Hannah Parker
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I would not try tweezers anymore if I were you, the risk of damaging the fish is too great. Or at least try and use blunt ones like @xXInkedPhoenixX suggested. When I worked at my LFS and catfish got stuck in our nets, we would free them by cutting the net with a razor blade. That is your best bet because it is precise and sharp. I would recommend having the little guy in a clear breeder box, cup or Tupperware container (whatever you can fit your fingers into), hold the net piece and stretch it as far from him as possible, and gently hack away at the net with the razor blade, starting at the part of the net closest to the fish and cutting away from the fish, not towards it. If you can't stretch the net at all, try starting to cut as close to the fish as possible, and with luck you can cut enough to where the fabric will break. Good luck and I hope you can get him out.
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I have gotten most of my tanks used off of Facebook marketplace, it's a great place to find them. Usually they will come with lots of accessories too! I hate to say it, because I love supporting my LFS financially, but Amazon.com by far has the best deal of equipment. I always get lights and air pumps from Amazon. The prices don't differ that much with chemicals, medicine of food, so I always get those from my LFS. And fish and plants of course.
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On 6/1/2022 at 10:01 AM, JessLynne7 said:
I need to try stress guard.
I have been using dr Tim’s first defense which is similar to stress guard in some ways
Stress guard has antibacterial properties as well so I think it works really well. his face was healing up nicely.
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Started a separate thread about an issue with the new goldfish, it seems he might have a slight swim bladder issue. I was afraid of this. I'm hoping he will grow strong with time and be able to live a happy life as it's so slight. He might not be as active as my other 2 for his whole life, which is disappointing for me to watch, but as long as he is comfortable and happy I will be happy!
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On 6/1/2022 at 6:34 AM, JessLynne7 said:
I have a few betas and have heard good and bad things about mela and beta fox. I have heard it messes with their Labyrinth organ to breath and others say no and use it.
I have heard that melafix is hard on them. I only dosed the tank initially and didn't treat it for the whole 7 days as the instructions say, I think it can give them a little boost but is hard on them (you can even tell by how strong it smells). I think Seachem Stress Guard, aquarium salt and boiled IAL extract was the best treatment.
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On 5/31/2022 at 7:19 PM, Brian said:
Thanks, I see the photos. I’m really not sure what’s going on. He’s eating and that’s good. And the others in the tank are doing well. Maybe the stress from the move and he just needs time to settle in. But, it’s never good when all the fish in a tank are not acting normal.
Maybe talk to the pet shop, ask if anyone else is having problems.
What are the water parameters? Temperature? Are you using any activated carbon or anything? Is it possible to add some aquarium salt?Good Luck
Honestly he's doing better these past few days and is swimming with the others more. Unfortunately my LFS wouldn't be very forthcoming with that information, they're not the best. Parameters are 0, 0 and 60ppm (I've got to do a water change tonight). I actually keep a heater in their tank for consistency and it's at 72. I don't use activated carbon, and I can use aquarium salt.
On 6/1/2022 at 9:08 AM, gardenman said:Fancy goldfish are very prone to swim bladder issues. The swim bladder is like the ballast tanks in a submarine. The fish can move air and water to and from them to change their buoyancy. Ornamental goldfish are prone to swim bladder issues where they either float, often upside down, or sink and lie on the bottom due to an inability to control their swim bladder. It's a very common issue with them. When the swim bladder is working right a fish can just hang in the water without having to do anything. They can just sit there, perfectly suspended at whatever depth they want. When the swim bladder doesn't work right, then the fish has to work hard to stay afloat or to sink. This constant struggle exhausts a fish, and they end up just floating or sinking until they must move.
When it comes to fancy goldfish, I prefer to buy them as adults as any swim bladder issue should have shown itself by then. Far too often the young fish develop this issue and there's not a lot you can do. Peas are often recommended to help the swim bladder, but they're not a cure-all.
I have read this before and was worried this might be the case. When completely still, he does sink gradually to the bottom. It doesn't seem severe, so I was hoping with good food and clean water, and with him growing that it might get better. I will try some peas and hope that he does okay.
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On 5/31/2022 at 7:24 PM, AndreaW said:
I'm not able to see photos in your two recent posts. Looking forward to see your new addition.
Apparently uploading pictures from my desktop isn’t working! Let’s see if this does the trick 🙂
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I had to put my betta down today. He hasn’t been eating for me in days and was really declining. I decided it was time. His face was healing up but I think it messed him up inside, he was having swim bladder problems and doing the “death-roll”.
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On 5/31/2022 at 4:46 PM, Fish Folk said:
Can you please try to reload the photo? I cannot see anything. Maybe it's just me...
