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parasitic worm in betta tank? I just found some sort of worm (I think) in my betta tank. It is about 5cm long and the thickness of a gourami ventral fin/feeler thing. At first I th...	betta4it	3	11-Mar-2005 17:28
white dots it might be ich , but my tank seems to have once again an ich problem. i just did a water change and added salt. is this good enough. my clown loac...	bettachris	4	11-Mar-2005 17:14
Dwarf Gourami on side After transferring my shy blue powedered DG from a 90 gallon my 10 gallon, everything has gone downhill for him. Basically he lays on his side all day...	fishnewbie	9	11-Mar-2005 02:59
Recent ich problem and more on the horizon First the specs - I have a Hagen Tropiquarium 68. It's 19 US gallons and my most recent parameters were Ammonia=0, Nitrite=0, Nitrate=0, pH=6.5, Tempe...	bigchris	1	10-Mar-2005 22:33
need help guppies dieing at a big rate i need some help over the last 2 weeks im losing about 2 to 6 guppies a day and the water and everything like that is fine and have had a good look at...	Mogwai	5	10-Mar-2005 17:03
Betta in Trouble: NEED HELP We have a betta in a 5 gallon tank with filter and heater. We came home today to find him laying in the bottom of the tank on his side.He will every f...	Cichlid Keeper	4	10-Mar-2005 11:02
Thank You "Hospital Staff" You Saved My Tank!!! I am writing this to thank all those involved in helping me get through my recent (and longstanding) ich crisis. For those of you who do not know wha...	rasboramary	2	10-Mar-2005 10:44
Sick/Injured Gourami This morning when I turned on the light in my main 20 gallon tank, I noticed my male dwarf gourami was being attacked by my young (about one inch long...	CeltGirl	3	09-Mar-2005 07:34
Pleco suicide I have a common Pleco in a 55 galllon tank with 2 small goldfish about 1.5" and the Pleco is about 2". I found the pleco (aka Charles) on the floor al...	MudShovel	5	09-Mar-2005 03:58
Lockjaw?! I was at a LFS, checking out the big adult oscars. Three of them in a little box of a tank. They seemed healthy, except one's mouth..was open, and sta...	smantzer	6	09-Mar-2005 03:55
LOST HOPE to Fin Rot/Fungus... [font color="#000080"] Ok, so I lost Hope. She sure tried hard to recover though....:~ however, she was just too tired to keep on fighting....	PattyPedd	12	09-Mar-2005 02:08
White Spots on Betta I've just got the fishes last week, and already my Betta has started getting some white spots on it. I noticed around 3-4 yesterday, however, today th...	T	11	09-Mar-2005 01:15
Gyrodactylus:Possible Barbel Erosion Culprit? I've already posted this in Cory_Di's habrosus thread, but it is worth repeating here. The Skeptical Aquarist quote is as follows: Bacterial i...	Calilasseia	0	08-Mar-2005 23:41
What is wrong with this black moor?! I'll save everyone a long story about where I was and why, and just say that today I saw the most disturbing thing and I'm hoping someone here can he...	neurotica1983	3	08-Mar-2005 21:17
Platy female in a 60L tank, is she ill? Answer soon please I know she is getting up in her year(s) and will probably go to fishie heaven soon due to old age. She no longer makes babies and I've had her for at...	bragesmama	4	08-Mar-2005 02:57
my poor betta :( After battling (and pulling through ) ich a few weeks ago, one of my bettas is sick again sigh He has a loss of equilibrium and can't do anythi...	gartenzwerfe	8	07-Mar-2005 19:01
Need help finding the AQUARIUM SALT article [font color="#000080"] Can somebody please help me?? I need to find the article on Aquarium Salt dosage. I know I've read it a million times and f...	PattyPedd	10	07-Mar-2005 04:30
Pandas dying Pages: 1, 2 I have a 20 gal tank with 9 harlequin rasboras and (what used to be) 8 panda cories. It's been cycled for about 2 months and I haven't had any proble...	KathyB91	28	07-Mar-2005 04:28
Gold Ram in Trouble One of our females is not doing so good. She is having trouble staying upright. No physical signs of illness sept her tummy seems to be sunken in som...	Shannen	8	07-Mar-2005 01:37
Powerhead Askoll 402 [font color="#008000"]I purchased some goldfish a week ago... They shipped them sooo poorly it was pathetic. The poor fish were barely alive!! They, f...	PattyPedd	8	06-Mar-2005 05:06
Euthanising Terminal Cases - An Update (And Question) Having been asked about euthanising terminal cases humanely in the chat room, I did a little looking around. I've known for some time that Derris Roo...	Calilasseia	5	05-Mar-2005 04:54
Heart broken....Lost a Polypterus endlicheri in 2 days Been having bichir fish for more than 2 year now, although i already own a small Polypterus endlicheri, i decide to invest a bit more $$ in a larger P...	NvForGet	4	05-Mar-2005 04:36
another ich question... sorry but i think i f'ed up OK I have a 24 gallon tank with a clowen loach that is a good 4-6 inches and a few random ciclids. and 2 parrot fish. and i also have a blue lobster i...	petcrazed	13	04-Mar-2005 20:52
Any way to make a hospital tank out of a bag? Please help ASAP. Tonight I have noticed one of my Harlies seems very sick. He is staying close to the top of the water, seems to be having problems breathing, his gill...	neurotica1983	7	04-Mar-2005 19:10
