Odd looking DP
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Welch4
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Odd looking DP
I have one dp that looks very different from my others. He is one of two males in the tank and is the most dominant of the bunch. I notice that he will partly puff or make himself bigger around feeding time to intimidate the other fish. So two questions. First Has anyone seen a similar looking dp? He has very muted colors and a rounded head The pic attached show one of the other dp's behind him for comparison. Second, I think he may just be obese but i have one sickly dp i have been trying to get meds to so i have been providing more prazi dose blackworms. Should i be trying to isolate him during feeding time or isloate the emaciated dp to ensure the prazi is received.
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Re: Odd looking DP
I'd isolate the skinny one.
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Re: Odd looking DP
He looks just like the knucklehead I used to have. I'd guess that he is more mature/developed than the others.
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Welch4
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Re: Odd looking DP
Well the emaciated dp was relocated to my snail tank which also has a small colony of blackworms in the substrate. He immediately unclenched it's caudal find which he hasn't done in a a while due to constantly being bullied. Within a minute he began eating which I hadn't see in a while. I think I will keep him in here until I have their new 30 long ready. Should be a couple of months. I'll be starting up a thread for the new tank build.
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Pufferpunk
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C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
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lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
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Re: Odd looking DP
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"