Glass Fish problem?
I have a glass fish that is turning opaque in the middle. It is almost like a pink color. He does not seem to be sick, ie. he is not lying at the bottom of the tank and he is not lathargic. Is this something I should be worried about? I have other glass fish in the tank too and I don’t know if this is contagous. Any idesa how I can cure him?
EyeSpy
on February 6th, 2012
did you feed the fish something pink? These are very cool fish in that they will change the color of their stomach to the color of the food due to their glass-like appearance.
Stare
on February 6th, 2012
Dude i loveeeeeeeeeee Glass fish.Their skeleton looks soo cool.And like DUHHHHHHHHH when ur fish is lethargic it is gonna DIE.I dunno the prob but i have seen some pink and yellow glass fish in the aquarium.Bah,who cares just go getr ur self another one
FerociousDragon
on February 6th, 2012
The first thing I would do is to reomve the fish and put it in a hospital tank, lest the pink stuff be contagious. Make sure the tank is warm, my glassies don’t like cold water but unfortunately I don’t have a filtered hospital tank. [NOTE (if you are a beginner, probably not, but just in case
:So, I use a little 'critter keeper' with a thermometer in it, and, lucky for me, the room temperature in my house it 72 degrees F. So thath will do. Do water changes every day if you don't have a filtered tank.] Anyhow, add half the amount of salt you would as normal dosage since they are scaleless, and see if it gets any better. And maybe it’s just the food, because they can change color according to what they eat. I fed mine a little mashed carrot, and he turned orange for a bit. So just watch it for a few days and see how it does. Hope it helps!