I have just read this thread from start to finish, and now my head really hurts haha.
In all seriousness mate, just do decent (50% or so) water changes every other day until the fish are completely cured and not looking all beaten up. You should not jump to medications as your 1st thought.
Then just keep these fish and enjoy them for a while. As they grow larger you may run into some more problems etc but that will be great to learn from.
From reading the thread, I don’t think these fish are your favourites or preferred species, but look after them and learn from them. Then when you get your dream fish, you won’t be stressing all the time (you have stated that you do) about the fish, and it will be much more enjoyable.
We have all gone through that learning curve at the start where you want to have every fish and change stock every month. In reality, this leads to sickness and problems with the fish. A stable tank is a healthy one. Not adding new fish every month.
If you decide you want to mix it up non stop, and get whatever fish you desire, then just do it. Don’t worry about posting here with every combination imaginable, trying to get others approval 1st.
You will figure it out in the end.
In all seriousness mate, just do decent (50% or so) water changes every other day until the fish are completely cured and not looking all beaten up. You should not jump to medications as your 1st thought.
Then just keep these fish and enjoy them for a while. As they grow larger you may run into some more problems etc but that will be great to learn from.
From reading the thread, I don’t think these fish are your favourites or preferred species, but look after them and learn from them. Then when you get your dream fish, you won’t be stressing all the time (you have stated that you do) about the fish, and it will be much more enjoyable.
We have all gone through that learning curve at the start where you want to have every fish and change stock every month. In reality, this leads to sickness and problems with the fish. A stable tank is a healthy one. Not adding new fish every month.
If you decide you want to mix it up non stop, and get whatever fish you desire, then just do it. Don’t worry about posting here with every combination imaginable, trying to get others approval 1st.
You will figure it out in the end.
