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Old 11 February 2009, 02:15 PM
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What else is in the tank ?
Where does he go in the tank, obstructions, small holes etc...
What do you feed him ?
What is your thermostat set too ? (looks too hot which won't help)
Old 11 February 2009, 02:22 PM
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What else is in the tank ? nothing incase it eats something else
Where does he go in the tank, obstructions, small holes etc...
What do you feed him ? a bloody big cow every day
What is your thermostat set too ? (looks too hot which won't help)

I wouldnt want to see him on a dark night eeeekkk

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lol you'd like mine then

Blue Channel Catfish.



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Originally Posted by 53WRX
What else is in the tank ?
Where does he go in the tank, obstructions, small holes etc...
What do you feed him ?
What is your thermostat set too ? (looks too hot which won't help)
About 15 other fish ..

No where he can hurt himself

I just use normal trop fish food, hes always survived on it

Temp has not changed
Old 11 February 2009, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 53WRX
lol you'd like mine then

Blue Channel Catfish.



Jesus!!!

What the hell do you feed him??? I bet he would eat your arm if you put your hand in!
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Does he rub on the gravel at all ?
Do the fish nip at the exposed flesh ?

The initial problem is often masked by other things, but start with water changes and whatever softener/de-stress you use with changes. Consciously don't overfeed and makes sure the thermostat is turned down to 23-24. Tanks overheat in houses. I actually run mine +/-22 as the heat of the house keeps it at or below 25.
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Originally Posted by 53WRX
Does he rub on the gravel at all ?
Do the fish nip at the exposed flesh ?

The initial problem is often masked by other things, but start with water changes and whatever softener/de-stress you use with changes. Consciously don't overfeed and makes sure the thermostat is turned down to 23-24. Tanks overheat in houses. I actually run mine +/-22 as the heat of the house keeps it at or below 25.

No they dont seem to, I cant change the water without stressing the fish ...

I'll do a half tank change tomorrow... or should I just take a sample?
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Originally Posted by **************
Take a sample first and get the advice of the local fish shop. Never change 50% of the water as that will stress the fish. Maximum in one go is 20% then leave 3 days and do another 20% if things are really bad with water quality.
Bad news ...






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Originally Posted by **************
To be honest i'm not surprised as those marks looked like severe skin burns/infection. However you still need to get down the local fish shop and get a water test done to make sure that fish wasn't a warning that the other fish could start going the same way.

Either way you will know if it was a sick fish and the water is fine or the water is dangerous in terms of kh and ph values and needs sorting.
yeah mate, I plan to tomorrow morning.

Cheer for the advice
Old 12 February 2009, 02:48 PM
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awww poor fishie have you put him to sea?

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No I need to keep him and show him to the pet shop.. they said on the phone its not likely to be PH levels etc and they only test for that.

I need to bring him in for them to look at.
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I had a death today too I got some tropical fish with multi coloured tails on saturday and one has died sadly

He was swimming round the tank on his side and i put some fish tonic in hoping it would help but it didnt so i put him to sea before

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Old 12 February 2009, 11:14 PM
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Plecs come from the Amazon so are used to low pH,I think your other fish would have shown problems before a Plec.

It looks like a bacterial problem,while you are at your Aquatic shop ask for a Anti-bacterial treatment.

Do you use a gravel cleaner when you do get around to water changing? If not,get one of those while you are there.

Bacteria builds up in dirty substrate and Plecs being a hoover will suck up loads of it.Do a water change while cleaning the gravel,refill with dechlorinated warm water and treat with the remedy,reduce feeding for a week as the treatment will kill some of the good bacteria in your filter.

The solution to the pollution is by dilution.
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Originally Posted by Merv
Plecs come from the Amazon so are used to low pH,I think your other fish would have shown problems before a Plec.

It looks like a bacterial problem,while you are at your Aquatic shop ask for a Anti-bacterial treatment.

Do you use a gravel cleaner when you do get around to water changing? If not,get one of those while you are there.

Bacteria builds up in dirty substrate and Plecs being a hoover will suck up loads of it.Do a water change while cleaning the gravel,refill with dechlorinated warm water and treat with the remedy,reduce feeding for a week as the treatment will kill some of the good bacteria in your filter.

The solution to the pollution is by dilution.

Sounds like a plan ..
Old 13 February 2009, 01:13 AM
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sorry matey about the bad news, i love plecs!

I've bred bristlenose last batch being about 100 babies, i transferred most of them to my very large tank in the conservatory and the heater broke whilst i was away on holiday and they all died, even though i had family to look after them (not experienced enough).

Next batch will be the LFS.

Lovely fish to have and they keep the tank clean, just make sure the water is in tip top shape and make regular water changes.
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Just checked on the plecs! Amazing! Just spotted some babies!

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Nitrogen levels .. or something ? should be 25 .. was 300 .. eeek !
Old 14 February 2009, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by **************
Water changes weekly of 10-20%% to prevent that.
They have given me some stuff £4 to use as I change it..
Old 14 February 2009, 08:21 PM
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as said check water i got 180 gallon tank and change around 25%every week do'nt take long for it to get to bad levels of contamtnates
usefull site is FishGeeks - Tropical Fish & Aquarium Fish Supersite





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Old 14 February 2009, 09:37 PM
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That looks a bit small to hold 180 gallons,what is the dimensions?

I have got a 9ft x 2.5ft x 2ft and that hold 240gallons.
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2meters x 1 meter x1.25 meters that sounds a nice tank you got mate pics please love to see other set ups allways good for ideas on what to do next
Old 14 February 2009, 10:41 PM
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Is the 1.25 meter the height including the cabinet?

I will take some pics when I get my camera back.
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Here's a picture of my Plec he's about 5/7 years old from what I can workout I also have a 2 inch one who hides all the time.

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Originally Posted by Merv
I would guess that he has been stuck on your heater and that has burnt his skin,I have known a lot of plecs to do this.Is it only his belly that has the marks on?

thats my guess he has burnt himself m8y
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Originally Posted by Stephb1986
Gordon Bennet! I wouldnt want to feed it incase it had my hand off! it looks like a grump sod anyway!

Steph xx
On a side note, there is a grave near my mums where a Gordon Bennett is buried !

Made me chuckle .. then feel guilty.
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