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Feldman is no longer in this world :-( He seemed to pass quickly, so I don't think he suffered needlessly. Now it's time for me to learn from my mistakes. I tested the water in the new hospital aquarium post mortem: 7.5 PH 0ppm Nitrates 0ppm Amonia Water Tests from Community Tank: 7.4 PH...

Day 6 Update: I switched him from the .5 gallon hostpital tank to a new 10 gallon tank. I also started him on a regiment of tetracycline based medicine (He's on day 3 of that now). I also added a small amount of freshwater salt, because the people at the pet store said it would help calm him...

One other thought - I've been cleaning snail eggs by hand out of the aquarium using a toothbrush. The sacks are clear and really sticky, so they usually stick really well to the toothbrush except when I was trying to remove them from my plants. Is it possible that a piece of an egg sack got...

I certainly didn't mean to sound ungrateful!!! I really, really appreciate your advice! :) I just couldn't figure out how to take a good picture of him and wanted to make sure I was describing the probem well.

Thanks for you responses! :) I have a fish disease chart that makes me think it's True Fungus instead of Columnaris. Here's how it describes each: True Fungus: Whitish tufts of cotton-like material found on the fin, tail and body at sites of injury. Fungus infections are usually found at...

If you refresh the page, you should be able to see his pictures now. It basically looks like a bump with straight white strings sticking out of it in a round sphere. The strands are approximately 4mm long and they look kind of like hair. The hairs are very uniform in length and they form a...

Hi, I have a sick Cory catfish named Feldman. He's currently in a small hospital tank: Tank Size: .5 gallon Temperature: 80 F Water Change: Using turkey baster to clean the bottom. Approx. 25%/day Medicin: 2 drops daily of Mardel Maroxy for True Fungal Infections of fish and eggs Tank Mates...