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Having grown up on a ranch, I can very much understand that analogy haha. Makes sense to me.
I believe I have broken up the tank a decent amount to create good breaks in sight. And I just added more plants to create more interest in the more open spaces. He also has multiple cavelike...
Really? T. Chuna are pretty small and according to seriouslyfish.com they will max out at 5.5cm vs the A. Borellii max out at 6.5cm. I was told seriouslyfish.com was one of the best reliable sources. Or do you consider the T. Chuna bigger because of their thickness?
If my fish is doing all of...
This is my first year keeping fish and the biggest thing I'm learning is patience. I think I'm being patient but then realize I often am not haha. The give it time thing is slowly starting to become easier though and it sounds like this is one of those scenarios.
I added more plants with a...
Hmmm okay. I’ll definitely consider this. Because they ignore each other I didn’t think they could be bothering him but I suppose just their presence could be causing him to feel uncomfortable.
Thank you for touching on each of these subjects!
So considering everything you’ve said, is there any action you’d suggest taking for my fish? I would love to have his blue come back if possible but it sounds like he isn’t actually as stressed as I thought which is a relief.
I’ll be adding...
It was clearer. But still had some tannins to it and slightly tinted. Maybe I'll do more frequent water changes to help the driftwood tannins clear faster since it is leeching a lot it. That can't hurt at least right?
Thank you for all your input. I appreciate you taking the time.
No I don't think I got that information from here, but I don't recall where I first heard it. I will do a bit more digging into that specifically to verify. I will feel a bit silly if I made all the fuss when really he was perfectly content haha.
However, it would be really nice to figure out...
My goodness it’s amazing how much misinformation there is out there! I was told the vertical lines mean he’s stressed and unhappy.
You’re saying that it’s not a bad thing to have the vertical lines?
That’s a good theory about the lighting. But it’s not just the picture capturing it badly...
Thank you for the detailed breakdown of these things. I chose just the single male because I didn't want to deal with the potential stress of a pair not working out and I didn't want a female claiming a cave and stressing out other fish.
I did actually learn about the bloodworm thing shortly...
Which animal is affected? Species, sex, age? (If age unknown: How long have you had the fish?)
A. Borellii Opal male age unknown, had him 3 weeks
What are the symptoms? Any changes in look, behaviour, bearing, buoyancy, fecies?
No longer colored up and has vertical stripes.
How long has the...
I will be honest that the Stressguard was a bit of a "desperate" buy because I was worried and felt like I was doing everything else right. I felt a little silly but got the smallest bottle with the "it can't hurt" mentallity.
I will get pictures up and find the template you're referring to.
I will upload a picture shortly.
I am a little confused by your input... basically you're saying that the Flourish isn't actually doing anything and the test kits are pointless? Haha slightly exaggerating yes, but I just thought that Seachem was actually one of the top brands and that testing...
About 3 weeks ago I got a solo male A. Borellii sp. Opal. I had him in a QT tank with other fish while I finished building an upgraded 32 gallon tank for my community for 1 week. During this time he was colored up and seemed great. Once I moved them all to the new tank, he has had no color and...