Search results

I am getting medication Should I change the water to get the salt out before I use the treatment?!

Something happened... I went to try the salt yesterday, and the fish, well, he doesn't look like he has fungus. I think its something else. Unless its just some stage in the illness. Maybe I'm looking to closely. The film on him didn't get puffy or cottony. The film turned into something else...

Ooooh, that's pretty ugly. Thank goodness mines isn't that bad.

what's "saddleback" columnaris; from its name it sounds like what my fish has, or is it something completely different

...will do... hmm, I feel better already. quick one though: 1. Will the other fish be harmed by whatever I put in the tank? and 2. Does anyone know how I should go about cleaning , mainly the net, because there are two but I don't know which was used for the goldfish, and I don't want to...

I didn't mean to sound snappy. I would get them a much bigger tank if I could. I would get them a lot of things if I could. I'm making the same suggestions you are to them. There are no good aquarium stores where I live, but theres always Petco, I'll pick out something from there. It's closed...

I hope I do not sound too defensive but again, the fish were not under my care, I know the water changes are inadequate, I know the fish are sick because they are not being kept well, I know the nitrate is way too high. Unfortunately, I go back to college in the fall, and there's no guarantee...

Yes, I know how much space a goldfish needs. Like I said, they're not under my care right now, I just want to help. He was my fish once. Thank you for the link...

Oooookay. Lets try this again. Goldfish. 6 inches. Survived fungus four years ago. Has patch of fungus extending from lateral line on left side up over back, a little on right side of dorsal fin; fungus is thin, white, and film-like; has begun to eat away at fins. Tankmates are two rosy red...

What are glofish?

You ate a gourami?! - anjefish

So did I until I put in my black phantoms and realized theirr fins disappear in front of it. All I can see is six pale little tetrabellies zipping about unless I look real close... Works great for the filter and heater though, can't see those either :lol:

Definitely, definitely, definitely! I love to read - books, websites, articles, you name it. I spent years of growing interest in this hobby researching all I could find before I set up my first aquarium. At one point I could've told you the origins, pH and temp requirements for a hundred...

Don't like those "Idiot's Guide" or "...for Dummies" type books. Too simple-general. I like those encyclopedia-type ones, packed full of info esp. w/ details on species of plants and fish. Haha, I'm on Amazon all the time browsing and reading reviews! That atlas sounds great. I've been...

won't it just cool off again? :)

Geez, bettagirl is really under attack. It seems obvious to me that bettagirl can not/will not do anything about the bowls. So, to stick to topic, I have two male bettas. They aren't new but I'd like to talk about them anyways. They each live in a 1 gallon tank. Each has gravel and some live...

Hello. Can anyone recommend some good freshwater aquarium literature? I currently own "The Complete Book of the Freshwater Aquarium" by Vincent B. Hargreaves. I recently ordered "500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish" ed. by Greg Jennings and "Encyclopedia of Aquarium Plants" by Peter Hiscock. I'm...

Kept these dudes on and off for some 9 years or so. My first one survived life in a pickle jar and hopping out a 2-story window. Stay nicely small, very interesting, very easy to keep, good way to add some variety to an aquarium. However, I don't completely agree that they are completely...

12 years ago - a goldfish I won at a fair that I kept in a cookie jar. Around the same time, a betta that died when my uncle thought it would be funny to put another male in and watch them tear eachother apart. Got an infection or something. A little later, a tiny fishie my cousin caught at a...

I'm not a guppy hater. Mines always did fine but then again my water is on the harder, more alkaline side which is supposed to be what they like. And such pretty fish! Didn't have luck with neons but thats probably due to my water. Would like to try them again though. Also I have one of those...

Normally its not advisable to mess with the water chemistry unless you need to. If you've been keeping tetras and they seem okay you shouldn't do anything. What kinds do you have? I have black phantoms and they are fine at pH 7.8 it might even be 8.0, my test kits are giving me different...

No one carries cardinals up here. I hate living in the high desert. Can't find black neons either. Will try glowlight tetras, though, they seem cute enough Thanks for the help anje

I've heard that neons sometimes come in "bad batches" where all the ones at the store eventually die , but I've been cheking on these for a couple of weeks on and off while getting other stuff and they always seemed fine. So cardinals, huh? Thats very interesting to me. I always heard that...

I bought the fish at a local store - only a few blocks away - but I have been meaning to check their water stats just to be safe. I suppose I could settle for a different fish but I've wanted neons for years and I thought I'd been pretty careful. Also I'd thought of bogwood before but I can't...

Hello, everyone. Hope you're all well. To introduce myself - I have a 29 gallon aquarium that's been running for eight weeks. Its inhabitants are live plants, 6 black phantom tetras and 1 opaline gourami. I use a Marineland Penguin BioWheel 200 power filter. Here's where I'd appreciate some...