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Awesome! Guess I will give it a try then! Thanks

Happy Heart Day from Our Fish Room to yours! ❤️

For all those who paint their nails and keep fish tanks... I have not painted my nails since getting my first fish tank. The chemicals, the constantly being in water, and the worry with my axolotl that something will leech into the water and harm them has my fingernails exposed and chipped. Do any of you regularly paint your nails and clean your tanks? Any best practices? I finally have a nice sit down at the computer job and no longer out in the field but my tanks at home keep my nails from being strong and pretty. It’s not a huge problem, just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this. I’m by no means a girly girl but sometimes I’d like my nails to look at least decent with some enamel strengthened. But I would never do anything to put my many tanks at risk. Let me know your thoughts.

Do you notice the red around his fin? Infection? Irritation from being in the hospital tank? External parasites now? His gills also look red to me.

@Torrey Thank you so very much for your thoughts! When I first brought him home I had him go through a round of general cure and E.M. When he got dropsy I then treated the 40 gallon as well as his hospital tank with prazi pro. He has been through one complete treatment of Maracyn 2 in the hospital tank as well as Kanaplex. He is still eating his pellets soaked in Marcyn 2 for a second round. He has improved greatly. I am thinking of treating the 40 gallon one more time but not sure with what just to make sure I don't take him from his hospital tank and put him in a contaminated environment. I can do Prazi pro again to make sure I got all the gill flukes, which were my thought too. I think he brought him from the pet store and I didn't get them during Quarantine and then added him into the 40 gallon because I noticed gill fluke issues on some of my other fish which is why I treated both the 40 and the hospital tank with PraziPro. I'm excited he is doing so well too. I'm glad he is a fighter. It made caring for him so much easier.

Here is an updated from yesterday. The only thing I notice is how red the underside of his gills still are. I have continued salt in the hospital tank and salt baths but have stopped medicating the water. He is receiving Maracyn 2 in his food with Garlic guard and focus. Let me know your thoughts on how long he should stay in his hospital tank being treated and when he would be good to go back in the 40 gallon.

@Mydonkeyfish Yeah my other three fancies grew out of all the other tanks I put them in really quickly. They are now in a 90 gallon and seem to be doing well. @jwcarlson These guys have the most personality. My other fancies are all extremely different in personalities and I love it! Luna spits at me when she is hungry. Cloudjumper is shy and Toothless is so derpy. I can't wait to watch this little one grow and see what their personality is like. Seems shy right now but I can't tell if that's because he's alone or not feeling well.

So here we are on Tuesday 2/9. Not many chances from my last post. I did not do a salt bath last night since most the swelling has gone down. I will look tonight and see if there is any change. If he continues down this path I see a positive outcome. We will see if he has any relapse in the future but as of right now I think I will stop daily updates. I will keep you posted when he moves out of quarantine and how he adjusts to his new tank once that day comes. I still feel like he is a very shy fish. But maybe that is because he is currently alone. Let me know your thoughts on how much longer he should stay in quarentine.

Trying to read up on how long to keep retreating the fish after he has improved and when it is safe to put him back in the tank only to keep coming across these articles. I do believe that the cause of his dropsy was from the pet store, I think he had gill flukes as well as whatever what spot he came with on his head and maybe the stress of moving from one tank to a quarantine tank caused the downword spiral. My question is tho without those elements now in my tanks will his dropsy return? His bloating has gone away but is it destined to return???

Weekend update. Still alive still swimming!!! We have started kanaplex meds and are putting maracyn 2 in their food doing all we can to keep them going. Got the focus and the garlic guard, epsom salt baths for 20 minutes daily and keeping up with the pep talks 😝 My husband has officially dubbed this one pinecone despite my objections so i think it’s safe to say, everyone meet Pinecone.

@GuppysnailMy rescue girl loves to watch the tanks too. I’m so sorry for your loss. That’s such a huge hole in your heart. They are incredible creatures. I’m glad you got the time with him that you did. They really know how to love.

