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Anti-fungus for eggs

Last post by Jackielee « Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:05 pm
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by dennysfishroom » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:13 am

I normally haven't been using any type of anti-fungal for hatching fish eggs, but with the types of fish I'm now spawning, I think it may be helpful....

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Last post by Jackielee
Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:05 pm
Jack Dempsey Rubbing

Last post by GrakFu « Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:42 pm
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by GrakFu » Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:49 pm

Not sure if this is a Chiclid question or a diseas question...
Male JD rubs on everything in his corner. By his corner I mean the portion of...

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Last post by GrakFu
Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:42 pm
Quarantine - How long do you?

Last post by mewickham « Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:02 pm
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by Sundance » Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:33 pm

I've quarantined freshwater fish for up to two weeks. What do ya'll do?

If a disease pops up, like Ich, how long do you continue the QT?

I'm on day...

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Last post by mewickham
Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:02 pm
Velvet?

Last post by mewickham « Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:50 pm
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by uwfbeachbum » Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:10 pm

My platy died yesterday, and I've looked up the behavior I noticed before she died. From what i was reading, I believe she might have had velvet. She...

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Last post by mewickham
Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:50 pm
Blue Green Algae

Last post by GrakFu « Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:15 pm
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by GrakFu » Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:32 am

Not sure where this technically belongs... Being as the BGA is a bacteria and not a plant, and I would consider it a parasite, this is where I...

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Last post by GrakFu
Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:15 pm
sunken stomach

Last post by Bauxitehog « Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:01 pm
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by Bauxitehog » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:09 pm

I was at a lfs all his African Chiclids are suffering from sunken stomach. I want to give some intelligent suggestion to the owner. Thoughts?

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Last post by Bauxitehog
Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:01 pm
Ich from plants?

Last post by mewickham « Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:24 pm
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by sskruzr » Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:29 pm

Well I'm pretty cautious about introducing new fish into my community tank. I quaranteen for at 2 weeks, sometimes longer depending on how the fish...

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Last post by mewickham
Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:24 pm
Sideways floating Oscar

Last post by mayfly1963 « Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:54 pm
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by mayfly1963 » Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:32 pm

My beautiful 8 year-old Oscar (Bonnie) has taken ill.

Last spring her big tank sprang yet another leak, so we ended up getting her a new 75 gallon...

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Last post by mayfly1963
Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:54 pm
Stupidity, and all my tanks have it!!

Last post by snakeskinner « Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:02 am
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by ApistoGrandma » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:20 am

Well I know that in this hobby you never stop learning but this morning I awoke to find that a fish trap i had made and put in a tank to catch fry,...

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Last post by snakeskinner
Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:02 am
SUPER ICH?

Last post by pinkrblu « Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:50 pm
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by Bilbo » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:16 am

I have been having a problem with sugary white dusting on my flowerhorns, rams and discus. Normally i would say Oh well, it's just Ich and raise the...

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Last post by pinkrblu
Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:50 pm
Egg Fungus and Black Light

Last post by dennysfishroom « Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:07 pm
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by Sundance » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:21 pm

Okay, put your Egon Spengler glasses on for this one.

I checked on the Cory eggs (oh yeah, I've got some Corydoras eggs! Catch up on it in my fish...

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Last post by dennysfishroom
Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:07 pm
Dwarf Gourami Disease

Last post by mewickham « Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:31 am
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by south14 » Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:32 pm

Well, it looks like my dwarf gourami's have got the DGD. Been doing a lot of reading online, and I sounds like that's what's going on. Bought them...

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Last post by mewickham
Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:31 am
Angel Fish with MAJOR issues, ideas??

Last post by mewickham « Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:17 am
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by LoveMyPleco » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:37 pm

Ok, like I don't have enough to contend with. I took on a very bad off Angel fish, they weren't going to try and I felt bad for it so I figured it...

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Last post by mewickham
Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:17 am
I hate Ich. Seriously.

Last post by pinkrblu « Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:49 pm
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by pinkrblu » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:33 pm

The tetras Mark gave me for my birthday are dropping like flies. The first signs of ich were evident when I got home Saturday from the auction, so I...

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Last post by pinkrblu
Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:49 pm
guppy drooping tail

Last post by T.J. « Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:50 pm
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by mistymists » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:31 am

So I get home from a long day at school and one of my female Guppies is acting funny... It's like she cannot move her tail at all. There's a point on...

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Last post by T.J.
Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:50 pm
White poop

Last post by Blue-Ram101 « Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:38 pm
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by Blue-Ram101 » Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:18 am

Sign of parasite? fish acting fine

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Last post by Blue-Ram101
Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:38 pm
New Fish *yuck*

Last post by etheonut « Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:19 pm
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by etheonut » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:29 pm

Woke up to two dead fish in my wife's tank this morning and a missing goodeid.

Also noticed that I have ick in that tank. I love getting new fish....

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Last post by etheonut
Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:19 pm
Random angel death

Last post by Blue-Ram101 « Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:56 pm
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by Blue-Ram101 » Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:26 pm

Just got home from my weekend drill not to long ago. About 30 minutes after being home one of my angels was face down on the gravel. nothing notable...

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Last post by Blue-Ram101
Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:56 pm
Red Spots on Guppy

Last post by Jackielee « Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:37 am
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by mistymists » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:52 am

So I have this red tailed guppy (Female). Yesterday she was fine, today she's barely swimming, mostly just staying in place, not eating, and has...

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Last post by Jackielee
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:37 am
Dragging tails

Last post by mewickham « Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:12 am
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by sskruzr » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:51 am

A buddy of mine back home in Iowa has a mated pair of 8 Dempseys in a 125 and they're acting funny. They have around 75 of 3 month old babies with...

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Last post by mewickham
Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:12 am
Fish Kill

Last post by sumpnfishy « Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:27 pm
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by pinkrblu » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:07 pm

I lost my entire population of shell dwellers in two days. Got up Friday morning, fed and noticed a couple dead fry. Scooped them out, went to class....

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Last post by sumpnfishy
Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:27 pm
Tetra Parasite Guard safe for discus fish?

Last post by mewickham « Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:39 am
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by mark722 » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:20 pm

Tetra Parasite Guard safe for discus fish?
Is it safe for scaleless fish or what? IF not recommend a med that doesn't harm discus and kills...

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Last post by mewickham
Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:39 am
HELP?!?!?!?!? A WORM IS STUCK IN MY DISCUS FISH MOUTH?!?!?

Last post by mewickham « Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:25 am
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by mark722 » Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:20 pm

HELP?!?!?!?!? A WORM IS STUCK IN MY DISCUS FISH MOUTH?!?!?
I WAS FEEDING MY DISCUS FISH WITH BLOOD WOMS, AND ONE OF THE DISCUS ATE A WORM AND CANT...

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Last post by mewickham
Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:25 am
Am i killing my fish?

Last post by snakeskinner « Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:54 pm
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by rpddink » Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:44 pm

Move fish into diff. tanks. The new tank (A) was one month old and was home to three kuhlis and two small angels. Took the two angels (from tank A)...

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Last post by snakeskinner
Sat Dec 04, 2010 11:54 pm
Is this a sickness or bullies?

Last post by rpddink « Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:05 pm
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by rpddink » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:57 pm

look at the top fin ......... and a white mass on tail

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Last post by rpddink
Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:05 pm

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