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well I had to just see what rection I got but just to let you know I ask questions all the time and if you read my post earlier it say inbreeding causes spine-deformities in response to someone being unsure. I DID NOT say that this was definitely the case here. It looks like you are not the only...

Are you accusing me of being a "nutty poster" there sheilagh? if you were then look at my post history and you will see that I do try to help and disagree only when it is appropriate and even then it is in the appropriate style. I also said about the posters who post little as well because I...

I'm sorry but that is ridiculous...if people want to post say 4 times and then go because their fish needed help then why is that nutty...what problem have you got with them. What do you think the forum is for other than for poeple to ask questions of the more (or sometimes less) experienced!

You can sometimes get odd fish that will live through anything and are really strong but its unusual!! Congratulations on her age!

exactly since when could you keep a SW yellow tang with FW neon tetras?? Song is kinda annoying but addictive too lol

The aquaballs are FANTASTIC but they are too big for your 3 gallon...you can't keep goldfish in a tank that small for very long anyway because its cruel so you might consider getting a 10 gallon tank MINIMUM and then again this might need to be upgraded as they grow...otherwise the size of the...

I don't suppose it could cause seizures could it...I know someone whos are all dying from seizures!

The clicking noise is when they like what they are eating! so both do it (unless one is fussy lol) Feed them more of whatever it is!

It is inbreeding that causes it...I'm surprised I didn't write this before because I recognise reading the thread :blink:

Well basically what they said is right (ignoring the stuff about the molly) and so follow their advice mate!

REALLY...thats wierrd..I will look out for that..maybe i COULD BE A WEATEHR AMN :fun:

Mine do it all day :(...welcome to the forum btw :good:

You should never euthanase a fish by freezing it or hitting it! Look at this site...http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Euthanasia Also DONT GIVE UP HOPE...just keep trying!!! never give up on a fish unless you know what it is that is wrong and it wont recover...this is not the case with you...you...

Protozin contains malchite green Which brings me on to...I USED THIS THE OTHER DAY AND GOT IT ON MY HAND...what studies have been done to show it can cause cancer because they are not that bothered on the MSDS sheets for anything like that!

My two polka-dot loaches keep swimming up and down the glass and up and down the corners...I have just read that with pufferfish this is a sign of boredom so is it the same for all fish and does it apply to mine?

good idea :good: ...i always forget about rasboras!

barbs and tetras can be fin nippers to the gourami! What about some other livebearers like platys or guppys? Mollys would be too big at adult size for a 20 gallon!

Well just to start off with so you don't look stupid its guppY and not guppIE :D Well I don't know...I have never had it but it may be possible...we would need to see a photo before being able to help you any more though because I don't know how it is mis-shaped and where and how big a deformity...

yeah clowns have really wierd personalities and I LOVE them!!

Apparently it can make the females life considerably smaller if she gives birth before 3 months old.

really? unusual that is...well the females are a lot duller than this so i dunno

If its that colourful then definatly male!

yeah its clasification technical jargon about the "family" of the fish...not helpful at all really to use words like that which not everyone understands. Basically there are other fish like the mosquito fish that could be called its "cousins" if you wanted to simplify it and he/she reckons that...

There we go I thought they couldn't cross breed...besides mosquito fish are vicious little buggers! Well it depends on the size of the fish in question really but if it is female there will be a definalte fan shaped fin there of any size! You would be able to tell really from the info in the...

In case anyone says...just to empahsise this was actually nicked from someone else a few weeks ago...thank them, I was just the one who saved it!

Ah well I will look into the cross-breeding thing. I can't say for definate that it needs freinds but it sounds likely as livebearers are extremely social and even though quite individual most of the time they do like to be kept on threes or fours (or more if possible) so it may be that you are...

The hormone thing make sense really but I didn't know before!!

Well people do keep danios in a 10 gallon but I agree it probably is small for them. Rummy nose tetras are only around as active as neons and so I don't see the problem

whats the question?? Why they are doing this? If it is then I will answer that loaches normally do this sort of erratic repetetive swimming when they are exited about something...if you just started them on the brine shrimp then that may be why. Sometimes they can go crazy if not getting wnough...

be careful it doesn't stress her out to much though! you could end up with a severly ill fish before long if you're not careful!

things like that take ages to develop...I would say around 7-10 weeks!

I need a pic or a better description of the anal fin to help you sex it! I was never aware mosquitofish can hybridise with guppies and I really doubt it! Are you sure the info is correct? Where did you hear this? I'm not sure about the fish going "retarded" as you put it but it does sound like...

My swords have never been sick...my oldest one has been through two filter breakdowns and she hasn't even gotten sick (yet) and shes nearlly 2! It does sound like ammonia poisoning though!

I think jenclibee has confused tonic salt with "marine" salt...

oh yer...how embarrasing I can't even get it right when I try and say something clever...I didn't realise it had another name though thats the only reason why I wrote it lol

actually it is usually a sign of flukes and not internal parasites!! Treat with waterlife protozin or sterazin and hey presto...happy platy again. If you can't get hold of the water life ones in a hurry then anything with malchite green and formaldehyde in will do!

octozin is good for it...and I agree it probs is hole-in-head. Did you know the actual name for it is hematoxia?? Don't know why I pinted that out but oh well...

It depends what the hardness of your water already is!!??!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! :good: