.. i may have to debate what to do if i find it at a petsmart in denver.

Guzalot

The 2.5 is finally almost cycled. I'm just waiting on the Nitrites to drop to zero and stay there for a couple days. I promised my son that he could pick out the betta and he's pretty excited.

COBettaCouple

yea, that's a cool thing for a kid.. and an adult.

Guzalot

I'm probably more excited than he is, lol.

COBettaCouple

lol.. yea, we were when we took a little kid betta shopping in Denver.. it's like the opposite of when a kid's dragging an adult to the toy aisle.. "hurry up! hurry up!"

Tom

Have you figured out what the fry is yet?
Tom