My Aulonocara Jacobfreibergi (Otter Point Jake) was having it rough in the Malawi tank, which is ruled by two bigger peacocks in an unholy alliance of left and right territories. Never saw physical fighting, but the smaller Jake was chased almost constantly and had no territory of his own. He...
If the fish has slowly expanded, it could be dropsy, a retention of fluid in the abdominal cavity and organs. Not contagious per se, but it usually doesn't end well. Is often caused by water quality, but not always. A 6.5 gallon is awfully small for hyperactive danios, and things can go south...
Sorry about your tiger barbs. It could be bad stock, or a disease, pretty hard to determine from the symptoms. Personally I would tear down the tank and wash everything with hydrogen peroxide just to be on the safe side. Your healthy tank could provide instant seeding material and you'd be up...
So glad that your experience with these didn't turn you off Bolivians, Tony. I think you'll find they are normally quite hardy fish, with loads of personality.
Welcome, EB13. Sorry to hear about your fish dying. When a death or illness occurs, testing a water sample for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates is in order, since most often the answer can be found in these results. Cleaning the filters is good but refreshing the water with regular weekly...
Good to hear you're using Prime to detoxify the ammonia from your tap. I believe the product will convert the ammonia for up to 48 hours. It will however still show up as false positive on tests, since most kits don't differentiate between ammonia and ammonium.
I would hold off on any...
Welcome, Bobmac. I think you're right about being underfiltered. I have the same AC50 on a 20 gallon and it seems just about adequate. In addition, changing your filter media can remove much of your good bacteria needed for processing nitrogenous waste. Just a gentle rinse in some discarded...
Agreed. As mentioned ADFs will stand their ground when food is involved, but since they have no tongues or teeth it's mainly by posturing and trying to "scare" away the fish.
Welcome, Sir Muffin! Sorry about your betta. A few questions come to mind -
Have you tested your tap water for ammonia?
Do you use a dechlorinator?
How much water are you changing each time?
How many snails are in the tank?
A small volume of water can be difficult to stabilize, and it's...
I've never had to do a 90% water change with fenbendazole. I assume that is recommended with Levamisole in hopes of vacuuming out the eggs instead of killing them. That may work, but it does seem drastic and stressful for the fish.
Keep in mind that killing the worms is often only the tip...
Absolutely incorrect. I've successfully used fenbendazole only to rid 2 tanks of the worms. Spent a total of $7.50, and still have some left over. Poor Blake keeps getting poorer, but internet myths die hard.
Here's a shot of my ram laying on the bottom literally being eaten alive...
Sorry you lost one, but that isn't too bad. It's safe to assume they all have the worms, even fry can eat the eggs. I've never used levamisole, although it's more water soluble it won't kill the eggs. The fenbendazole can be made more soluble by grinding the powder as fine as you can, then...
Welcome, fishfryactivist. I found some threads that deal with that same problem, guppies with bent spines. Seems to be fairly common. Hope this helps.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?238000-Guppy-Scoliosis...