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DEAD. Earlier today the last of the fungus fell off. But he wasn't looking happy, just moping about. He was that way all evening, but a few minutes ago I got up and noticed him seemingly up for air in the corner of the tank... 'cept he wasn't moving. It seems he finally gave up the...

I had Serpae's, Neons and A Dwarf Gourami together, and they all 'seemed' to get along. But after almost 2 months of peace the Gourami suddenly developed a fin fungus problem and I believe it was brought on by the Serpae's nipping at him. Never saw it happen, but something had to trigger the...

Thanks, that's pretty close to my current plan. The water changes at the moment are 50% every 2 or 3 days (mainly because of time commitments) bu I'll change that to daily as I am able. Water params are very good, ( with such frequent water changes you'd hope so) with Nitrates around 5ppm...

Now I am sure it's fungus I will talk again to the person who recomended it in teh first place. She should be able to tell me, it's the one question I didn't ask the first time. Public holiday today though, so I have to ring tomorrow.

Thanks. I may try Tri-Sulfa, I noticed it is available at my Aquarium shop. But i will persist with the F-A until I use it up, I think I may have paused the dosage and allowed the fungus to get a foothold again, no-one has told me how long to treat for! I stopped for a couple of days after the...

I've just taken some photos which show the fungus, as it seems to be breaking out again on one of the spots. (yes I haven't had the heart to kill him yet) I've uploaded them to flickr, but I'll try and insert or link to them below. The Fungus-Ade contains: Malachite Green1mg/mL...

ohh and I will however take your advice and treat the Rainbowfish. If you could PM me any details about people here that I may be able to contact for it? If you have details that is.

I spoke with the Aquarium center, and they said they can't sell the drug, but that a few stores do so illegally here and told me what forums to ask questions on to get hold of it :) ahh what a dark underbelly the aquarium trade has. I had a good long chat with the guy there though, and he was...

Thanks Roan, thats the most straightforward advice I've received here. I've not seen that particular med 'on the shelf' and it may just be that we can't get it here in Australia, but I will ring both the big aquarium center and the vet to see. The fungus has once again disappeared (visually)...

I'm trying to answer some questions for myself about my Dwarf Gourami. When I bought him I noticed that his striped pattern had a couple of 'glitches', which at the time I took to be natural variations in his pattern. He certainly seemed healthy enough. Well, as some people may have read...

Sorry, I posted before I read your post about test kits etc. I think you have a LOT of reading to do. It's liekly that your tank has gone through or is going through a 'cycle' and that it's actually quite toxic in the water. Without knowing anything more I'd suggest doing some 50% water...

That's all very well, but you still have given no information about the tank. How big is it? What sort of filtration do you use? How often do you do water changes? How much water do you change each time? Is it planted? Do you use CO2? Do you run an air-stone or agitate the surface in...

WOW! :bowing: :bowing: Seriously, I started a 10G planted tank, and after 2 months most of the plants have slowly shrunk or lost their original fullness. Yours has done the opppsite, so I'm impressed. It show show much difference the proper amount of light can make.

How dark is your room that the lights are so bright in comparison? Perhaps if you establish a daily routine with the lights, turning them on around the same tme each day, and off at night, and don't turn them on just to show someone the tank after you've turned it off at night. if you have...

A jumper .... It's academic now, whether the Loach should have been in the tank. I found him on the floor this morning. I have no idea what happened. He hadn't shown any signs previously of being a jumper. But the tank, though glass covered, has a cut-out in the glass for the...

here's a thought. What about a Rainbow? Melanotaenia trifasciata. It's an Australian fish, and smaller than some of the other rainbows get. To be honest, I may end up not getting any more fish at all for this tank. All the fish I look at, or want are larger and would want more space than I...

I'm looking at deeper than average aquariums if I get a bigger one, probably custom made as there is a local guy who has very reasonable prices. OK.. now we're getting off topic. Any more fish suggestions (I don't really like the Cherry barbs or Harlequins I'd researched them a little...

LOL, you think she'll notice a nice 3 foot+ tank in the living room??? The local fish stores here do not accept fish returns. So the loach stays, but will be moved into progessivly bigger tanks as and when I can.

The Loaches would certainly be moved to a bigger tank before their size became an issue. I've got enough tetra's already :) But I understand your concern. Maybe I just need to be a bit more patient and leave him to be an 'only loach' for a bit longer. So in that case? What might suit the...

I have bought a new tank, in the short term it's a hospital tank for my Dwarf Gourami, and it's recovering well from some fin rot. When I've finished treating him, I want to move my Clown Loach into the tank, as it's a bit bigger than the current one. I am planning on adding maybe 2 or 3...