Hi everyone- I have recently taken over a fish tank from my father. I have no clue about anything. The tank came with a rainbow shark and two neons. I got very excited and went out and bought two new fish... A molly and a Siamese fighter. Now I know you must be thinking what a silly mistake that was but again- I'm clueless. I very quickly learnt that my shark is not open to making new friends and my poor Molly got a bit battered and bruised. So back off to the pet shop I went. I bought another smaller tank to keep Molly in. I bought her two friends like her so they quite happy. Although the filter that came with that tank seems quite strong?
Back to my old tank....
Sharky seems some what calmer- still chases the neons but never really gets them and they've been together for about two years now. The Siamese gets a knock every now and then but I can't tell if he is getting his fins nipped because they naturally looked shredded anyway. Oh! Did I mention I have a butterfly algae eater in my shark tank as well? Yes, also a no no as I've read because they are both bottom feeders. I've had the Siamese and algae eater in the tank for about two days now and I've just noticed a slight foamyness around the edges of the surface of the water. It looks like it's from the filter but when my parents had the tank there was never this foam?
All and any advice is welcome, feel free to brutal
Back to my old tank....
Sharky seems some what calmer- still chases the neons but never really gets them and they've been together for about two years now. The Siamese gets a knock every now and then but I can't tell if he is getting his fins nipped because they naturally looked shredded anyway. Oh! Did I mention I have a butterfly algae eater in my shark tank as well? Yes, also a no no as I've read because they are both bottom feeders. I've had the Siamese and algae eater in the tank for about two days now and I've just noticed a slight foamyness around the edges of the surface of the water. It looks like it's from the filter but when my parents had the tank there was never this foam?
All and any advice is welcome, feel free to brutal