New fish mom of 4 very cute fish

[Dawnala]

Hello everyone, I am a new fish mom to 5 amazing fish. I have a red male betta, red dwarf gourami, 2 pleco and my fave a German blue ram!
I inherited them from a careless fish owner who barely fed/changed the water. I didn’t know how many fish I was getting that how bad the water was!
I got a crash course of how to do a fish in cycle and after a painful month and a half I have finally balance out both tanks!
My gourami and ram have some health issues that I will ask for help in another post. In the meantime I’m happy to be a part of this community

 

[Rose of Sharon]

Hi and welcome to Fishlore!!! So glad you joined!!!

 

[Dawnala]

Hi and welcome to Fishlore!!! So glad you joined!!!

Thank you

 

[qldmick]

They look like Sailfin Plecos, they get 45cm+.

 

[Dawnala]

They look like Sailfin Plecos, they get 45cm+.

Are you kidding me?!?!? ‍♀️‍♀️

 

[qldmick]

Are you kidding me?!?!? ‍♀️‍♀️

NOPE that's what they are. You can google them (for some reason image search shows up 3 or more species including Sailfin, Common and Gold Spot plecos, the honeycomb patterns are the sailfins and yer they get huge.

Best to trade them in for some Bristlenose or dwarf plecos.

 

[kuhlkid]

If this is the 5.5g tank mentioned in another thread, no pleco is suitable for that enclosure. You'll need at least 20g for the smallest subspecies, and I generally still caution against plecos in anything less than 30g, just for the amount of waste they produce.

 

[Dawnala]

NOPE that's what they are. You can google them (for some reason image search shows up 3 or more species including Sailfin, Common and Gold Spot plecos, the honeycomb patterns are the sailfins and yer they get huge.

Best to trade them in for some Bristlenose or dwarf plecos.

Wow, I had no idea!?! Thank you for the info.

 

[OminousHoney]

Welcome!!

Looks like you've got some fish you may need to move around. I'm glad we have knowledgeable people here to help!

 

[mulletmcnasty]

Welcome, I haven't been a member for that long, but so far I have picked up some invaluable advice.
Have a great time and enjoy.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Wow, I had no idea!?! Thank you for the info.

Yeah, good on you for saving the fish. But you're going to need some more and larger tanks for them.

 

[Dawnala]

Yeah, good on you for saving the fish. But you're going to need some more and larger tanks for them.

Larger tanks are in the future for sure!