Non Eating Discus Alright, well I have a 4ft tank with 16 discus in it. Many differnt sizes. I have a little discus about 2inches and he is very thin, dark eyes, dark c...	Excruci@ting	13	04-Mar-2005 07:51
eye problem One my aulonocaras has suffered eye injury The cornea(outter part) of the eye is the part affected. It looks like it got small rip or tear and ap...	openwater	1	04-Mar-2005 06:11
What on earth is this? I was changing the water in my tank today when I noticed that my two largest cories have these bizarre-looking fluid sacs near there doral fins. See m...	plasmax000	7	04-Mar-2005 05:05
Can I do without a Quarantine/Hospital Tank? Hi! I do not have a Quarantine/Hospital tank (I know, bad aquarist!), because I do not have the space for it. I do wish I had one, as I do not want to...	agaius	15	03-Mar-2005 16:57
Microsporidian Diseases I originally posted this about two years ago in response to Bruce Moomaw's woes with respect to Neon Tetra Disease and Whirling Disease in Characins....	Calilasseia	0	03-Mar-2005 08:15
Persistent disease I know I've already got a (old) thread in the hospital forum, but the problem has changed and I think it's time for me to start from the beginning...	Mogmog	12	03-Mar-2005 06:15
All Grown up gupies die in less than 5 min? I dont no what happened but about 1 hour ago my male and femail both died. 5 min ago i thought they looked good. What could be the cause of this i did...	fishrock	6	03-Mar-2005 02:06
Live Food And Sick Fish This is something I've been meaning to post here for some time, but the recent spate of Panda emergencies has given me added impetus to do so. So, he...	Calilasseia	2	02-Mar-2005 22:13
EMERGENCY.... Sinking Neon one of my neons which had metioned in a previous post that had some lumps on its belly is not struglling to swim to the surface. When it gets there it...	highjinx	4	02-Mar-2005 01:58
Whats Up With This Fish?! Last night after their dinner, I saw one of the Diamond tetras suddenly swimming erratically, spinning round, being blown round by the tank current. I...	SuperMummy!	4	02-Mar-2005 01:32
dieing lil panda :( hey there .. i have 5 young little panda cories and just got them a couple of days ago.. they all seem to be doing fine except for one.. who seems to...	r0b3y	5	02-Mar-2005 01:06
sick Key hole Cichlid ENVIRONMENTAL DATA background to sick fish Ammonia Nitrite (note the “I&#8221 Nitrate (note the “A):0 - all tests came out in the...	goldfishgeek	6	01-Mar-2005 02:15
sick jewel....please help asap I woke up this morning to my jewel cichlid without color (she she's usually very bright and beautiful) and just looking sick. Hanging out towardsthe...	Jillieillie	8	01-Mar-2005 01:30
New Tank With Severe Sickness----HELP!!! I posted a week ago when one of my fish was sick and died, and it looked like a case of new tank syndrome. I have just bagged my second fatality and...	harleysiber	11	28-Feb-2005 02:14
one of my babies looks funny i looked very closely at one of my guppy fry b/c his fins looked thin and pointed. they are i think "clamped?" what could be causing this? none of the...	jefferysgirl	5	27-Feb-2005 20:51
Why Does Temp Change Cause Ich? We have all heard it before, that a temp change (especially cooler) will cause Ich. But why?? <img src='/images/forums/confused.gif' border=0&g...	rasboramary	11	27-Feb-2005 18:59
Goldfish, sideways?? My grandmother has a goldfish that has been swimming funky for about a month. It appears to be getting worse. It is now mostly staying at the top of...	momnc	2	27-Feb-2005 18:30
help! Spinning fish! One of my electric yellows just started spinning and swimming around in circles. Does anyone know what could cause this and what I can do?? Please Hel...	Obi	11	27-Feb-2005 05:54
More Ich questions Hi all, I have a pair of convict cichlids, male about 2", female about 1 1/4", which i got 4 days ago, in a 35g tank, on their own. They have develop...	ninjabill	5	27-Feb-2005 05:20
Dropsy recovery? What are the recovery signs of Dropsy/Popeye? I have a goldfish in a 10 gal recovery tank that I thought was doomed. I asked the LFS if there was any...	MudShovel	13	27-Feb-2005 04:38
My fan tailed goldfish is ill - Please help Hi Last night I noticed one of my goldfish looked very slow and lethargic and was having big problems swimming against the gentle current of the wate...	sherman12	1	26-Feb-2005 12:45
Help! White clouds not doing good Hello, first post to this forum. My fish, especially my white clouds, gills are really really red. Some have been rubbing thier gills agaisnt the gra...	thaerin	4	26-Feb-2005 06:26
ongoing battle in the tank of doom ph7.6 hardnesss 130ppm nitrates, nitrites, ammonia all zero I just introduced four green corys to my tank a week ago. Within a few days one of them...	mike77ca	8	24-Feb-2005 23:44
New tank chemicals??? I just got my 55 gallon set up and I was curious what is everyones favorite conditioner and why....	highjinx	5	24-Feb-2005 21:28
CopperSafe and bacteria Does Coppersafe kill nitrifying bacteria? The instructions say that it doesn't harm the bacteria. Just looking for a second opinion....	renoharps	16	24-Feb-2005 21:26
Pim Cat deaths??? I keep losing my cats. Every time I buy a new one he dies in about 1-2 weeks. I am working on my 3rd now. Water tests fine...normal ph, low nitrite...	rbreak7	3	24-Feb-2005 21:05

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