Hi everyone,
I bought 14 Congo tetras for my 4 feet / 120cm (255 Lt) planted tank.
There are about in average 4 cm to 5 cm in length.
It has been about one week now and all the fish seem to be eating well and exploring the tank.
Apart from these fish, I have 9 rummynose tetras and algae eaters ( 5 Otos, 10 Amano shrimps, 15 Red cherry shrimps)
Tested the water parameters 2 days ago and all was at 0 ppm except for No3 at 20 ppm (may be due to EI fertilization.)
I noticed yesterday that only one Congo tetra had a red coloration near the gills. Upon further inspection, it looks like the gills on its right side is exposed. The other side is fine and normal looking.
The fish eats fine with the other and active in the tank.
There are no markings or spots on it body.
The fins and tail area look fine.
All the other fish are healthy and doing fine.
I would find it most helpful if the members can explain what's happening to this congo tetra and is this some time of disease or is this due to fighting among the tetras?
Please find the photos taken this morning.
Thank you so much
Raffik
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/Congo-Gills001_zps1f0f0213.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/Congo-Gills002_zps7bbdff5b.jpg
I bought 14 Congo tetras for my 4 feet / 120cm (255 Lt) planted tank.
There are about in average 4 cm to 5 cm in length.
It has been about one week now and all the fish seem to be eating well and exploring the tank.
Apart from these fish, I have 9 rummynose tetras and algae eaters ( 5 Otos, 10 Amano shrimps, 15 Red cherry shrimps)
Tested the water parameters 2 days ago and all was at 0 ppm except for No3 at 20 ppm (may be due to EI fertilization.)
I noticed yesterday that only one Congo tetra had a red coloration near the gills. Upon further inspection, it looks like the gills on its right side is exposed. The other side is fine and normal looking.
The fish eats fine with the other and active in the tank.
There are no markings or spots on it body.
The fins and tail area look fine.
All the other fish are healthy and doing fine.
I would find it most helpful if the members can explain what's happening to this congo tetra and is this some time of disease or is this due to fighting among the tetras?
Please find the photos taken this morning.
Thank you so much
Raffik
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/Congo-Gills001_zps1f0f0213.jpg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b631/Zak_Rafik/Congo-Gills002_zps7bbdff5b.jpg