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Came back to work after the weekend to some red patches on my guppies bodies I don't think its ammonia burn because its not around the gills more the tails and bodies. It has only affected 3 of them so far the biggest one seems unaffected so far.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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On 12/5/2021 at 9:50 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:
I have used 1/2 to 1 tablespoon per 3-5 gallons depending on what I am using it for and what type of fish it is. These are livebearers and the breeders for these guys typically ramp up the salt and they can take it without any trouble. I would go with a full tablespoon per 5 gallons to start. If after a couple treatments it seems to be working I would ramp it up to 1:3. Going forward you'd be well served to add a tablespoon with each water change. I buy a big bag of instant ocean and keep it around. It has a ton of minerals as well so it is overall well tolerated and has a multitude of uses (I also have african cichlids and opae ula shrimp I need it for). You can also buy the salt they use for water softeners and Dan's Fish uses something similar that is super cheap. I just like that I know what's in the Instant Ocean.
Breeding fish is like this. Unfortunately, they can be hearty or fragile and there's nothing you can do about it. Take heart we've all been there. Ich is a stress induced event often and the key from here forward is consistency. You'll get there. Let us know how we can help.
Well after 10 days it looks like the disease is on the way out which is awesome I can't see any fish with it on them anymore which is great. I'm glad I didn't use any meds and I ended up only losing one of my fry which is not too bad.
Thank you so much for your info you have really really helped me solve this and this knowledge will definitely help me in the future.
Thank you once again!
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On 12/4/2021 at 10:02 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:
I think you can treat them with meds but you may want to go to a higher temp and add salt first. This will often get the ich to shed off the surface and then good cleaning of the bottom of the tank should eventually rid you of it. Raise the temp 2 degrees a day until you get to 29-29.5 - The lifecycle of ich is about 7 days, so hot water and thick salt for a full 7 days would do the trick. Add extra oxygen in the form of an airstone. I think the temp was not the cause necessarily, it could have stressed them out to bring it out though. Most likely if you are sharing equipment between tanks, using the same buckets, this or when you pulled the fry you brought it with.
This is from Aquapros.
So essentially all these things - salt, temp, meds try to inhibit them at one point of their lifecycle.
Thank you so much for the info it's really helpful. I have turned up my heat up and added some salt, not too sure about how much salt to add though so only added a small amount to start with but will add a bit more later today. It is really disheartening to see as everything was going so well I really hope my little fish make it through this.
Thanks again for the help.
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I have just noticed white spots on a fair few of my fry in my 50L fry tank. What would have caused this? I have never had ich in any of my tanks before, the water parameters are all fine the only thing I can think of was the water temp went up to 28°C the other day because its was so hot outside.
How do I treat fry for ich? I have about 50 fry of varying ages in the tank a combination of swordtails and guppy. I'm guessing you can't treat with normal medication due to their age and size.
Any help is greatly appreciated thank you.
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On 11/26/2021 at 7:51 AM, KBOzzie59 said:
Picked these two up last weekend. Sorry, rushed phone pics.
Wow! They are stunning!!
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Just got this guy yesterday a Half Moon Mustard Gas Betta he is amazing such a beautiful fish. Almost had a heart attack as I was walking past my tank I saw his fins wrapped around the filter intake so in a panic I got in as fast as I could to detach him, turns out he was quite happy just leaning against it and looked quite angry I moved him.
Lets see some other interesting Bettas.
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On 11/18/2021 at 5:04 PM, Minanora said:
Hmm, that is an idea. I may try my hand at this as well.
I use a turkey baster to vacuum my floating plastic breeder. Lol
It worked a treat I was actually surprised how much easier it made it best $2 I have spent in a while thats for sure. I managed to clean under stuff I don't want to move and picked up a lot of debris. Definitely worth trying.
On 11/18/2021 at 5:08 PM, Odd Duck said:I did try it. It wasn’t that helpful to have it attached, but I do use it separately to blast debris out from between the rocks and pots in my 75 gallon tank. It works very well to do that. It was more cumbersome than helpful attached.
I don’t want to blast too much in my sand capped dirt bottom tanks (majority of my tanks), so I don’t tend to use it in those.
I found it actually made my job much easier my tank is built into a bar and is very awkward to clean so it really did help me, it was a good cheap experiment overall for me.
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On 11/18/2021 at 5:04 PM, Minanora said:
Hmm, that is an idea. I may try my hand at this as well.
I use a turkey baster to vacuum my floating plastic breeder. Lol
I made a mini syphon out of airline tube and had my net over a cup in case I accidentally sucked up any fry lol
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I just made mine and only cost $2 I will try it and let you know how I go.
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Saw a video of someone who had attached a Turkey baster to their gravel vac to help stir up debris in the gravel in heavily planted tanks. Has anyone tried it? I think it looks like a fantastic idea which I will definitely try later today.
