Recent content by bushka

But they weren't doing this until just recently, and they aren't moving normally. I thought it might be genetic, like you should expect that some percentage of fry won't make it to adulthood, but it sounds like that's not the case. bushka

What do you suggest for frozen foods and veg? The thin fish appear to be eating. You can't tell the difference by their appetite. I started them from fry (red platys) and are maybe 2 months old. I'd say they are about 1/4" long plus tail. 5 gallon "Corner 5" tank around 78 F. Have 11 fish...

Sorry, I missed an observation. The fish with problems have flat, almost concave stomaches. The healthy fish have rounded bellies. One the sick fish has a white, thin poop like very small dental floss right now. bushka

The only thing I see unusual about the fish that are having trouble swimming is the way they swim. The "normal" fish move both fins at the same time and move through the water smoothly. The sick ones seem to flap each fin alternately and also wag the tail portion of their body, so they look...

I'm feedin Tetra-Min flakes. The one that originally had the bladder problem was always very thin. These 3 are very normal and healthy looking other than the tendency to rest on the bottom when not feeding. All the fish have little round bellies. I don't know what is normal for small fish...

Hi. I posted a couple of weeks ago about euthanising a fish (fry) that had no swim bladder control. It just sat at the bottom of the tank. I am raising about a dozen red platys, and now I'm finding that 3 more of them are starting to do the same thing! Water quality parameters are normal...

Thanks. I've been taking a little more care to keep crushing the flakes until they are all very small. I can do this OK just by pinching the flakes in my palm. It seems to be going down better for them.

I have these red platys I've been raising from fry, and I notice that they often spit the flakes out when they have just been dropped into the water. I suppose the flakes are too hard to swallow comfortably and need time to soak up some water. If I soak them first they just float down...

Well, like I said originally, I saved about a dozen fry from a tank that was being shut down (not my tank). I had a little corner 5 tank not in use and thought I'd raise the fry until they were large enough to send to a fish store. We took the other adult fish in that tank to the fish store...

Thanks Laura. If I ever get back into fish keeping, I'll be sure to get some of that clove oil. bushka

Thanks for the replies. There were a lot of good and helpful comments. So I did him yesterday, but I have to say I'm not much of a fan of the ice water method. I tried this, and although this is a tiny fish just a bit bigger than a fry, it did wiggle a bit for about 3 seconds. I remember...

Just to throw in my 2 cents. I had a 55 gallon glass/silicone tank back in the late 70's/early 80's that held marine fish for a few years. The tank was then emptied and put into the garage for close to 25 years! It went through summers and winters for a long time in New Jersey. I filled the...

Thanks for all the replies. The fish is still alive and sitting there on his rock, eating a flake from time to time, but not much. I don't think my wife really wants to deal with the subject so if the fish appears to be laboring rather than just sitting there, then I'll euthanize at that...

Thanks for the replies. So what I"m taking from this is that the fish will probably die but not 100% for sure. I figured the fish is probably suffering and we shouldn't let that continue. On the other hand, if it continues to eat, how uncomfortable can it be? My wife believes that it should...

Hi. I had a question and found this forum. It looks like the kind of placed I'm likely to get good advice. :shifty: Just a quick background. I helped someone decommission their tropical tank for a house renovation. Long story short I ended up taking home about a dozen red platy fry. It...