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I turned on a 3" bubble stone this evening - normally on just overnight but I'll keep it on. Do you know if Maracyn and the prazipro are compatible? (Just in case?) The three females survived after the maracyn and the male was from the same tank at the LFS so he's survived at least a couple...

Hi Guys, A while back I had posted on a 20g and losing signifers. I lost all but three females. Prazi/quickcure didn't save them but the remaining three survived for a month after Maracyn plus. All the signifers that I lost did the surface breathing but they also had red gills. A few weeks...

I love it but rinse it really really well before you put it in the tank. The silt won't settle easy. This tank I rinsed it well and it I think is the reason why my filter broke - lost 9 fish since then (long story). I think the first few days I stirred up the sand to avoid gas pockets and...

I thought so :( Guess I was just looking for confirmation that I would be making the right decision. Thanks Wilder. Karrie

I'm debating whether to euthenize two of them. (six left). The worst off one - has been face to the surface for a few days. He's no longer actively swimming. He doesn't seem to use his body at all. Does this normally mean they are too tired and too far gone? The other one - swim bladder...

"Just applying a background by misting the back of your tank with water and smoothing the background on (using a credit card or, heaven forbid, a book!) can last years if you don't move the tank". I haven't tried this yet so I hope other people provide input.

I was just thinking the same thing!!! Went back and read the original post...scary

Here's the article I used...http://thegab.org/Articles/FishlessCycling.html It worked awesome. I'm fishless cycling for the third time right now. I'm sure there's one posted on this forum also. It just happened to be a goldfish quarantine tank I was cycling. Karrie

I did fishless cycling - I'll never put a fish through the stress of cycling ever again. Do you want the article I used to do it? ALso I hear neon tetras are very delicate even in a cycled tank - not for beginners. I wouldn't recommend them. Karrie

I just read a neat article on this - havent tried it yet.... They used PAM/vegetable spray and a stronge squeegee and a credit card. I guess if you do it right it goes on perfectly. I've heard of spraying water. I havent tried either way but my attempts at putting up a background always...

The goldfish are in another tank but I did steal some of their filter media for the signifers tank - I think they were showing problems before this. They are still doing the stressed out behaviour - wall riding etc. I'm really most worried about the two that are worse off. I guess the...

Hey Wilder - I need your advice. All seven remaining Signifer rainbows are still alive but they aren't doing the best. They are so pale! I think all but one is eating great. One is surface breathing right now (its first thing in the morning). More of them have red gills. Someone was saying...

Jenny - it sounds like your fish are acting exactly like mine! - surface breathing and the one that started pacing. I reduced the amount of potted live plants I had in there and added an airstone too. (plants don't use as much co2 at night which might reduce the amount of oxygen in my...

I'm new to tropicals... I posted a video in the chit chat section of one of my rainbows pacing. The response was that she looked healthy but was acting stressed out. Response was to minimize stress and keep the water as healthy as possible with small water changes. I spread out the plants to...

Goldfish grow quickly. My guys grow about an inch a month and they eat anything that will fit into their mouth. They are already over 3" w/o their tail. One of them on a board I was on had swallowed a cory and got it stuck in its mouth. Also some tropical fish are fin nippers that make...

Thanks so much Wilder!!! Karrie

Thanks Wilder. What do you recommend? I'm keeping the water perfect. They went through one night of 1/2 dose quickcure last week, then a back to back dose of prazi. Plus salt in the tank. They haven't had a full treatment. I'm concerned about salt because there doesn't seem to be enough...

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Hi guys, I'm still doing my best to find out what is wrong with them. Summary fish were in the fully cycled tank for one week - acting normal and healthy. I didn't lose one. Filter broke. Lost four of the 1" signifers over the next few days. Ammonia never spiked - I'm anal about checking it...

I lost my post - sorry if this is a duplicate. I don't see any signs of bubbles on them. What would this be a sign of? Also - what do you recommend for a quickcure dosing schedule? I only did 1/2 of the dose on the bottle because these guys are so small. Thanks again. Karrie

I'll take a look at that link thanks. No flicking or flashing at all. Just lots of hovering and the surface breathing. Normally Signifers would be non stop swimmers - they seem to just be swimming in one place in the current right at the surface of the water. I know fish with gill problems...

The tank is 20 gallons with just 9 small signifer rainbows about an inch each or smaller. NitrAtes are zero (have been since I added the fish ten days ago - they are fed a small amount of flakes once a day) and it has six mid sized potted plants - NitrItes are zero, temp is 75. Ph was a high...

I've decided to add 1/2 dose of quick cure because I'm leaning towards this being bacterial and not parasitic - the filter breaking down probably led to this happening :( I can't find much info on treating these tiny little guys so hopefully they tolerate it well. Karrie

I didn't realize it but I had a faulty filter and there was little filtration probably over three days (I noticed the low was weaker and investigated and assumed the water level was too high. Filter stopped working completely at one point but for probably 14 hours). 3" bubble wall for...

Hi Guys, I'm new to the tropical fish world. I have a 20G planted tank (lots of schooling room up front). It has been fishless cycled. While it was cycling I did a lot of research on fresh water tropicals and decided on the Signifer Rainbow. I picked up 12 from the LFS today. I noticed...