I do love the Blackmoor Goldfish...
Let me know if this works.
On 5/31/2022 at 5:41 PM, Brian said:I could not get link to load. Type of filters? Could the current be to strong for this young fish to swim in? So maybe it found a spot where the current isn’t as harsh and just settled in there?Was it swimming at pet shop? Did you watch them catch it (BTW, always watch them catch the fish)? Did they injure it while catching it? And so on….. Did you place in a QT first? Was it ok in there if so?
Good LuckI’ve got 2 sponge filters and a power head, but I’ve got the power head current is positioned to where it doesn’t create a current in a large surface area. It actually liked to hide under rock slabs in the tank at the pet store, all their black moors in the tank did and I’m not exactly sure why. He didn’t injure it while catching it, I watched him. And I do not have a quarantine tank but he has been fine for a week so I’m 99% sure he’s not sick, at least with anything contagious.
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Hi everyone,
I'm hoping for some reassurance on the behavior of my new juvenile Black Moor goldfish. I just bought him a couple days ago, and he spends at least 50%, if not more, of his time laying on the substrate. He comes out and eats for feedings fine, and seems to be swimming with my other 2 goldfish more frequently than when I first got him, but he still lays on the substrate a ton. My other 2 are always swimming around constantly. You can see my thread here to see the tank setup and everything for these goldfish.
Is my new one just weak? He's a lot younger and smaller than my others, so will he just need time to eat well, grow and strengthen up? I would have gotten a bigger one, but they were running low at my LFS and they either had babies for $20 or huge ones for $100, so I went with a baby. I love him and think he's so cute, but I'm really hoping he perks up and starts behaving like my others. Thanks in advance for any insight.
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Third and final goldfish of the trio! Beautiful little black moor. He has some growing and catching up to do in the next couple months, but I'm hoping he will perk up. He spends at least 50% of his time laying on the substrate, not sure if he doesn't feel well or this is just what he likes to do. Time will tell.
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A sponge filter is going to promote gas exchange and biological filtration. I don't think it's possible to "over-filter" with a sponge filter, so you can go as big as you like. Extra filtration can create an opportunity to have more fish in your tank without upsetting the balance, so it's nothing but beneficial.
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I would highly recommend hasbrosas pygmy cories for the 15!! They are super cute, and you could have up to 10 in there easily which allows for some really cute and cool schooling behavior 🙂
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Can't wait to see this stocked!!
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Here is a picture I was able to snag of one of the new 3 babies. They are barely an inch!
And here is the adult loach out of hiding and colored up 🙂 I am definitely seeing her more. I don't think they are swimming together or hanging out a ton yet because the babies are just so small, but I hope as they get bigger and older they will start to interact more! I think seeing them and being in their presence is helping a little at least for now.
Here is the 5gal quarantine tank I put my betta in. Lots of almond leaf extract, and I used Seachem Stress Guard. He really enjoyed all the resting places, but is still hiding a ton and reluctantly ate only 2 frozen bloodworms for me last night. He isn't out of the woods yet at all 💔
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Took out a big piece of decor last night during a water change. I felt like it was taking up too much swimming room, and also made it incredibly difficult to gravel-vacuum.
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Your 15gal sounds perfect for a little predatory center-piece fish to eat some of them (possibly). I don't know how voracious a honey gourami would be, but I would figure a betta would be fairly predatory as well.
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Bought 3 adorable longfin zebra danios last night, and with the space they take up I think I am capping the schooling fish with what I have now, at 8 white cloud minnows and 8 zebra danios. I would eventually like to add 4-6 reticulated hillstream loaches, and one more goldfish, but am concerned about the bioload still. I will do some water testing after my next water change and see.
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On 5/25/2022 at 9:55 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
I use one of those touch lights for my quarantine tank. It was $5 and it looks like a hockey puck. It's pretty dim, but allows me to see what the situation is, and the fish don't seem to notice it when shining it from above. ( If I hold it against the side of the tank it will spook them. ) I only use it when I would like to check symptoms and monitor what is going on. This is the one I have. I don't attach it to anything, I just hold it and move it around where I need to see.
Awesome, thank you so much!
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On 5/25/2022 at 9:45 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
I think he will like that. And try to keep the light off as much as you can so he can rest.
When I turned the tank light on this morning he freaked out and bolted for cover, which is very unusual for him, so I won't have a light on the 5gal at all. Dimness and isolation should help him a lot, and hopefully he will get back to normal and be able to keep up with the liveliness of the community tank again!
