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So I keep loosing my more expensive, and slower fish for no real reason. They become more and more shy til they hide away and die. I thought this was possibly due to internal parasites, but I have just lost 2 more German Blue Rams (have lost a total of 4 GBR's and about 6 or 8 Apistogramma Cacatuoides in the past year) after the entire tank was treated for parisites with flubendazole and metronidazole.
So trying to further find the cause of why I cant keep a fish with a value of over $2.00 alive, I am wondering if maybe I am looking at a problem of tank agression. Specifically, I am looking at my Bristle Nose Pleco. Has anyone had issues with a BNP becoming agressive, and potentially carnivorous? I am wondering if she is harrassing my slower fish to the point they starve to death and possibly then eating their carcasses? (sometimes I dont find bodies...)
Any thoughts on this? Other tank mates are Ottos, and Harliquin Rasboras. Tank is 20g High, medium to dense planted, with overturned pots, etc.
If no, any other ideas on what is going on?
So trying to further find the cause of why I cant keep a fish with a value of over $2.00 alive, I am wondering if maybe I am looking at a problem of tank agression. Specifically, I am looking at my Bristle Nose Pleco. Has anyone had issues with a BNP becoming agressive, and potentially carnivorous? I am wondering if she is harrassing my slower fish to the point they starve to death and possibly then eating their carcasses? (sometimes I dont find bodies...)
Any thoughts on this? Other tank mates are Ottos, and Harliquin Rasboras. Tank is 20g High, medium to dense planted, with overturned pots, etc.
If no, any other ideas on what is going on?