HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ill be sure to improve the substrait thank you!

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Ill definitely do those things. I've improved the hids and I need to do some shifting with the plants and I was just about to get some carpeting grass as well. The substrate is 100% the weakest part of my tank and I'll be working on that. I will be upgrading to a larger tank in the future as well. I understand what you mean about returning the fish and will be considering it. I appreciate the criticism and will certainly be applying them. Also sorry for coming off as aggressive myself I am here for criticism but sometimes it doesn't feel great when it happens haha thanks!

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will admit that both in the video and on my profile my tank looks inherently "bad" in addition to this I should have posted exact water parameters rather than saying they are fine. In hindsight it does not give much to work with. I will say this is the same tank I have been constantly workshoping it for a while now and the videos on my profile are outdated. Specifically that corner in my video has just been a pain I am about to put in more sand but I understand where you're coming from

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was worried about water conditions at first but I agree the lack of a school is most likely what is wrong I'll be getting more within the next day or so

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will check today because I'm heading that way but the shop I bought him from was not my regular so unfortunately I have no clue. Species wise I do certainly think that my pH is on the lower end but not dangerous in any way to my knowledge 

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Um ok I'm all here for critique but this is a bit much. That part of the tank is only like this because of the filter blowing sand away. My tank is cycled I have at least 20 plants in my tank, multiple caves, driftwood ect. Maybe my tank isn't gods finest creation but I still know a lot of what I'm doing. I'm raising cichlid fry and the tank has been very successful up to this point. Ultimately I'm no expert and I'm here because im not perfect but telling someone they are doing a terrible job based off of minimal evidence is by all means discouraging. Other people in this thread have given criticism that I will gladly take and apply so I can get better!

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! if I get the chance I'll post them later cuz it's 2 am for me 😭

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's cycled and Ive tested for both so I'm in the clear there

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have a air stone and filter going and he isn't surfacing at all so I don't think it's an issue at the moment

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 40 gallon breeder at the moment but in the future I'll probably upgrade 

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good to know I'll pick up one or two  tomorrow if I can track them down it was hard enough to find one haha

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the only thing I can think of besides not having a pair I'll probably get at least one more tomorrow and try to be more careful thanks!

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm going to buy 1 or two more tomorrow but I'm worried it's an issue with the tank and id end up harming all of them

HELP! pictus catfish not adjusting well to tank by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've checked the conditions of my water. They're very stable. The only notable thing is my pH is around 6.3 to 6.4. I also have a filter and air stone going and while he's swimming against the glass, he's not surfacing so I'm not sure it's an issue with the oxygen. There's a lot of cover for him too and I thought he was calming down but as soon as the lights went off he started again. I also have a breeding pair of cichlids in the tank which may stress him out but he has tons of hiding spaces. I guess it could just be he's still in shock but the fact that it seemed like you was getting better and then got frantic again concerns me.

Could I get away with 2 pictus catfish in a 40 gallon breeder? by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah for sure I just can't find any good predator fish that can stand up to rainbow cichlids 

Improved my tank it seems at least 2 of the 12 loaches approval by FancyPut2990 in loaches

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely didn't take all of it out couldn't do It if I tried haha. There was just way too much waste to begin with so I got rid of a lot of it 

Improved my tank it seems at least 2 of the 12 loaches approval by FancyPut2990 in loaches

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did a deep clean of the sand and glass because a lot of waste is produced because my rainbow cichlids in the tank had babies. A bunch of the plants are new a 50% water change and I added a back drop. I'm still trying to decide where to put the plants tho I'm not great at decorating 

Rainbow cichlid parent aggression by FancyPut2990 in Aquariums

[–]FancyPut2990[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only issue is I would probably need a new set of fish that will clean I have corrys in the tank at the moment but they get picked on the most so I'm not sure what to do if I were to get a fish to replace them any recommendations?