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Well... seems I was wrong about him just being old... since he seems to be recovering, though very slowly.  He can swim a little better now, though only in circles, since he still doesn't seem to be able to move his tail properly.  I still haven't seen him eat anything... so I'm kind of amazed...

Thanks Deano,  I had done a water change the day before this happened... and I did a 50% change yesterday, just to make sure it wasn't a water quality issue that I wasn't seeing.  Ammonia is still zero, NO2 and NO3 are both now nearly undetectable.  The other two fish still seem totally fine. ...

Well... it looks like he's probably a gonner now.  He's ended up in a spot next to the filter and he isn't doing anything but breathing and looking around :(   I hesitate to euthanize, since I can't figure out the cause, and the other fish are fine.  I don't see how it could be body flukes...

Update: the red spot on his belly seems to have gone away... not sure if that's a good thing or not.  No change in behavior. 

Hello All,   I've got a sick zebrafish.  He's suddenly having trouble swimming (he twitches when he swims) is listless, and has pink around his gills, a red spot on his underside, and a white spot near his right front fin.  It's possible those were there before and I didn't notice, and they're...

Thanks Ltygress!  I may check them out, as I definitely want more plants, and petco and petsmart are my only options without driving about an hour away.  I'm prepared for the duckweed, as I'm famailir with it in our pond.  It's amazing how fast it can reproduce and grow, though so far it's...

Here's that pic...  Things sre still going well in there!  I'm not sure what that long floating plant on the left is... anacharis? bit I like it!  I still need something to replace the big plastic plant on the right-side.      

Want to thank everyone again.  The driftwood made an almost immediate difference in the tank -- the shark LOVES it, and only occasionally pesters the smaller fish now -- it came with snail eggs on it (it was in a tank at the store) so now there are snails!  All the fish now get their fair share...

Thanks Byron, that's very helpful.  I love the idea of natural wood.  I'm not really happy with plastic plants, though I just now added a large plastic plant to give some nice hiding spots, high up in the tank, and it looks OK, but now I'll look for a large peice of Malasyan driftwood.

Yep, real plants are on the horizon.  In the meantime I do want some taller fake plants or driftwood in the meantime...  I'm assiming that by "driftwood" you mean something plastic, or can real driftwood from a beach be used safely?  I'll actually be on the beach next week for a couple days

Thanks for the additional info Ch4rlie and Byron.  I may forget about the auto feeder then, and just make sure they've all got full bellies before I go   I'm going to wait until I'm sure my tank is really cycling before adding any more fish... but I think I do like the idea of a school of...

A journal (or at least a photojournal) is a really good idea... I've currently got some plastic plants, and some shells (though none that the fish can go inside!  I learned my lesson...) and rocks, but I'd eventually like plants.  I don't have anthing tall in there though now, so the top 2/3 of...

Thanks wet and opie!  The shark and the zebra are definitely very well fed, and my water quality is excellent (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and still reading just a trace of nitrate) though I still haven't seen the S. Tetra eat a whole lot, but he must at least be grazing the bottom at night, because...