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Acclimating new fish correctly to prevent problems I was in a chat room the other night where someone was trying to figure out why their new fish kept contracting ich. I asked " How do you acclimate yo...	jake	9	14-Aug-2004 02:44
Blue ram's head? I looked in my tank today to find my longfinned blue ram sporting whitish things on his head. I'm not sure if it is ich. It seems localized on his hea...	Janna	6	13-Aug-2004 20:40
How do you know your fish is stressed? I know we are supposed to watch for stress in our fish, but how can you tell? My platies all act differently. One swims near the top (about an inch...	CyndieL73	2	13-Aug-2004 19:39
Disease Imported...Part 3 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure... Experienced hobbyists know this to be true. "Quarantine." Webster explains it simply... "...	garyroland	0	13-Aug-2004 18:49
Angel has pop eye?? help!! i can't believe i didn't notice this before (boy do i feel stupid now) but i do believe my gold angel has pop eye. i had a good look at her/him this m...	zerosix	6	13-Aug-2004 18:35
can my platy be sick? One of my platys had always been smaller and less active, now i've notice that in the last few days (at least) the ends of her gills have been kind of...	agent_alice	3	13-Aug-2004 08:34
Immediate attention please!!! I have lost both of my emperor tetras with in days of eachother. One i expected to go, his air bladder seemed a bit funky, he couldnt right him self v...	Tanya81	2	13-Aug-2004 03:24
Help! Ick questions I can't find answers to (air bubbles, etc) OK, I tend to worry too much, and I don't know if that's the case here or not. A while back I noticed some white spots on a few of my fish. I assum...	crickit99	3	13-Aug-2004 02:01
Strange Behavior? I was watching my 2 Rams this morning and saw some strange behavior I haven't seen before. When ever they are near a small round pebble, they would o...	sly	3	12-Aug-2004 20:47
Disease Imported...Part 1 As soon as you hit the floor of your local neighborhood fish store, look down... If the floor hasn't been swept in a dog's age and there's dirt and d...	garyroland	2	12-Aug-2004 18:11
Betta's near death, Fish have Bubbles (?) Growing out of their skin. Allright, I have a 10 gallion tank, with 3 swords, a molly, a male betta, and 2 tetras... One of the swords, and one tetra, are new. Anyway, I went to...	Julia	2	12-Aug-2004 18:09
goldfish in big trouble My nephew has a 29-gallon tank. It had two goldfish in it until a few days ago when he added a third. Now everybody has a raging case of ich. My sis...	LMuha	6	12-Aug-2004 02:32
Cichlid lost an eye - swelling, anything I can do? Hi, I was just wondering if there is anything I can do to help the fish. I have a cichlid that lost an eye, and they eye is swelling, 1/2 white 1/2...	aregma	3	11-Aug-2004 23:46
One fin on, one fin off!!!! My fish's left fin near the gill drop off. Anyone knows with what they are ill?...	McLean	5	11-Aug-2004 19:41
EEKKK what is on my fry!!!??? Iam totally freaking out here! Today I noticed these tiny little worms attached to some of my fry! The fry are still small so I had to use a magnifyin...	ontariobetta	1	11-Aug-2004 18:59
Illness Guide? Is there a site that has a comprehensive list of fish disease/illness with symptoms,pictures, and remedies?...	sly	3	11-Aug-2004 15:25
betta seems to be sick pls help my betta was okay in the morn and now about 4 p.m and it is acting wierd it is floting in one corner near the heater and seems like only the...	dev34ca	2	11-Aug-2004 15:13
suddenly sick bettas..HELP Me and my wife have just recently purchased some bettas. I have cleaned tanks every week, fed twice a day...everything i've read and heard i have done...	Nick	11	11-Aug-2004 03:48
female betta w/dropsy I came home from being gone over the weekend today and my female betta looks like a pine cone. im kinda squimish but i wanted to know what would be th...	beachbabe13185	1	10-Aug-2004 22:16
Pop-Eye It seems one of my Golden barbs ran into something and had one of his eyes popped out... wetweb has some faqs saying to add epsom salt to help (def...	me is already in use	3	10-Aug-2004 21:15
fish almost suffocated Ok.. everything is going on now. I got a new filter for the tank, and then I noticed that I had white cloud fry. Right now in the 10 gallon tank, the...	victimizati0n	3	10-Aug-2004 12:25
Cichlid Death, unknown Cause. One of my Orange Maylandia estherae, or Red Zebra has passed away. When I woke up this morning I found it stuck next to the glass and the filter intak...	AngelZoo	2	10-Aug-2004 05:03
suddenly sick bettas Help Help Ok sorry i'm being such a pain, my poor little guys need help, not grief. So if you dont know were I stand yet read "suddenly sick bettas HELP" in lab...	Nick	3	10-Aug-2004 04:47
Scales missing... Hey guys, I have a killifish that seemed to have a slight injury with a few scales missing. I thought that was normal, but then it grew the portion...	wheezo	2	10-Aug-2004 03:55
need info on tiger oscars PLEASE	FishProfiles.com	0	10-Aug-2004 00:36
