Yeah, could be. Sometimes with plants "dwarf" just means slow growing (or, with shrubs and trees, tight internodes) rather than a truly smaller final size. Very misleading marketing imo, though probably less of a problem than owning a former micropig. I have no idea about peace lilies specifically, but it wouldn't be unprecedented.
Yup, think it's a pretty common stress dream for fish keepers from what I've read on Reddit etc... doesn't make it any less jarring. Thanks for the well wishes too!
Congratulations on breeding pygmy corys. Warning it is very addictive. I've kept fish for about 20 yrs and never had any interest in corys until about 3 years ago. Even then it was just a case of that's a pretty fish I'd like some of those. This was quickly followed by almost obsessive searching of information about various species and that lead to trying to find some of these species. I've gone from 1 tank to 4, with 2 setup as species only tanks.
I often wonder if the person that first said fish are relaxing to watch ever actually kept fish š The majority of my time watching fish is spent either trying to count that they're all present, checking for signs of poor health or ensuring that all equipment is operating correctly.
I think that is <"actually a good sign">, when they are happy and well fed they are mainly <"crepuscular / nocturnal">. When they swim around all day it just means that they aren't getting enough to eat and are desperately searching for food.
Oh really? Thanks Darrel, I didnāt know that. There was a big Oto who was kind of the leader, all the others followed him. Then he got ill (at same time as Megās Cory - so I was following this tread closely) and he quickly passed away and now the others started hiding more. Iām feeding them Repashy (after my initial concerns) and Hikari wafers. Doing regular water changes, but not been adding anymore medicines or anything. I donāt know if I should do more to keep the tank disease freeā¦
I can see this in my future! the Corys are quickly becoming my absolute favourite - they're so personable and silly to watch. I was worried about sand sticking to my Corys slime coats, however upon closer inspection & research - I think they're just incredibly messy eaters š
I feel you on this one - when it's all going well it's great, but it doesn't take much for the paranoia to creep in...
Get this all the time, though usually I have somehow acquired some huge tanks filled with all sorts. Totally genuinely, last night for some reason there were also several monkeys living in the emersed parts who I had neglected. They all escaped into the house and were quite bitey trying to get them back in. Fortunately, I managed to make contact with the previous owner and they turned out to be quite social around the kitchen table once I knew their names š
