Recent content by jmcdonald

Hello, Thanks for the advice Wilder. I have now been dosing since last night with Tetracycline, Pimafix, and Melafix. So far the condition appears improved over how it was yesterday. Photos below. The mass is much less pronounced and the redness around the "holes" appears to have subsided...

Update. Since I've been home from work today, I've been unable to see the mass. Just a short while ago he swam to a place where I could finally get a look at it and it has changed yet again! Photos below. The redness I witnessed this morning before work is gone. The mass is reduced in size...

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. This morning I awoke to discover that some of the edges of the bulges have reddening on them, as if abraded. I am not sure if this is a progression of the growth of the mass, or a result of him scraping the bulging area on things in the tank. I dosed the...

Hello folks, I'm not sure if this should go under Fish Emergencies or Exotics so please move as appropriate. I've got an 18" dragon goby (g. brousonetti) that is roughly 7 years old. He (I've never sexed the fish, but will presume it is male for the purposes of this post :) ) has developed a...

Hello, This is my first post. I recently found this forum and amazed at the wealth of info here. I've read various reports on the pros and cons of using a gravel vacuum to pull detritus and waste from the substrate. Some say it pulls out beneficial bacteria, so should only be used to remove...