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:( Thanks wilder ... sadly both Fems Died :( Last Stats: PH - 7.4 Nitrate - 40 Nitrite - 0 Amonia - 0.25 Went to the LFS to get some treatment and she said that the batch of swords that i bought My Fems from was a 'bad batch' and they've lost quite a lot :(:( She said when they treat thier...

Cheers Lil :( Posted my situation in the Emergancy section. Hopefully someone will be able to point me in the right direction. Think I can write the babies off this time round :( think my second mum 2 be is on her way out :( Will let you know the verdict

Help!! Right heres my prediciment... I had 2 Pregnant swords ( probably about a week left till they dropped). I noticed one of them was sitting in the corner of the tank and not swimming around at all :(. later on the second fem was doing a similar thing. I though they might have been closer...

:( the Black Sword Died :( The orange one Has Stared to hug the bottom of the tank :( it cant seem to float.. just swims up to the surface then as soon as it stops, it sinks down again :( Anyone got any thoughts?? Is it Just down to her being pregnant?? or is it a swim bladder problem?? If...

The water is levels are fine and very Stable. The temp Is At 28C 80 degF ... what are the best parameters for dwaf gouramis to breed in?? Cheers :good:

hmmm im sure another fish has been harassing her... :( .. her Anal fin and tail fin have become tattered and a bit fluffy.. so im sure one of the males might have been picking at her... And another female is looking similar :( But i've never seen the males being aggressive towards them :( Not...

hmmmm :(:( one of the 'mom's to be' seems to be bumping along the bottom of the tank.. doesnt seem to be very healthy.. could this be that she's about to give birth.. or does it sound critical??

They've got about a 3rd of my 4ft x 15 x 12 tank, Loads of plants and a few hiding places (rocks) at the bottom. He's never built a nest since i bought him... or them even (got them together) :( you think I should sepatrate them and see if he builds his nest alone?? Also someone said to...

:good: :good: I Can definately see spots (shiney eyes) in 2 of my Fem Swords now :D ooooo Im gettin excited!! How long do you think i should leave them untill I Transfer them too my rearing tank?? :hyper: :hyper:

holy jeepers!!! lol well i can definately see discoulouration in the spot... like little shiny spots and lil darks spots. :D think i'll move her in a day or two into the rearing tank :D

really... ?? :D how far gone do you estimate?? or how long left?? roughly?? Just so i know when to transfer her to the rearing tank :D

Cheers for that Lil!! will keep an eye out on the swords... Theres another that appears to have a darker/ patchy Gravid than the others too. :D if she gets much bigger i'll shift her pver to the rearing tank... I'll keep you posted :D

BUMP... sorry!! ... anyone?? :good: :good:

I have plenty of plants!! but I have a few other fish in the tank (silver dollars, silver sharks and a couple of gouramis) so even if they were to hide im sure the others would find them out :( Ohhhh .. and there are slight colour differences/blobs in her gravid spot :d:D (fingers crossed...

Thnx 4 the speedy reply Lil x Its hard to make out if theres anything in there!! lol... there could be.. or it could be just her insides lol... im not sure!! I'll see how she developes over the next few days!! but i dont want her to drop and me not even notice. However one of my girls had...

Hi, I have a couple of females with these similar symptoms.. chubby... dark area round the anal fin... is it the gravid spot???... and are they pregnant??? I managed to take a pic of one of them!! (not great picx at all) see what you all think??!! Judging by other preg sword picx i've seen...

Hi again!! Right... I have a Pair (m+F) dwarf gouramis... they have a section of my 4ft tank all to them selfs!! however since seperating them from the rest of the tank... (In an attempt to get them to breed) the male has become very aggressive towards his female companion!! He hangs around...

well thanx guy's and gals!! Checked the tank over and over again this morning and still no sign of anymore fry, but the lone fry is doing well in the breeding net!! even excepting powdered flake :D Stoopid question.... but.... the fry is black... are they always black?? or does this mean it...

Temps at 28 deg.... or around 80f... at the maximum for the fish i have in the tank so im told... i Just dont have a clue which fem has dropped!! I keep looking for this Black 'gravid spot' But all i can seen in that area its slight darkness in the stomach area... hmmmm i'll leave it over night...

Well i bought 4 female Swords to go with the 2 frisky males that i already had in my tank......they've only been in the tank for 3 days and low and behold I've just found a lone Fry!! Must have been pregnant when they came from the shop.. trouble is.. i dont have a clue which female has...

Cheers Guys :D well the Angel, redtail and the Kissing gouramis are going :( .. but all for the good of the other fish + and there Fry (when i finaly get some)!! And the fry wont be a problem as im going to set up a small 'rearing tank' to seperate them from the other fish. good idea...

Hi, Im new to the forum (from Wales UK), but i've been told if by a friend that if i ask nicely on here you guys would be able to help!! So here's my pridiciment : I have an established (all levels are good) very mixed 4ft community tank.. 140ltrs with a Fluval 204 Filter 2 males + 4...