That One Fish You Keep Trying

[Taratron]

So last December I did my largest impulse buy to date, about 500 bucks for 4 L14 juvie plecos. They hadn't been with the wholesaler long but I was impulsive and wanted to order them before Christmas. They looked good but within a week had sunken bellies and weren't eating. Medication for parasites didn't help and they all died within a month.

Okay. Out of my control.

Then I got 4 more from another source, this one having had them for over a month, eating well on Repashy and frozen food. I got the last 4 they had. I'm sure you see where this is going.

But they did great! For about 2 months. Then one of the larger six inchers got pinned between some rocks and the glass and died. The second six incher and the two three inchers I moved to my 90 gallon. The small two are always hiding, but I'd see the large one out, which didn't seem good...and it wasn't, because though there were plenty of hiding spots and lots of food, I found him dead today.

It seemed I am not meant to keep this fish! But I tried, much to the pain of my wallet.

This has happened in the past with various woodcats (especially tatias) but never to the extent of price. Then again with the L14 I was on a timeline with the dam going up...

So what is the fish you keep trying to keep, that never makes it for you?

[bekateen]

Rubberlips... And more rubberlips.

[catfishchaos]

I forget how many types of whiptails there are but... that many...