Female Sewellia keep dying.

[8spidersayear]

I initially got a pair of one male and one female sewellia lineolata. They were put into a 20GL with other fish where they initially had a spawn but unfortunately all the babies passed away with no other fry noticed after that. After approx 2 years the initial female died. I then managed to get another mature female. I moved the inital male with the noew female to a ten gallon breeding setup. It produced nothing for a month and then the female died. I then decided to get two new ones hearing that they don't do well in pairs and then the two new ones died yesterdah and today after one month. The trio are in a mature 33GL with other fish as I feared the breeding setup was not mature enough. So far the initial male seems healthy and also a juvenile female I have in another tank. I am convinved that the male is somehow killing all the other sewellia in the tank. Lineloata are so hard to get for me because my local stores stock the SW01 and borneo suckers instead. Also I had a couple die in quarentine tank which prompted me to introduce them directly into main aquaria because those are more mature.

Sorry for any spelling mistakes I am at the end of my rope.

[8spidersayear]

there are patchy spots maybe from decomp though it can only be dead for less than 12 hours and there's no decomposition smell. I remmeber discovering the body of the inital female having a very sunken belly despite me moving the other fish out of the 20 GL so that other spawns can survive. ( the female died 1 month after I gave the pair a tank to themselves) The lates one has a less pronounced sunken belly but had reddish gills yesterday. The other ones were too decomposed when I disvoverd them.

[8spidersayear]

the part about hillstreams needing to be in a group of three was so easy to miss, I only reremembered it when reading the aquarium co op article more closely after one of the deaths. Other forums I ask are not much help, they just have people that have breed them easily. My posts are not hte most readable or neat but I'm to angry to fix this.

also if this forum has become too inactive is there anywhere else I can get help?

The sunken belly seems to be decomposition process because it's visibly growing more sunken on the body since I last posted.

[rosiewilsonnsjh]

It sounds like you have had a difficult time with your Sewellia lineolata. It's unfortunate that the initial spawn did not survive and that you have had trouble keeping the fish alive. It's possible that the male is killing the other Sewellia, but it's also possible that there are other factors at play. Have you considered testing the water parameters in your tank to ensure they are suitable forConnections Game Sewellia? Additionally, have you tried reaching out to a specialist or experienced aquarist for advice on how to best care for these fish?

[katyswift468]

Had I known the tank would rise to these temps I would have maybe reconsidered getting them, but month out of a year with these temps, and the rest of the time balmy 21 plus minus one two degrees should do them just fine. Will see again later on in the year
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