morphy1701 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Anyone else have that one breed of fish they love but simply can't keep alive? Mine is Gouramis. I love them, but I have failed every time I try to keep them. No clue why. I guess just bad luck. I can keep them a few months and then something always happens. Everything else I am fine with, but not them. So I have given up. Sticking with South American fish now because I seem to do well with them. Anyone else have this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I just get fish that work with my local water conditions which is very soft and acidic I haven't had a lot of problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 For me, anything that requires black water or very soft water is very difficult for me. Down in Florida, we have liquid rock right out the tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiclid addict Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, Manny said: For me, anything that requires black water or very soft water is very difficult for me. Down in Florida, we have liquid rock right out the tap. Same where I live I don’t have “that fish” though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Billy Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 One of my favorites, that i just seem to have bad luck with is pygmy hatchet fish. I love watching those shiny fat bellies dart around the water surface. It’s never any consistent issue with them, i just have had multiple cascading problems over and over. A couple to very bad ich cases, 1 to a hob intake (why i love pre filters so much), 2 of them to stress from a bad tank mate ( a white skirt tetra, go figure), a few mystery deaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medkow74 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Yellow labs. Which are probably the easiest Mbuna to keep alive and breed. I've bought them twice and they've died rather quickly both times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanni Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I can't seem to keep guppies too long. My water is perfect for them but they don't seem to like seeing me or something. The only ones that seem to like my face are the ones from the big box stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 pygmy cories 😞they always get a swimbladder issue then die maybe there is an issue with local stock I haven't ordered them online yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Not really anything so far. I only keep really hardy fish like corydoras, endlers, snails, and gouramis. Though I would say anything from PetSmart I can't keep alive for very long. Stuff from my local stores never have any disease and are always very healthy though. So my choice is not a fish, but a plant. I never can keep Cabomba from slowly disintegrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Oddly, my kid has had the worst luck with Bettas of all things. One got velvet (or came in with it?) One seemed to have some kind of wasting parasite that the med trio didn't touch. One came in with fin rot, stress stripes, and was not eating from the start. Some from LFS, some from Big Box, doesn't seem to matter where they are from. Honestly, I think the kid picks sick fish--they look needy. These fish have heated 10gallon planted tanks and get fed premium food, so they are living the betta high life. I supervised the most recent purchase, so fingers crossed... Tetras were my nemesis for a while, until I found the med trio. If there ever was a fish that needed to be treated... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Not a fish, but right now my nemesis is stem plants. I think it’s a mix of not having the right balance of ferts and my huge sword plants using all the nutrients. Even the Java moss struggles. I can grow anubias and swords all day though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatagor Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Guppies. For some reason I can't keep them going, even though I have mollies in that tank and they do just fine. I can do stem plants and moss just fine in my 20 gallon, but can't get them to grow to save my life in the 60 gallon. They melt like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphy1701 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Manny said: For me, anything that requires black water or very soft water is very difficult for me. Down in Florida, we have liquid rock right out the tap. Same. I'm in Gainesville. Let's just pour the liquid limestone right in the tank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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