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Thanks, I will try the parazin, the fish is about the size of a cherry barb and the lens is a macro, I wouldn’t have seen them without the camera. I understand that the skin or gill flukes need a microscope so you must be correct. Thanks again.

I got these posted a on Friday, they are Pygmy rainbows. This looks like a parasite maybe gill flukes. The fish are not looking too happy. Hope someone can identify the problem and suggest the best treatment I’m in uk. Ph is 7.5 tds 250 the tank is a 70 litre with a mature filter. Thanks in...

If you have just set up the tank it won’t be ready for animals yet. It may be fungus but some algae can look white, if it is very easily broken and soft it may be fungus if you can wrap it around a toothbrush and pull it out it is probably algae. You can limit your lighting period to 8 hours or...

Yes they will be fine, they will go back in the water, sometimes you can see them leave the water to graze on damp wood or plants above the water, while their bodies are wet they can still breathe.

I would like to believe that a shrimp could be altruistic but I doubt it. They do eat their dead tank mates. You could put a tasty bit of food near them and see what happens. I would keep doing large daily water changes until you are sure the ammonia problem gets sorted.

Looks great.

If the shrimp have come from tanks with fish then there could be pathogens in the water they come in. I doubt they have diseases in common with fish, Amano shrimp are pretty tough and adaptable.

I got an ID I believe to be correct for these they are physoschistura rivulicola the ones I thought were yunnanilus cruciatus are actually called Physoschistura brunneana. As you can see from the photo they have put on some weight. They are very active, lively and fearless little fish.

Thanks Byron, I will have a search.

Thanks Gamer they are not SAEs though they do look like them. Thanks again Ichthys. Yes they do look a lot like them but I actually now have some Y. cruciatus, or at least I think so after complaining to the shop they agreed to send me 7 of the ones I ordered but actually sent a mix of loaches...