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    poorly/dead goldfish

    Hi all, I have a problem i hope u can all help with. a friend has a small 20l tank which before 2day had 2 fantailed goldfish in it, for some time one of the fish (fish1) has been showing some strange behaviour, it would spend ALL it's time upside down at the bottom of the tank, it would...
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    fluffy fins and missing bits!

    hi, latest news, all the fluff/mould/whatever has gone, the nasty red patch of flesh has cleared up, and what looks like a little bit of fin is growing back! still in isolation in the main tank in a breeding cage, just to protect hime from nips, he's swimming about well and looks reasonably...
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    fluffy fins and missing bits!

    Thanks, had a look, think i will take that route, doesn't say how i set it up? do i take a water from the tank and disolve salt in it and let the fish swim in that for a bit? keeping an eye on tempreture of course? cheers
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    fluffy fins and missing bits!

    Thanks again, setting up a hospital tank is not an option in this case, so would any of the treatments u suggest affect the other inhabitants of my tank. I have: 1 Silver Shark 3 Cherry Barb 9 Zebra Danios 4 Dalmation Molly's 2 Ghost Shrimp, and 1 Mountain Shrimp. thanks.
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    fluffy fins and missing bits!

    thanks, Just read your sig, are you a villa fan? if so, being a bluenose dunno if i should take advice from you :D only Joking! My catfish is now in the capable hands of Rhyl Aquaria who confirmed that it would grow to around 3ft, not good in a 2ft tank! It was brought with 5 Cherry...
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    fluffy fins and missing bits!

    Hi all, managed to get my albino clarias catfish a new home after it devestated my tank, (i think thats how it is prononced), but his/her/it's legacy lives on! It managed to decimate a group of 5 platy's leaving 1, which is now showing signs of damage, it's nipped fins have a white fluffy...
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    blue lobster

    Hi Guys I've had lots of conflicting advice, some say that it will be ok to keep a blue lobster with my fish (10 zebras, 3 cherry barbs) as long as I keep it well fed, others say it's askin for trouble! any ideas. many thanks
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    Non-Fish

    Nope, not like that either, i tried to get a pic on my phone this morning but to no avail, acording to my local fishy shop (rhyl aquaria), its gonna grow to about 3ft and eat everything in my tank!!! ouch. it was brought at the same time as some zebras and wasn't told that would eat them all...
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    Non-Fish

    I have been fishing in france and caught 75lb catfish! i guess not that big? but how big?
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    Inverts in a fish tank

    What a Beaut, at 6" would be the biggest thing in my tank! and would be no danger to anything else? fantastic, never seen one in any of my local shops, are they hard to get hold off? what sort of cost are they?
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    Non-Fish

    Will do, I'm kindda curious now, looking at the Cat chats, looks like none of them! does a strange thing where it sits face to face with my mountain shrimp and just tap "whiskers" like an underwater morse code, has also been seen relaxing in some of the plants hammock style! i call him homer...
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    Non-Fish

    Looks nothing like that, sorry. looks more horizontal than vertical (if you get what I mean) and has a lot more and longer "whiskers" the mouth looks more like a slit on the front of it's head (rather than downturned) will have to try and get a pic on my phone and post it when i get home...
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    Inverts in a fish tank

    bit of advice needed! Although I love my fish, every now and again I revert to a 16 yo boy and my love of creepy crawlies comes out, I'm after some advice on what inverts I can add to my tropical setup, I have a 24x12x15 tank with 1x Albino catfish ( is this actually a species or an...
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    Non-Fish

    Hi all, bit of advice needed! Although I love my fish, every now and again I revert to a 16 yo boy and my love of creepy crawlies comes out, I'm after some advice on what inverts I can add to my tropical setup, I have a 24x12x15 tank with 1x Albino catfish ( is this actually a species...
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    Missing Gill Cover

    One of my Zebra Danios seems to be missing a gill cover! it was there a few hours ago, no signs of any other damage. it is kept with 2 other Zebras, 3 cherry barbs and an albino catfish. any ideas? many thanks
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