trentiusmaximus

Ok, i put the bloodworms in the tank and everything. All of my fish have survived except for my pleco which died of injury. Now one of red tailed sharks look noticeably pale. Its body is not black, it more of a very soft black/gray color and the tail is not even reddish, it is a pale soft orange. What could these be signs of? My other shark looks gorgeous. Bright orange tale and pretty dark black body. So i must be doing something right somewhere. any tips welcome.

travie

What is your tank size? And what and how many fish do you have in there?

travie

I read your other thread. I'm guessing your healthy RTS is picking on everything else and thus stressing all your other fish out.

susitna-flower

I also read your other posts, and one big problem I see is that your tank is NOT cycled, and it is overcrowded!

Do you have that API Master Test kit yet?

You need to post the results of the tests.

Ammonia?
Nitrite?
Nitrate?

Temperature?

You have a 20 gallon tank and approx. 33 " of fish, figured on their adult size. The proper stocking is not more than 1" of adult size per gallon of tank.

Are you doing water changes?

Redtailed sharks tend to get aggressive toward each other, or toward other fish of similar shape.

Chinese Algae Eaters are notoriously mean tempered, and after they grow up stop eating much algae.

First thing I would do would be to find a home or take back to your LFS if you can, one RT, and both CAE's. 3-5 otoes will do more for removing algae out of a small tank. BUT after you thin out your fish a little, DON"T add ANY back until your tank is fully cycled!!!

If you are a student, the last thing you need is the stress of a sick tank, and that is what you are headed to if you don't get your tank through the cycle. Post those test results, and we will try to help more.

trentiusmaximus

im doing water changes and i got rid of most of the fish, my friend took them off of my hands. I now only have one algae eater and 2 red tailed sharks.

susitna-flower

OK, but you still need to let us know what the test results are.

REDTAIL Sharks ! You will see why your are not going to get along in a 20 gallon. Sorry to keep giving bad news, but if you don't deal with this now your second RT probably won't make it.

Johawk

Unless you have a large aquarium, you should really only keep 1 Red Tail Shark in the tank. As they mature, they get more and more aggressive towards eachother. 20g for 2 of them is just too small.