My Molly I have 2 mollies again, but the original one is the one that I'm talking about. She's my nibbler. I netted her so that she would quit nibbling on othe...	lilbabe99	4	09-Aug-2004 19:41
sick betta :( *bloated, help needed quickly I came home from the city today to find my male betta acting lethargic, bloated, not building a bubble nest, and losing coloring. Plus, he has been ea...	terranova	12	09-Aug-2004 17:56
gold angel sick?? i have 2 angels, one is a blush and the other is a gold. for the past couple of days now my Gold angel has been taking up most of its time on the bott...	zerosix	2	09-Aug-2004 17:19
Sick Fish??...There's Something Wrong...Part 1 There's absolutely nothing worse than starting a brand new tank and instantly run into trouble... You were looking forward to choosing the fish that...	garyroland	5	09-Aug-2004 07:08
urgent - sick betta, help much needed I really need some help figuring out what to do next for my oldest boy Gavin. Gavin has had what i (and lps) first thought was fin rot on his anal fi...	maui	11	08-Aug-2004 20:45
redness around the mouth and nose my rainbow shark had what looked like blood coming out of his nose and mouth on thursday, the nostrils looked very inflamed and he was not swimming at...	goldfishgeek	1	08-Aug-2004 16:24
Betta's scales peeling I've taken a friend's betta to try and heal him. His water looked awful and I haven't tested him but have moved him to conmpletely new, clean water so...	Ferox	10	08-Aug-2004 07:47
Female Sword getting worse, should I put her down? I had introduced two neon swordtails to my tank about a week and a half ago. Unfortunately, they both showed signs of ich and fungus a few days after...	plasmax000	2	08-Aug-2004 04:54
question for garyroland about clowns i had 2 clown gary and i was very happy in 3 months that i had them they had grown at least 1/2 of their original size than i go feed my fish...	MidiLand	7	08-Aug-2004 00:49
loss of clowns i have lost 4 clowns in a week aged from 6 months to 2 years all have been found lying on the bottom with very rapid breathing have cheaked all water...	doch	3	07-Aug-2004 23:53
Sick angel Recently I noticed my blushing angel seemed stressed. I didn't think too much of it, she was acting shy and had clinched fins. Two days ago I noticed...	ReikoX	10	07-Aug-2004 22:15
dropsy in male betta? I got this male about 3 months ago. When I got him he was a bright yellow with green in his fins. I attempted to breed him 3 weeks ago, but the fema...	metalbug33	7	07-Aug-2004 18:06
Ick Confusion! I have read many other post concerning ick! I'm confused as to all the different methods and meds to use. So I was hoping that someone could help me...	NeptunesLady	17	07-Aug-2004 06:51
Bloated Platy Has anyone ever seen a platy so fat and bloated that it seems like it's going to pop? My platy is in that condition right now. It can't even swim. A...	luisprado	4	07-Aug-2004 00:24
Sick Platy? Hi P-Tree...it sounds like ick. Does the fish almost look like it was salted? I recommend dosing meds, a good one is Rid Ich Plus. Dose the amount on...	FishProfiles.com	1	06-Aug-2004 23:46
Dwarf Frog - Dying? Hello all, Here's the problem. I have three dwarf frogs in a 10 gallon, along with a very friendly betta and some cories. The other fish are not both...	MariaS	3	06-Aug-2004 22:37
Bettamax What have you guys used to repair the fins of male bettas. I'm new to this whole tank w/out a filter and I just dont know how to go about trying to h...	feltr04	4	06-Aug-2004 22:22
EMERGENCY!! Lost three fish in two days!! PLEASE help me out here. I lost a clown loach yesterday, but I was expecting it. His death was similar to another clown loach a couple months ago....	rasboramary	15	06-Aug-2004 22:09
Ichy Danio After looking closely, I noticed that one of my zebra danios has Ich. What is the best way to treat this? [span class="edited"][Edited by fishnewbie...	fishnewbie	4	06-Aug-2004 18:28
Fish not eating much!!! [font color="#000080"] Help!!! My fish's appetite has decresed significantly over the past couple of weeks. Fish in my 15G are 3 guppies and 2 kribs...	JQW	2	06-Aug-2004 05:39
Dwarf Frog - Dying? Hello all, Here's the problem. I have three dwarf frogs in a 10 gallon, along with a very friendly betta and some cories. The other fish are not bot...	MariaS	0	06-Aug-2004 05:33
cory with no eyeballs i was just having a close look at some of my cories and noticed that one of the bronze ones has no eyeballs at all. one side seems healed but the othe...	dan.76	3	06-Aug-2004 04:53
Jack Dempsey Can't Close Mouth Hey everyone, My Jack Dempsey can't seem to close it's mouth. It's been like this for a little over a week. It's open 24/7. I tried to look inside to...	MidiMouse	3	06-Aug-2004 02:16
Red parts on betta I'm so silly. I have a roster of what fish gets changed when and somehow I forgot about one of my little females. So, her water change was 2 days late...		12	05-Aug-2004 13:00
Ich Treatment im treating my tank for ich with a treatment that contains formaldehyde and malachite green. Can i still add plant food? and, would i still be able to...	KimmyM	2	05-Aug-2004 11:02

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