i have read both of them about the hole in the gils. and im am unsure. and since i have got back into the hobby again about 5 months ago, and with all the fish i have i have only had one fish die, and she died while in the breeding trap after giving birth to 3 fry. so i expect that was due to stress as she was fine. all of my other fish seem fine too, non of them have bent spines, and they are all eating well. quite greedy actually.
and ok i will pm her straight away.