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:D no problem, good luck

oh, we've already assitaned what the problem is :blink: Probably best to ignore most of my last post. But yeah melafix and constant water changes worked for me

It sounds to me like septicemia. My fish has just recovered from it and here are some other symptoms: Shredded fins, dark red patches around fins and anus, brusing on the face and under the mouth. To treat my septicemia, I quarantined my fish and dosed it with melafix, changing all the water...

I would definately try larger and more frequent water changes. :hi: And welcome!

Okay well there is no need to make 2 threads for a start. Salt sounds like a good solution, when giving them a bath, just watch how they are going, any troubles, take them out. I'm not certain about tropical species so i'm not sure the exact length. -_- I don't quite get this one, you...

My problem is very similar to this, but with my fancy goldfish. Shes having swim bladder problems, and she can't stay balanced. So far i've treated her with Melafix, Salt, rapid white spot remedy (she had some ich, gone now) broad spectrum anti fungal (because the melafix and salt aren't doing...

What about the gills? Can they appear deep red?

Well yes a big belly is a sign of pregnancy, but there is a chance you just have a fat fish on your hands :crazy: Angelfish need special conditions for spawning I believe so if you haven't tried to make it spawn with another angelfish you might just have a fat fish. Henry

Fat around the stomach I suppose, i'll look it up for you

Maybe its ultraviolet -_- or maybe not :unsure: even if it is ultraviolet, the sterilising effects only cause fish to become more susceptible to disease.

Do you have any fish in the tank? If so, which fish?

okay thanks again :D I'll post if I need any more help Henry

:D Okay thankyou so much for all of your advice. I will get some salt ASAP. I'll also get some melafix :thumbs: The buckets a 14 litre, even with his full strength he'd be hard pressed to jump out. Henry :thumbs:

yes, I can adjust it for a more gentle flow. Don't I add the salt into a seperate container and then bath him in that? And leave his bucket with freshwater?

:thumbs: okay thanks, oh and regarding his water. He goes up for air every now and then. This could just be him wanting food, but how often should I change his 6 litres of water? Also should I jam an airstone in there? His dorsal fin is still up which to me is a pretty good sign. Henry

okay sure, and that will help with parasites if he has any will it?

Hes a tough fighter fish, but he looks pretty bad. Should I use the recommended dosage of salt for 10 minutes? How soon will I see the results? Oh no! I'm out of peas. Are there any other vegetables that to give the same result? I will post results shortly

I recall mollies being slightly delicate and prefering saltwater. For me when I first started out they where hard to keep. Isolation might help, at least so she doesn't give whatever she has to other fishies in the tank.

Yes well in retrospect they aren't really cuts. They appear more like bruising, all under his head, by the sides of his head. Because the fact is, hes not bleeding, so that has to be the closest thing to it. Its reakly read near his fin joints etc. The fungus, may be infecting the cuts. -_- I...

I'll pick up some melafix tommorow, i've popped him into some fresh dechlorinated water, and I will be doing some heavy water changes to the tank. Thankyou for the help Henry

well try both! can't hurt :thumbs:

I was wrong about the paramaters. My dad insisted I get one of those "Holiday Feeders" this has caused the ammonia to skyrocket :crazy: i'm going to move both fish asap, problem is I need to wait for the water ager to kick into my top up bottles. Also should I use some fungus treatment? My...

When I was watching my feeder fish in his tank just a minute ago (he is approximately a year and a bit old. I could not believe my eyes. My feeder fish looks so ill I have no idea what has happened to him. He has blood around his face, at his find joints and his anus. One of his fins is cut...

Thanks heaps for the good advice, feel free to call me Henry!! I dont think its overstocked... There appears to be a lot of room to move and the fancy goldfish is smaller than most goldfish and it doesn't grow as rapidly or produce as much waste. The sucking cat was not a pleco. Although I will...

One in Australia would be nice!! :thumbs: those jelly fish looked awesome!!

okay Ph is 6 - 6.4 One good sign is that there still eating, if they didn't eat I wouldn't beleive they where still living!! The feeder fish (meligold) will eat anything I stick in there, including my fingers!! When I walk over to the tank they normally get really active and swim against the...

Sorry skimpy, my nitrites are 0 i'll go test my ph, I don't normally for my coldwaters, I don't have a nitrate tester :/ . my Ammonia was no more than 0.5 And thats what its reading now. But as I said, the water is yellowish Nitrite is still 0 Any ideas about the filter? Think I should...

Hi, in my 70 litre (14 gallon) Tank I house 2 fish, A feeder fish and a fancy smaller breed of goldfish. I also have a mountain cloud (little pilot fish) and a, now dead sucking cat. They have been house in this tank since December of last year, and they are about 1 year old. A week ago I...

try the chichlid forum? :thumbs:

great!! A bit of character to liven the place up!! :hi: :thumbs:

Try and get along... This is not an abbusive forum!!

yeah i'm a teenager too!! Good to see our generation in this forum!! Through this forum I have learnt everything I know about fish and I thank you all for it!! :thumbs:

room is always a factor. I am considering removing my bookshelve with some 2 gals on top and getting a huge tank!!! My bedroom already has two 70 litre tanks (17 gal I think) i'll go do some mesurements now

:huh: :o :D :rolleyes: :) :blink: :S :thumbs: :look: :hyper: :shifty: :nod: :whistle: :fun: sweeeeeeeet thats the best grab I have ever heard of

Is is Malachite green? That works best. And before you re treat, do a big water change...

Yes yes, certainly you must give me 200 of the rarest species immediatly :fun:

like I said earlier... Pamphlet, just a rough equasion <--- thats spelt wrong -_- I think... no time for that... Anyway the pamphley is not overly accurate if you ask me. Because there are so many factors involved in plants.

What season is it where you live, don't fish only breed in spring?

could you take any pictures? :D

those tiget barbs might nip your gouramis, and gouramis themselves are not schooling fish, they will probably hide and you wont see them much... I advise not putting anything with a long tail in with the tiget barbs. Henry