The halfbeak definitely has more whitespots - there are 5 on his tail and 1 on his dorsal fin. All tiny - if that makes any difference? There are a few on the Loach, but the rest of the tank looks to be clear.
But I also slipped into the tank a couple of Albino Corys over the weekend and it looks lake the halfbeak has taken a nip out of the tail of one of them. The male Guppy also had the same shape nippied out of his dorsal fin too on his first night in the tank. It's a long, narrow shape - only the Halfbeak has that shaped mouth! Maybe it's his welcome to other males arriving in his teritory - the nice lady in the shop told my daughter that she thought we had a male and female cory.
We were intending to also add a pair of Panda Corys to the tank, but that stock didn't arrive last week. Might get some in a week or two, or might instead get something else. But the tank is getting rather full!
Still doing the alternate days 5% water change & addition of white spot treatment. But when I measured the nitrate over the weekend the level was between 5 & 10 ppm - so really low. Should mean that we can safely add a fish or two more.
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