Recent content by dave_paton

thanks for your help wilder

ok well ill do a water change now and then in the morning il buy a heater and airstone.. awwww this is stressfull i love my fish!

its a 37 gal tank 4 gold barb 2 bolivian butterfly rams 2 german blue rams 9 neons 1 three spot gourami 1 bn plec ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 20-30 ph 7.2 i only have one tank and a little 4.5 on my desk that i am setting up as a betta tank... should i make this a hospital for the poor blue...

i think i have a internal bacteria problem in my tank, lately my gold barb has had a nasty blood blister, my blue ram is suffering dropsy, and my neons (the problem) since the day i got them, which is a few months ago they had fin rot and mouth fungus, which i didnt see untill i go tthem home...

thanks wilder and minxfishy for the replies, yesterday the "blister" appeared to be alot better, and when i got home tonight it has completly dissapeared, so i guess he just cut himself and it got infected. lucky, i thought i might have a bacterial infection on my hands, ill keep a close eye on...

I have had my 4 gold barbs for about 5 months now and yesterday inoticed on one of the barbs in between its eye and mouth there is around a 1mm blood blister. I thought it might go away but when i got home from work just now there is like a small 1mm white spike growing out of the center of the...

hmmm yeh ive the hopital tank set up today ill just quickly cycle it over the next few days then try to get her to feed again. Its a bummer when fish dont get along. I might be getting another 50gal or so tank soon so if this all doesnt work, she can be the first new member. Thanks for the...

I have had my two bolivian rams in my tank for about a month now, maybe longer. And overtime my male has claimed a bit of territory at the front of the tank and now bullies the female. The female now just spends all her time in the corner of the tank and for the last few days hasnt eaten. My...

I have a pair of blue rams that have "paired up" and spawn every three weeks, during this time when they lay the eggs they are aggresive to all the other fish that swim by, nothing serious tho, they are just trying to protect their eggs. as for swimming together all the time, mine dont, but is...

oh man, i just wana buy the hole rack and give them a good home... very sad :-(

My Lfs at the front counter sells mexican fighting fish/bettas in clear plastic jars, probably the size of half a coke can, i keep saying to the guy at the counter evertime im there, that cant be good for them??? he always says nah mate there fine. How are they surviving, they are the same fish...

I have a jebo 140L tank and my current stocking is: 2 bolivian butterfly rams 2 german blue rams 4 gold barbs 9 neon tetras 1 three spot gourami 1 Bn pleco Is this over my tanks limit? It looks ok but i need a second opinion Thanks everyone :good:

hmm yeh will do, i wouldnt say its exessive but im fussy when it comes to my tnak so i could be overeacting. My temp is at a constant 25-26* and i have an aircurtain going the length of the back of the tank, i also break the surface tension with my power head, keeps the surface moving around...

Nah the plant food doesnt ive been using it long before the fish were in, i tried the torch thing and i cant see any salt like specs or anything out of the odinary, do you think the fish could be scrathcing just because they are itchy?

No exess slime, Gills seem fine and a normal color I use florish liquid fertilizer the brand is seachem, i last used the ferts on sunday, do you think that could be it? i usually fert the plants twice a week. no other meds have been added thanks for the reply wilder.