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On 11/16/2021 at 7:21 PM, Schwack said:
Mine started doing this several months ago. I bought them as adults, and they were a bit timid but slowly warmed up and would come out to greet me etc. Then, without anything happening, they started spazzing out every time I'd 'startle' them. Same sort of thing, they'd swim toward the back or into the substrate. I added some dither fish, which changed nothing, I replanted a bit to give them more cover, same story. It got to the point where I considered rehoming them and then it just... stopped. These days they're still pretty timid, but they'll come out whenever I open the lid or get down to their level and look into the tank. No idea what caused it or what solved it, but you aren't the first person to experience this behavior!
That's very interesting mine sound pretty similar but are never normally timid they are normally right there watching every movement I make. When you say 'startle' them it actually made me think maybe I did scare him a bit considering it was night time and most lights apart from their tank light were off, he may not have seen me clearly and got spooked but its just strange because I've never had an issue in the last 3 months of owning them. I got them as a pair when they were quite young and they have now matured and are getting ready to breed (I think, and hope). It's good to see its not just me as it actually was quite sad to watch I couldn't understand the issue as all the other fish were fine so I knew it wasn't water parameters.
Thanks for the reply Schwack
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Last night I was doing something and heard a splash coming from the tank and when I looked over my male Pearl Gourami was going nuts he was swimming up to the surface and splashing and then down to the bottom smashing himself into the substrate and stirring it all up then into the sides, he continued this for about 5 minutes until he went to the opposite end of the 6ft tank where its heavily planted and hid in the bottom corner which is very unusual behaviour for him. At this point I decided to let them have an early night and switched off the tank lights. This morning he was absolutely fine and back swimming with the female.
Has anyone experienced anything like this before? What could be the cause and is it something to be concerned about?
Thanks
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Wow this is so cool!
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On 11/16/2021 at 10:10 AM, Dawn T said:
A friend of mine got pea puffers for her 55g planted community tank. They're fun to watch.
I have assassin snails in 2 of my tanks. I bought a snail trap in case I need to catch snails from tanks where I don't want the assassins (like my 29g that has a nerite in it). I just transfer the snails to my assassin tank. I've done that for the tank in the office of my church. They feed a HUGE pleco in that tank and that feeds the snails, so their population is always high. My assassins sure stay happy. LOL
Unfortunately here in Australia assassin snails are illegal and pea puffers cost about $250 each and are very hard to track down.
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On 11/16/2021 at 8:00 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said:
I know there have been Ozzies here. One from WA for sure. I always say hi to the folks from WA. If I ever get back there, I might not leave. But the nature of a forum is that most people move in and out. Right now, I don't think there is anyone consistently posting here from Australia. But you could change that! 😁
Thats good to know thank you! I do plan on being as active as possible on this forum, I'm fairly new to the hobby and learning as much as I can by reading and watching videos. Just set up my 2nd tank and planning a 3rd now.
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On 11/16/2021 at 12:44 AM, Atitagain said:
I have a good friend from Australia, does that count? He is absolutely not a nerm tho.
welcome to the forum mate!Thats the closest I've got so far so I'll take it. Thanks 😁
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Ha ha I genuinely thought I would have at least one person from Australia say hi.
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On 11/15/2021 at 3:21 AM, scott the fishman said:
great question zebras loaches and yoyo loaches will eat all baby snails and are good tank mates. clown loaches can eat adult snails but can get up to a foot long. hope that helps
Thanks Scott I ended up with 2 small yoyo loaches and am very happy with my purchase they already have heaps of personality and look great.
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I am going to be keeping a close eye on these and hopefully will be able to get one one day! Thank you for sharing this!
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On 11/14/2021 at 4:05 PM, 2000tetras said:
Get a schoutedeni puffer. They are like 200$ but in my experience are not aggressive and are only 3 inches. They are like a swimming chicken nugget with puffer personality.
OMG!! That is an awesome looking fish! I would love to get some puffers but they are really hard to come by in Australia I have never even heard of these ones they look amazing.
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I ended up getting 2 Yoyo loaches as that's what my LFS had so hopefully they do the job they're only small at the moment but I know they will grow but at least they don't get as big as clowns. I also couldn't help but buy some more tetras and a few new foods to try out🤣🤣
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On 11/14/2021 at 1:35 PM, Gator said:
@ChrisD90Khulii loaches, Clown loaches, Yoyo loaches, and a whole host of Loaches will eat snails, pretty much anything with the word Loach in its' name will eat snails.
I'm about to head to my LFS and see what loaches they have. Thanks.
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On 11/14/2021 at 1:24 PM, Colu said:
Dwarf chain loach are great at keeping snail population in check and do well in a community tanks
Thanks @Colu I will look into them. Not sure I will be able to get them where I am unless I order online.
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On 11/14/2021 at 10:07 AM, DaveO said:
When my snails become overcrowded I throw in one or two green beans. They pile onboard the beans like crazy. After an hour or two I scoop them all out.
`Thats a great idea I will definitely give this one a go thank you!
Red patches on my guppies.
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I will bring a test kit to work tomorrow and test. They were eating absolutely fine and acting normally.