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    Internal Parasite, Perhaps?

    Tank size: 55 G tank temp: 78 LFS tested water-normal Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Bloodfin tetra has a growth near his tail-its dark in color and approx 3 mm across. The fish is losing coloration. Fish is gasping for air. His...
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    help i dont understand

    i lost my fave this week as well-an austrailan rainbow that was the coolest. It sucks but it's cool to care... you know what might make you feel better?? another really cool (and maybe smaller) fish...
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    Dont Understand, Pls Help

    the lady that runs my LFS stocks her personal tanks so they look like Grand Central Stn at rush hour-she maintains them accordingly but loves a "full tank"-and they are beautiful tanks full of happy (i think) and compatible fish. Not really my style but it works...
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    What To Add..

    I think its time to add some new friends to my 55 gallon community tank. Current stock is 5 zebra danios, 5 bloodfin tetras, 1 rubber pleco, 2 angels, 2 balas, 2 fancy guppies, 2 dwarf gourami. Any comments on the current stock? Am I over or underpop'd?? Considering some invertebrates-are...
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    Australian Rainbowfish In Critical Condition!

    Thx all for your help, but, alas, my noble aussie rainbow Callea now sleeps with the fishes, luca brazzi style..i buried him alongside his partner. two dead fish, with only one good eye to lead them to the giant aquarium in the sky.. lesson learned is that perhaps aussie rainbows are too much...
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    Australian Rainbowfish In Critical Condition!

    Yes-i removed the carbon from my filter when I dosed w maracyn. He is still hanging in there this morning. The last dose of Maracyn was Saturday-should I hold off on doing a water change because of that?? My next (third and final dose of maracyn) is tomorrow. I also took him out of the...
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    Australian Rainbowfish In Critical Condition!

    First off-thx for the response. He made it thru the night but is barely hanging on. Yes-the antibiotics are in date. maybe it is the nitrates. Here is all the data from a test this AM: No3 60 No2 0 Ph 7.5 Kh 60 Gh 180 might that hardness reading be an issue as well??
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    Australian Rainbowfish In Critical Condition!

    No-i live in Arizona. Thanks for the link-looks like cloudy eye based on the photos. There must be some stressor in my tank that these rainbows cant handle-im hoping this guy makes it thru the night..
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    Australian Rainbowfish In Critical Condition!

    Greetings Fish People: I have had a pair of gorgeous rainbowfish for about 6 months. a month ago, one of them developed what i thought was pop eye-cloudy flimsy growth on the eye, eventually (36 hours later) he had a hole where his eye used to be and he died. Happened too fast and i wasnt sure...
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