Recent content by epsolon77

Unfortunately I believe that angel died. At this point in my Angelfish rearing I am beginning to think the best thing to do for sick fish is to go full antibiotic with one of the jungle labs products.

Thanks for the advice btw. I got the food from Jungle, and the powered from API because that was the best they had. Got a good dose in at 4 and they are already starting to respond. Btw you spelled it wrong. The spelling should be camallanus. Calamus is a herbal root, which took me a little...

Thanks that looks like it. I either just ran out of anit-parasite, or someone hid them cause I can't find them in my emergency kit... I've added a touch of salt and some malafix to hopefully bolster the fish's immune system and slow down the parasite. I just wish I new where the stuff came from.

I have a 55 gallon community tank with some female betta's. About a week ago one of my old fish died. By old I mean close to 3 years. It looked like it had a hole in it's stomach with red stringie instead coming out. I figured someone got pissed at it, since I watch them pretty well. Well...

Malafix smells much better than dead fish. You don't really WANT nitrates in your tank per say. They are a good indication that the nitrifying bacteria are working. In my case the tank is heavily planted with swords and hornwart, the latter suckes up nitrates like a sponge. So I do have a...

One more question, why malefix and not malachite green?

Thank you for the advice. I will start treating for fungus immediately. I understand the concern with the sharing the canister, and will be hooking up a UV filter to minimize cross contamination. Also your point about 5 to a 20 as being tight, and you are correct. However this is only until...

I dont really know how to describe it, but it almost looks like a slimey version of dandruff on my new angels. I've raised angels before and have never seen this. I love the coloration on these fish and want to keep them. Your experiance is appreciated. The fish are not acting differently at...

Gourami's are something I'm going to try for next, once I get the angels, betta's and guppies very very VERY situated. Well that or a reef tank. I have read that honey goruami's are very tolerant of both eachother and of other fish. They also have the labyrinth organ which makes them very...

Ok...Lots of research later.... It depends on the species of freshwater clam. Some versions will release young that are parasitic to most fish and will leave ich like cysts on the fish. These are obviously not what I want. It seems that the Asian "gold" clam (Corbicula fluminea - Wikipedia...

I'm sorry I didn't mean to be as offensive as it seems I was. So long as you know the cause for the snail bloom and are watching your levels you'll be in great shape. I keep all my old Mystery Snail shells in the water. My water is more on the acidic side so they dissapear pretty quickly.

Pulling anything directly out of an established eco system is not preferable to me. With all my fish I try to make sure they are not wild caught. I know this causes it's own set of issues though. Still, some of the bread asian clams might do a good job as added filtration for my tank. Any...

I don't see any problems then. Just for clarification though, snails are not always bad for your tank. The mylasian trumpet snails will burrow through your substrate and give your plants roots a needed lift. Almost all snails do a great job cleaning extra food and other debris up as well. I...

I was considering getting some fresh water clams to add some natural filtration to the water. I have a 55 gallon, 2 10 gallons and 2 20 gallons. The 55 currently has a pretty good water turn over rate provided by 4 lee's bubble filters with a very high power pump attached. My angles thought...

The only issues I have had with guppies is when i kept many males in with only a few females. Several of the males got their fins shredded and some of the females were bugged by the males until they died of exhaustion. I'd have to think something else is going on in your tank. Some more info...