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I was actually apart of the forum (Group) on Facebook. I think I heard about that group on one of the YouTube videos as well
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On 5/25/2022 at 9:31 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
A bit of Stress Coat could help. Perhaps some aquarium salt at level 1 and monitor progress.
I think your net idea was clever. Instant breeding or emergency isolating area at no cost. 🙂
I can't believe I forgot about Stress Coat, thank you I will definitely pick that up too. And thank you! It worked wonders with my female betta with dropsy in the past, but it seems to have stressed this one out. I'm hoping the 5gal to himself will help him to be calm and heal.
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On 5/25/2022 at 1:13 AM, Lots Of Loaches said:
They should be fine in the 5 gallon during QT. Can you add some caves and maybe some items from your cycled tank (plastic plants or rocks)? This will help with cycling the 5 gallon as well as providing hiding spots for the loaches. Watch your water in the QT tank (water changes as needed) and everything should go fine. I really hope this works for you. Having loaches in your tank is one of my greatest enjoyments as they are so funny and do a great job cleaning up all the uneaten food. Best of luck and keep us posted on how thing go.
I can and did add plenty of decor for them 🙂 they are the tiniest babies! My adult loach was immediately interested ❤️
However, this morning before work I noticed my betta took a turn for the worse. On the biggest wound the scales are falling off, his face is still swollen and he is hiding constantly, and didn't come out to eat last night. It's risky, but the baby loaches seem healthy and I only have 1 spare tank so I will be putting all the loaches back in the tank and moving the betta to the 5gal for individual attention and treatment. I'm picking up some indian almond leaves at my LFS after work and then getting to work. Because it's wounds and not disease, I'm considering just treating the 5gal with boiled almond leaf extract, salt, having the temp at 84 (the community tank is usually 80-82) and daily water changes and monitoring. Does anyone recommend I add medication as well, or would that be too hard on him and not worth it? I'm also going to feed him strictly frozen brine shrimp if he will eat it for me; if not, his usual pellets.
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On 5/24/2022 at 2:10 PM, Lots Of Loaches said:
I’m sorry to hear about your betta! I hope he recovers quickly with no lasting issues!
I’m not saying your loach did it but I have seen them act in unkind ways when stressed. I think adding 2 more loaches will help him be more outgoing and less inclined to look at the other tank inhabitants in general.
I know you are worried about upsetting the balance of your tank by adding more fish. Currently, how much change occurs to your nitrates between water changes based on your current feeding and stock level? Maybe any increase caused by 2 more fish can be negated by more frequent water changes, if needed.Normally, I wouldn’t recommend this but taking your betta’s health in consideration, I would get 2 more loaches and then put them and your 1 remaining loach in quarantine together. It will accomplish a few things at once. First, your betta will be safer if the loach was to blame. Second, the 3 loaches will be put together in a completely neutral environment where no one has the home field advantage that might cause issues. They will be able to bond together and establish their hierarchy without stressing the rest of your established tanks residents. Lastly, it shouldn’t hurt your current loach’s health going through a couple rounds of deworming with the 2 new ones while they are in QT.
I’m think this is what I would do if faced with your predicament. Good luck with whatever you end up doing and keep us all posted on how your betta is doing.It usually goes from 40ppm to 10ppm, I do weekly water changes. I've always been able to keep it heavily stocked because I fed less, which hopefully I can get back to. This is a fantastic suggestion and it makes so much sense. I plan on picking up 2 more loaches tonight at petco. Would they all do okay in a heated 5 gal with decor and a sponge filter? I would love to be extra safe with these additions, but the 5gal isn't up and running all the time and probably isn't cycled. This has never been an issue for me because the last quarantine I had to do was my betta and I keep it for separation emergencies, but I didn't know how loaches would do in an uncycled tank. I would be dosing daily with prime of course, but I don't want to make them sick by putting them in there.
On 5/24/2022 at 2:11 PM, Ken Burke said:I had a yo-yo loach, until he started “playing” with my angels. Then he found a new home.
from what I’ve gleaned, they like safety in numbers. But they also like picking on other fish.
She was definitely a lot happier when she had her counterpart. She has never injured anyone before in over 4 years, so I'm hoping I can get her temperament back to normal 💔
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Oh it was terrifying each time, but it always worked! That's how the owner told everyone to do it, of course if the fish is being still and you are very precise. What I liked about using the razor blade was that you could be very careful and make super small movements gradually, I would be too scared to use something like scissors. It's definitely whatever you are most comfortable with! Getting them out of nets is always such a tricky and stressful situation, it's hard to know what to do unless you see it with your own eyes. If you're uncomfortable with using something sharp I would definitely make that a last resort.