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Also, these fish are 4 months old or so, so they've lived with this for quite awhile. There's four fry that have it, out of about 30 total.

Sorry I asked lol. Just so you know, General Cure, aka Metranidazole is mainly used as an antihelminthic. I studied the drug in depth in Vet Tech school. Also, there is no antibiotic resistance if the drug is used as directed and not completed early. That is where the resistance occurs. If...

Hello all, So Colin's suggestion of salt to treat Columnaris worked. I have very little left of my guppy stock. The babies I had that were born shortly before the big die off, have a few issues. I think maybe these are a prolapse, maybe from parasites? I'm treating with General Cure...

Ok, thanks for the tip. Found some at the Pets Store though. Gonna give it a go. I'll let you all know if it works.

So I'm very frustrated with this. Almost all.of my guppies are gone. If this is in fact Columnaris, which is what I thought it was originally, why are none of the anti-bacterial remedies working? Is Columnaris turning into a MRSA type situation where they've developed immunity to all of them...

Same! Dont feel too ancient, there's quite a few of us mature folks here too. I think it's a nice mix. I'm 40 myself and so happy I got back into it. I was very sick for 3 years, trying to get Disability, which turned me down every time. So I went back to work and finally had money to...

I know this is off topic, but who else wishes the US would switch to metric. I never know how big these litre tanks are until I Google the conversion. Would be so much easier!

My story began when I was very little. Maybe 2? My brother's Kindergarten class had a carnival type thing going at his school and he won some goldfish. They were like the feeder style and my parents thought they'd maybe live a few weeks. We purchased a bowl, cause that's what you did back...

Yeah and I've never seen that on my other tanks before. It also cast this weird pink light. It was also thick, but swirled around from the filter. Had a very strange consistency to it. I also had Seed Shrimp in that tank to clean while it's empty, I'd think they'd be all over it... they swim...

Never seen a biofilm like that, and it's empty. We'll see, I'll try to skim it off tonight. Didnt have time last night.

Hopefully. At least after fires there is regrowth. Saw this floating on the top of my 20g fish tank that is empty right now. No idea what it is, but never seen a slick on the surface of a tank like it. This is under white light. I still think there's toxins in the tap water. Google says a...

Well, I'm not sure I agree with that assessment. It's not "fuzzy" at all. It's white edges scales with round raised bumps all over. Trust me, you dont lose 70 fish without having tried *everything*. Ive tried all bacterial treatments, I've tried fungal, both extensively. The fish get the...

Absolutely! Yeah, you can net them out with a fine net so they don't get tossed out. As I learn more, I'll be sure to share! :lol: :banana:

Hello all. I'm sure a lot of you heard of my water woes from the wildfires this summer season. I've had pH problems killing my biofilter, I've had Ammonia spikes, all in tanks well established. Now I have an outbreak of Guppy Disease due to fish stress. More than half of my tanks sit empty...

Hmmm, could this be Tetrahymena pyriformis? Aka Guppy Disease? Ugh, it's a parasite, often mistaken for Ich. It says Ich treatments work on it. Some fish are more susceptible, explains why a lot of guppies are getting it, but not all. Took hold while I was having pH and Ammonia issues. I...

Hmm, I dunno. Mine are more like white edged scales with some round bumps. Plus she was just in a 4 day E.M treatment. That antibiotic has never failed me before. Not the first fish to die of this while on antibiotics.

Thanks for checking in. Things are a little better, but I'm still losing almost all of my guppies. I think I'm somewhere at 70 fish lost. I have only 5 tanks left going with fish... out of 12. I installed an RO filter system for my sink, was definitely not cheap. I wanted it for myself as...

I could really use some help. I've had these strange light colored patches showing up on only my guppies and I can't figure it out. It eventually kills them and I can't pinpoint if its a disease, an injury, or what. They tend to get Columnaris growths on it, but I've had antibiotics going for...

So, just thought I'd share one of our fires jumped from 15,000 acres to 125,000 overnight. It has almost joined up with another fire that is the largest in state history. It moved so fast that people are missing, they evacuated as fast as they could. I've read up on wildfires and water...

Pygmy Corys such as C. hastatus, C. habrosus and C. pygmaeus can be kept in smaller aquariums. If you kept the tank at 78, both species would be fine. Bettas can be snarky lol, but I've seen some of them kept in Community Aquariums and thrived. Think it depends on the Betta though. Yes, a...

Also Colin, I agree with you on antibiotics being overused though. I think the reason the two meds I have aren't working is thanks to Petsmart, they use Melafix/Pimafix for everything and I doubt it's being used correctly. I used to work for Petsmart and their Animal Care Dept has really gone...

That is an incredible idea, thanks! It's actually the whole west half of the country that is on fire heh. CA getting it the worst. If there isn't a FB group, perhaps I should start one. You guys are all full of great ideas, I really appreciate it!

Hi there! In my top beginning entry I stated that due to the wild pH fluctuations, it killed off my biofilter and all my tanks instantly came down with new tank syndrome. They have been cycled and healthy for almost a year prior to this. So when the water quality tanked, my fish broke out...

Oh, I never knew that. I know my local stores don't have hornwort, but I might be able to find some online. My local fish store doesn't carry live plants and Petco/Petsmart are usually barely alive. I'll give it a shot and see if I can find some. Thank you all.

Oh, and in case anyone is wondering what the skies are looking like, these are a few photos. One barely shows the sun trying to come through. How could this not affect the water, right?

Thanks, I have cut way back on feeding. The fish that are left are really not happy about that either. I'm trying to neutralize the ammonia as much as I can. Doesnt help when fish die and rot either. I was also concerned with bottled water that it might be soft? Perhaps mineral water? My...