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One of my female swordtails has a bump on her side, as if something is under the scales. She isn't entirely swollen, its just this one spot. I'm not sure what this is, so I netted her to look at it with a magnifying glass and still couldn't tell exactly what was causing it. At one end of the...

I've seen one of these homemade filters before, but I'm not sure what I'd need, other than the 5gal bucket. This really is for my dad. We have an outdoor pond in the area of 500 gals, layed out with PVC liner. There is some sand, rocks, and lilly pads in the pond itself. This pond is about 4...

Last Update Well, our sweet little Zoe is with our long passed golden retriever, Dusty. Whe he was still here, they both were best buddies. We tried to syringe feed her some fluids as the vet had instructed us. but eventually she couldn't keep it down. She was already very skinny, and so...

I wanted to get some new plants to add to my tank, sword plants and java ferns. However, I have some concerns as far as their care and introduction. 1. What should I do to clean off the plants before putting them in the tank? 2. Is there anything I should be aware of before I purchase...

Update Thanx to everybody. We took Zoe to the vet this morning and the vet told us to give it about three more days to see if any improvements are made. She should let us know by that time whether or not it's tie for her to go. If we were to try putting her on IV at this point, we'd only...

6 Months ago, we found out that our black lab-mix 'Zoe' had kidney disease. The last two days she has gone down quick. She can't barely move, won't eat or drink. For the past few weeks, her appetite has dwindled. The vet told us that her kidneys are failing and can no longer seperate...

Well, it does seem that sometimes this flashing could be part of aggressive displays toward eachother. I've seen them do it especially with fish that are having rivalries. Can this happen? The other thing I've noticed on one of my danios is what seems to be bumps near the nostrils and one on...

I've seen several of my fish flash lately, but I don't see any sign of ich. One of my swords has a small thing at the bottom of her chin that almost looks like a barbel. What do I do if this is some kind of parasite?

Well, I finally got the male swordtail, along with some supplies; Pepso food for intestinal parasites and some frozen bloodworms. Other than that, the new ottos have faired pretty well, getting plenty of that brown algea. Noticed the swords like it too. They also seemed to be grazing on some...

How would I go about planting hornwart? I don't want it floating. Doesn't seem to be doing well that way for me. I had weighted it down when I first got it, and did well. I wanted it to grow more of itself faster so I floated it for a while to no avail. It usually ends up toward to outflow...

They've got a few hiding places in there already, but I'm probably going to add more hornwart. Eventually, I think I'm gonna plant it so they had a sort of underwater forest. Thanx again.

I just bought 3 female swordtails a few days ago, and was noticing some things that lead me to believe they may be sick. Their poop has been whitsh and stringy, it did change color to the food I was feeding but not by much. I've fed some minced garlic in with their food for the past two days...

Figured out why the one female was hiding so much. One of the others has become dominant and seems to pick on that one, but she also picks on the other, so that seems normal. Fed some garlic with their food again today. When should I know when to stop adding it for intestinal parasites?

From Riso I believe that the reason people often use the method is because many fish are already used to being cold. So, if it just gets colder than before, the fish either goes numb, or goes unconscious. There's a sticty at the top of this forum discrbing humane ways of doing this. I heard...

Update This morning they seem to be doing better as far as behavior goes. I also saw one of them defacate, and it now looks smooth and brown, which I'm guessing is much better. I believe the garlic in their food last night may have helped, or it could just be that they're starting to...

Just fed them some garlic soaked flake food after reading another post. They're eating well, which makes me feel much better. Though, the stool is still stringy and whitish, it now looks more like the color of the food. It seems to stay attached before the fish is able to push it out...

yeah, it is. what do I do?

Forgot to add that the female seems to be acting normal. And all three have whitish stools, could that be from trasition stress? I've read that intestinal parasites cause this also. They even tried to eat it too, the other fish in the tank ate some too. I know this could be very bad, so...

I finally got some swordtails today, but just 3 females. The lfs only had 2 males in stock and they didn't look too healthy, so I'm waiting until later this week when they get new stock in. The 3 females look fairly healthy and stout. Their colors are as follows; 1 silver top with black...

Thanx everyone for commenting. I had no idea I would start up a big conversation like this! I agree that many people a wired differently and also that it may take time before someone really nows what they want. I think both genders when younger are more to be a bit wild in the beginning, and...