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stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	Edited by stripedcichlid I have a 4 inch fire mouth with white puffy growths on the base of it's fins. The growths are starting to grow. The fish is acting normal though and he eats fine and shows no sign of distess. Water Parameters: ammonia:0 nitrite:0 nitrate:10 pH:7ish temp:75-78 Its a 55 gal and it houses a jack dempsey and a pair of convicts. I have isolated the fire mouth in a separate tank. I'll try to get some pics soon cause the digital is not available to me right now.
Posted 28-Sep-2006 03:52
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Is it possible the fins have been nipped? If so there could be the starting of an infection. I suggest you use as directed Pimafix and Melafix. This should reduce any stress and help clear up any infection if that what it is. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 28-Sep-2006 09:11
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stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	No its not from fin nipping. The growths look like pimples and i think i can see a little blood.
Posted 29-Sep-2006 21:54
stripedcichlid Fingerling Posts: 41 Kudos: 46 Votes: 127 Registered: 07-Mar-2005	well i found out what those white growths were the hard way. The pimple-like things ruptured and hundreds of small little brown creatures came out. The fire mouth didn't survive it.
Posted 08-Oct-2006 02:34


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