Rams strange sickness

Oilibhear said:
what exactly is clove oil? are there any other humanely right ways?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_of_cloves

Euthanasia is a controversial subject. There are many other ways to euthanise a fish and some may disagree with several methods used...placing the fish in the freezer, cutting the spinal cord, hitting the fish's head with a blunt object, etc.
 
Sorry about your loss. Go out and get liquid test kits for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. I would also recommend starting off with a hardier fish than the GBR if you're new to the hobby. They can be pretty difficult to keep. What is your setup? Maybe we can recommend some good starter fish for you. Also I would read up on cycling your tank before we start again do a fish-less cycle and you should avoid of lot of heartache in the future...
 
If you can deal with the aftermath i still believe the best way to euthanise a fish (if its small enough) is to quickly take it out of the tank and place on contrete or a bench top ect then wack it with a brick (hard)
 
i've had the tank for about 7 months so is it common for the tank to re-cycle? i'm going down to my LFS to get my water tested but i think i may need to save up some pocket money before i can get a water tester. (my said it costed a fair sum)
 
ask them if they will give you a discount if you buy all three tests - ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. it won't hurt.
 
also not mentioned here.
rams from asian markets tend to be blasted with hormones to get them to colorup..this is unhealthy for the fish..sadly many of the lFS get their fish (particularly Blue rams) from there.
I would guess this is where these fish came from unless you got them from a local breeder.
I suspect this may also have contributed to their untimely deaths.

you may want to try apistos or Bolivian rams(altispinosa)
 
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