Recent content by Ashrb7

Thank you so much for your helpful replies. I haven't posted an update since the day I originally posted, the cray seemed to have gone back into hiding behavior and I assumed he was preparing to molt. This morning I found the molted exoskeleton in the tank, along with the crayfish who looks...

Hi there, I've recently been wanting to start a crayfish tank so I purchased a Blue Pearl crayfish, Cherax Albidus, two weeks ago. He was put into a cycled 10 gallon tank. The crayfish seems to be doing well and is just getting used to his new home. I thought he might be getting ready to molt...

The only other decent sized tank I have is a 10 gallon which has not been used for a couple years. My fish is a pretty big guy (7, 7 1/2") but I know it'll only be temporary and best for the other fish. So you recommended treating with a Tetra or Prime product? Right now I only have API...

Here is another picture. What should I treat this with? I need to do something today. Kanaplex, Furan 2, or do I need to go out and find something else? I'm willing to drive a long distance if it's not at Petco to get this medication today because I don't want to wait in the mail for it.

I appreciate your care and concern about my little guy. I too think there's a bacterial element involved here due to me being negligent about cleaning the tank.

Thank you for the help. I haven't quarantined him as of yet but I may take that as a next step if his condition worsens. I was in the habit of cleaning once a month because it's a big tank and over the past 2 years I've had the tank, there haven't been any issues. I use a gravel vac and always...

I would be grateful if anyone could help me with this. I'm extremely worried and I'm not sure where to turn due to there being multiple possibilities of what may be wrong. It's long but any assistance would be much appreciated. I have a 2 year old Shubunkin goldfish who is usually quite...