Posted by redtwirldawg on March 10, 2003 at 20:14:26:
In Reply to: Re: need help with fancy male guppies posted by Schmev on March 10, 2003 at 00:49:57:
::Hi, I seem to have a problem keeping male guppies alive. I have a 55 gal tank with guppies, mollies, lemon tetras, scissor tails and catfish. I have a total of 22 fish in there. Every time I get a male guppy he is fine for several days then his tail begins to get ragged and shreds and then he dies within a day or two. I have had four female guppies since I set the tank in Dec. and they have long tails also. I haven't had any problem with any other of the fish. I never see any bullying until the male guppy gets really weak. I do weekly water changes and test the water weekly. Does any body have any idea what could be going on here. Thanks, Kim
:Are lemon tetras nippy? What catfish? My first concern is that your fish, especially the rasboras, are extremely active feeders. If you're introducing new fish, those new ones may be intimidated come feeding time for a while, there-by stressing him out.
I never see anyone nipping on the other fish. They all eat like little pigs but I feed them several times a day and always vacuem the extra out of the tank each weekend. The catfish are very docile bottom feeders. I think they are green aneus not really sure of the name, but I bought four becaus they like a group. They are great to watch but are not mean at all they run from the ghost shrimp. I just don't know why the male guppies tails start shredding and then they die. kim