I am doing everything I can to get them back to full health. I have spent more in meds than what I did purchasing them and if it works it will be worth every penny. I sit with them every night for 20 minutes during the epsom salt soak and just send good vibes and give them a nice pep talk "You got this buddy" so I will be sure to pass along your well wishes tonight! My question is, if they pull through. Is there a chance of relapse a few months from now and how long should I wait before they go back in the big tank? @Guppysnail Is that a beautiful bearded dragon in your profile picture?

Day 5 of treatment

@Colu I went to the pet store and got the focus and garlic guard. I will use it tomorrow as he seems to eat in the mornings even though I tried offering him some food during his epsom salt tubbing. Here’s what he looks like tonight. Call me hopeful but I think there is a small difference for the better. I’m getting really attached to this one as he comes over to us whichever side we are on. He’s so super friendly I really hope he makes it.

Woke up to see little guy eating not just the pellets disappear so that is great. Going to stop tonight and get focus to attach the meds to the food better. Ever seen a case this bad and come back from it? I have hope but I am worried.

Update on the new fish. Have had him rubbed since Monday treating with Marcyn 2 and salt. He’s still up and eating and pooping but he’s also still pineconed. I heard of you don’t see a change by day three to change up the meds. Looks like he may have columnaris on his head now too. Poor dude has the odds stacked against him but he’s still fighting!! So I’m gonna do my best to save him. Just goes to show why you quarantine when you buy a new fish.

General cure/ EM rounds and quarantine seemed fine finally added him to my 40 gallon. Instantly started hiding and then this morning I saw this. He is not a Pearl scale. Butterfly Panda Goldfish. I’ll get him back in quarantine start with salt treatment warmer temperatures but is he too far gone to save? Any other medications to try? He’s such a bute I hate to loose him. First pictures are in the store. Then the pictures from this morning. I will have to work on uploading the video as it’s not the right file. Only goldfish in the tank and only in this to grow a little bit before switching over to the indoor pond. The tank water is cloudy because of water change.

@Strugglewwll I hope this motivates you! While working in the fish room to organize it’s also tank cleaning night. 6 of the 7 downstairs tanks are done Time to tear down my quarantine tank. I had one successful grouping and then got a second batch shipped that died the day after quarantine. Both the sender and I believe it was due to shipping stress and the weather unfortunately. I’ve been so upset about them dying took me a while to tear it down. Guess it’s time. Also time to bleach everything they touched and my growing pile of items that need bleached so tonight is the night. Tanks are done so time to get the bleach. Psa: Be sure never to bleach and clean tanks at the same time! Always wait till last.

@Patrick_G Right! Just in case, what if the store is closed what if the power goes out. You have to be prepared right? And on top of it apparently fish need food! The audacity!

Looks a lot better than when I started. Now on to bleach some aquatic decor and quarantine items that have been piling up.

Tonight’s job. To tackle my storage closet. Anyone else’s look like this? Stay tuned to see if it changes at all by end of night. Lol

@ScottieB Yes we stained and water proofed the boards before installing them on the rack. The pond we used to take in an out each summer until the liner broke on our first one after only 2 years so we decided to add it as a permanant placement in the fish room and I think the Fancies are much happier because of it. Good luck with your shelf let me know how it turns out.

My fish room is always changing and evolving. I now have 9 tanks and 1 pond but here are my fav five at the moment. I have a 40 gallon axolotl tank to the left and a 90 gallon pond to the right including another 5 and 3 gallon upstairs and a 20 gallon Long downstairs that needs scaped. So far in my fish room I have: Otocinclus Catfish Bronze Corydoras Sterbi Corydoras Fancy Goldfish Mystery Snails Endlers Pea Puffer Neocardina Shrimp Mollies Ghost Shrimp I feel like I am missing something but will only remember after I post this. Let me know what you think and enjoy!

@Colu I have written the seller asking for their paramaters to see how different they may have been from my own. I will keep you posted.

First, I just wanted to say Get well Soon. Secondly, I think this is such a relevant topic at this time. Thanks for posting. I look forward to reading all the comments. I am very blessed by a husband who understands my fish room and would take on everything but I know everyone is not the same way.