Recent content by tazmajazz

I guess I'll probly bury him too. You guys have been real helpful, thnx for the assistance. I really have a different view of fish now. maybe I'll post a pic of my fishrodamas tattoo when I get it done ;-) take care.... TAZ

I just thought I'd update you that my betta, fishrodamas, passed on Friday. I had just got home from having his water tested and they told me that the levels including ammonia were all perfect. He waited to pass until I got home so he could say goodbye to me. He was kind of laying at the bottom...

could the swim bladder issue cause a lump on his side and a swelling on the other side? I guess I wouldnt know how to tell if he's in pain, he doesnt look happy. If I had to guess, I would say that he is probably in pain...he doesnt look happy at all. If there's no way he's going to make it, I...

yes, he's bloated, and he drops upside down and onto one side sometimes too. but he difinately has a lump more so on one side...coming up from under the skin, its not realy pointy shaped, its kinda dull coming from under the skin but its definately more on one side. could that be a swim bladder...

the kits that I have dont really give me exact numbers, they have strips of paper that change color, according to the fish store however, the only thing that is off is the ammonia and the water being a bit hard... I'm really mad at the fish doctor lady whom I took advice from. She told me to...

sorry, I just saw the other posts. I'm not sure about the gills, he hides in the corner so its hard to get a good look at him lateley. I'll try to check em out tonight but I think they are kinda red and inflamed. when we re-setup the tank, we pretty much stripped it and refilled it. We cleaned...

well, he's the only fish in the tank...did you mean something else by isolate him?...is there something that I can put in his tank that will increase the oxygen for him to be able to breathe better? I just went home and saw him on my lunch break and he's slumped over a rock kinda sideways just...

I guess maybe I dont have a filter...I thought I had an under-gravel filter but I dont really have anything to clean out. you'll have to excuse me, I dont know much about aquariums. what I thought was my filter is tw plastic square peices that sit under the gravel of my tank. Each sqaure peice...

Q) How long have you had him for? - A) for about 6 months Q) You said you re-set the tank a fortnight ago, does this include a new filter or is it the same one and the tank is still cycled? - A) You'll have to forgive me, I'm a novice at this, by the filter, are you referring to the white...

to clarify, she thought the main red bump was a tumor, not the grey strip by his top fin...

one bump is red and fairly large, the other bump is smaller and not really red. the area where his top fin connects to the skin is kind of grey. Its like a thin grey line that runs part of the way along the seem where his body connects to his top fin. The fish doctor said she thought it was a...

we just re-setup the tank about 2 weeks ago, then I was afraid he had fin-rot, so I tried a fin-rot medicine...he seemed to get worse so after the medication period was over, we did a 30% water change, added fresh activated carbon, and added aquarium salt. Could a parasite be causing the lump...

Hi all, my betta, fishrodamas, has a lump on one side of his belly that the fish doctor says is a parasite, feces blockage, or tumor. It has some red on it. He also has a smaller bump on his other side closer to his top fin. And, right where his top fin connects to his body, there is some grey...

thats what I thought about the amonia...and she said it was really high too! if ammo-lock only temporarily locks thwe ammonia, what is the best thing to totally remove the ammonia? and how about the advice about leaving tap water out for two days and then doing a 75% water change with it without...

Does anyone have any thoughts on what this lady has told me? or any thoughts on how to tell if he has blockage, a parasite, or tumor? any suggestions would great...thank you.... T