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	Grr. Stupid lemon. Do I need to get rid of her?
Julia Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 36 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Jul-2004	My tank is 10 gallons, and has 1 lemon tetra, 1 neon tetra, and two female swords, which I will move when they get a bit bigger. I used to have more neons, but they all died within 5 days of purchase, other than the one I have now. I want to get more neons, and I will, as soon as I figure out what's happening with my lemon. The lemon is very nippy, and has been biting at all of the other fishes fins. I've had the lemon for about a week or so, now, and her behavior hasn't changed. Will she get nicer over time?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Lemons are shoaling fishes. On their own they'll get nippy to compensate for the insecurity of being alone. In a shoal of 6 or more your Lemon will stop being mippy, and just be playful with the other Lemons. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Since the tank is only 10 gallons, I'd suggest returning the lemon to the store (don't euthanize the fish) unless you have the proper tank for a proper shoal. Like Calilasseia it's a shoal/schooling fish and needs it's own kind. ^_^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Julia Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 36 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Jul-2004	Allright. The only thing is, I now despise the store where I bought her... All they do is tke advantage of people. Does the neon tetra need a school, as well?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	Yes, the neon tetra also needs to be in a shoal. You mentioned that you had more neons and they all died. Is your tank cycled?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Julia Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 36 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-Jul-2004	Yes, it is. I'm going to buy more neon tetras as soon as I can get someone with a car to take me to the store. =P
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DoctorJ Big Fish Posts: 344 Kudos: 1159 Votes: 191 Registered: 13-May-2003	I hope you can find a good store to buy from. It's frustrating when store staff steer you wrong. I've only seen a couple of stores where I would absolutely trust what they tell me. I usually end up doing so much research that I could teach the store staff a thing or two by the time I'm done! At some stores that's not a difficult task.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
regiscastelo Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Aug-2004	Give the Lemon to a friend that has others one, like a gift. This is solve the problem. About Neons, they live in Ph range of 5.5 to 6.0. Maybe the difference of your Ph Tank to the ideal Ph range will be kill the other that your are buying. Try buy in a good store and quarantine then in a different tank. Doing this, you can slow adjust Ph range to a valor more acceptable. Good Luck. Rgis Castelo Branco.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Or, you could always set up another aquarium for the Lemon and give him 5 more friends to play with We'll have you suffering from Multiple Tank Syndrome like the rest of us, don't you worry Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
mimo Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 54 Votes: 5 Registered: 16-Aug-2004	Ive been researching the symptoms for weeks and couldnt figure out where these 4 tanks that take up all of my time came from. Multiple tank syndrome!!!! Thats it!!! [span class="edited"][Edited by mimo 2004-08-23 11:21][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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