Recent content by CDGQY

Hello and welcome to the forum. If you have the ADFs in a 10 gallon tank, I assume the depth is 12 inches or less so that healthy frogs can make it to the surface easily. I think that ADFs normally surface for air a few times everyday. It seems that your frogs aren’t getting enough oxygen, so I...

Hello. I can’t manage to see the images. I was especially curious since one of my cories suddenly has a heavy looking white ball just behind his first dorsal fin.

Thank you, LibertyBelle. I was also concerned that it might be some sort of tumor. However, the skin(?) surface seems to be affected as well, and I had assumed a tumor would be subcutaneous. If indeed it is a tumor and nothing infectious, then I would like to return him to the big tank so he...

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Hello. I’ve had my goldfish for a few years. They live outdoors in a 100 gallon water trough. Late August I noticed one of my fish had a discolored bulge near his tail. I left him in the tank a few days when it was first thought to be a contusion but then moved him in to a 20 gallon hospital...

Sadly my little danio passed. It turns out that the distended abdomen was not caused by parasites but was a huge tumor. I’m not sure it’s appropriate to post photos of the necropsy and so I have not.

Thank you, King Fisher. I’m quite certain your assessment is correct.

Hello. One of my danios appears to be ready to explode. She (I think she) has been large for months but may have grown slowly more distended over time. The other fish and danios are of expected size and appearance. This one continues to swim and eat normally without any obvious signs of...

Hi MaryBeth, Like you, I’ve heard many tales of ADFs escaping, but I’ve been fortunate to never have experienced that problem. I’ve seen suggestions to lower the water level a bit and to keep “launching pads” away from the openings. Perhaps the opening is intended for tubing to run to the...

Thanks, Sara. I know a tropical tank wouldn’t be optimum and had intended that it be short term. I planned to relocate him with the other goldfish when he was larger and stood a chance to survive.

More dwarf frogs! You could have a great ADF community with a tank that size. ADFs are so very entertaining, especially when they’re not frightened into hiding from other fish. You might want to add a few more hiding spots, eg tiny terra cotta pots turned on their side, cichlid rock caves, or...

Hello. I’m not sure which forum is appropriate for this question so I’m submitting it twice. Could I/should I put a tiny baby goldfish in my guppy tank? I came upon some eggs when cleaning my goldfish tank. In retrospect, I should have returned them to the tank and let nature take its course...

I have one of the cheap submersible lights placed at the very top in the back of the tank and facing downward. I hardly notice it because the suction cups are just below the aquarium trim and the bar sort of blends in. It does a great job lighting the bottom of the tank and still illuminates...

As always, I find Autumnsky to be spot on and so knowledgeable. Thank you for sharing your expertise and compassion, Autumnsky! [/B] And make sure to study pics of juvenile ADF and ACF to make sure you are getting the right one, not depending upon a store employee to tell you. Also it is not...

Could I/should I put a tiny baby goldfish in my guppy tank? I came upon some eggs when cleaning my goldfish tank. In retrospect, I should have returned them to the tank and let nature take its course. Now I have one survivor about a month old and still remarkably small. I cannot put this little...