[Unbalanced ram population]

Thanks.

My water are PH 8 and KH of 12dg. and GH of 18dg.

[Unbalanced ram population]

What are your water parameters please?

I want to have Rams but always was told that my water are not good for them.

Thanks

 

[Difficulty in pulling the (purchase) trigger]

If you think that it is too costly don't buy. Look at JBL products, they might do the same for less, but they are also not going for pennies. 

[Single Rainbow Gasping?]

What Is your PH? Bosmani are hard water fish. I suggest a 40% water change. My 100gl. tank is nearly all rainbows and don't have any issues. My parameters are PH 8, Ammonia and Nitrite 0 Nitrate 25-50 KH 10-12 GH 18. No CO2 and very good surface agitation.  

[Easy Carbon and Black beard Algae]

I have just started to get rid of Black Algae in my tank, it got to a point that nearly all plants were covered as well as wood. Did not use any chemical but changed ~40% of water every week and after 3 water changes inserted a bag of Phosphate remover into the filter, a week after I started with the Phosphate remover the algae started to disappear.  

[A quick question]

Thank you. This is what I did.

[A quick question]

Hello everyone.

Today I have noticed that some of my fish have White spots on them. Yesterday I have changed water and inserted a bag of Phosphate removing resin as my level was 2ppm (tested today and it is down to 1ppm).

My question:  Do I need to remove the bag before starting with medication?

Thank you

Ben

[Pre-filter sponge PPI]

One of my filters is 20ppi and the other filter is 30ppi. The 20ppi pre filter used to be clogged very quickly and had to be cleaned about every 2 weeks as the flow became restricted while the 30ppi remained clean.

[Can you make your own driftwood?]

Start reading from #110.

1.2. Falsehoods and Myths (aquariumscience.org)

[Thinking of using RO]

On 11/16/2021 at 4:04 PM, Gator said:

@Mr Gumby; When I changed my tanks from tap water to RO/DI water, I changed 25% of the water so that now after many years, all of my tanks are 100% RO/DI and my fish and I couldn't be happier. Of course I added peat moss to my filter to make my water a little more acidic for my blackwater fish (That's all I have), and they still love it.

Please explain with more details.

I want to have a 300ltr. black water tank but my problem is that my tap water are PH 8, 40ppm nitrate and KH 20.

Do you add salts/minerals to the water? What substrate do you use? Do you keep plants? Which?

Thank you

[What is this?]

This is something that i didn't know. I wonder if fish in the wiled suffer the same.

[What is this?]

Thank you Colu.

This was also my conclusion. The fish died overnight and I have looked at it with a X10 glass. The gills were one lump and didn't have any blood in them. I talked with the LFS and was told that rainbows do suffer of tumors. 

[What is wrong with my fish?]

The saga takes a twist.

After time in isolation, observation and medication it seems that the fish got better so today I re-introduced it to the display tank. Once this was done I have started to clean the quarantine tank and syphoned the water when something caught my eye, just a small movement, there was a fish fry, probably about 1.0 - 1.5mm (1/16") long.

So...

Fish goes mad, I put it into isolation, fish recover and find fry.

Does it make sense?🤔

[What is this?]

It is too late for ammonia as I have changed  about 30% of the water yesterday. In any case i attach better photos.

 

[What is this?]

No, didn't test for ammonia. It is red and seems to be out of the gills cover on one side only, also, the only fish with this anomaly. Last weekend I have changed about 60% of the water and about 25% today.

[What is this?]

This evening while feeding the fish I have noticed that one of my Melanotaenia Nigrans suffers as of something that looks as the gills on one side are out and the fish breath faster than the rest. What do you think? Can I do something about it?

Sorry for the poor photos.

Thanks.

[Angelfish bloat]

Read 10.15. Dwarf Gourami Disease (aquariumscience.org) Might be something that you don't want to read.

[Esha meds]

Just used both together to treat my sick (?) fish, 3 days course. Now a week later the fish seems to be happier.

[Red splotches on amano shrimp]

I think that you worry for nothing, my Amanos also have these marks and they live happily ever after.

[Fish ID?]

Can't tell what it is but it is not a White Cloud Minnow as I have some of them. My first thought was a type of Carp. It is the wrong mouth for Reticulated flying fox, so no, can't be that one.

[What is wrong with my fish?]

On 11/5/2021 at 12:07 AM, Colu said:

It could be  a parasitic infection but am not 100% sure that what's going on have you added anything  to the tank resently and is it only this fish showing odd behaviour

Two weeks ago I have added 11 Silver Tip Tetra (Hasemania nana) and two Spotted Butterfly Loach. This fish is the only fish with this behavior pattern. 

On 11/5/2021 at 12:13 AM, laritheloud said:

I keep pseudomugil signifers, they're pretty similar. Can you take and post a video of the behavior? That might help. I'm having a hard time picturing what the rainbowfish is doing. I hope the fish hangs on!

Will try to catch it, however, imagine an aircraft doing aerobatics in a very tight airspace (also, read the end of this post) 🙂.

 

On 11/5/2021 at 5:33 AM, Flumpweesel said:

Video would be best but is the fish rubbing on things / showing its belly ? That can mean ick.

No rubbing.

 

Anyway, as I mentioned yesterday, I have separated the fish and positioned it into a tank with fresh water and acclimatized it for about an hour inside a plastic bag. The fish was breathing very fast, performed its erratic movements and seemed to be left with no energy. I have added antibiotics (eSHA 2000) and anti Fluke medicine (eSHA gdex), this evening, the fish seems a bit better, breathing is normal and this erratic movements seems to be controlled. I have given a bit of frozen food (Coppipods). an hour after feeding second dose of medication went in, so all in all, there was a slight improvement and I hope that it will survive.

Thank you all for taking the time to reply.

 

[What is wrong with my fish?]

Water change was on Sat. I have transferred the fish to another tank with fresh water and added anti bacterial, just in case. However, I don't think that the fish will survive the night.

[What is wrong with my fish?]

Hello all.

A Forktail Blue-eye Rainbow / Pseudomugil furcatus female has started to swim in a very strange way. If you imagine  a box 1.5"X1.5"X1.5" then the fish swims inside it erratically in sharp and fast turns for 2-3 seconds, then all go back to normal and after few minutes does the same thing again. I have tested ammonia and nitrite both are '0'.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[Unwell Agassizii Corydoras]

On 10/25/2021 at 11:54 PM, Colu said:

With bloating and the Popeye most likely an internal bacterial infection  but I can't be a 100% sure I would air on the side of caution and treat with Sera baktopur direct tables 

Thanks Colu.

I have suspected that it is internal infection but didn't know which med to use. Will buy the med. and keep in case something like this will happen again.

Thanks again

Ben

[Unwell Agassizii Corydoras]

The fish was quarantine but died this evening.

I attach 3 photos, two show the fish on its own and the other as a comparison to an healthy fish. Am still interested to hear opinions regarding what could have gone wrong.

Thank you.