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Every ghost shrimp I've had that has become opaque without molting has died within a few weeks (moreover, I've had shrimp that were still opaque after molting ... so I guess that's not always the cause). Like you, I have not noticed any correlation to age with this phenomenon. In my...

Be careful with paradise fish -- they will try to jump if they don't like their environment. Make sure the container has a lid. I once tried to keep one in a bowl temporarily and it would literally try to jump about every 15 seconds. *thud* ... *thud* ... *thud* ...

I too had a neon that inexplicably lost an eye. You could see the back of its other eyeball right through its head. No sign of infection -- it lived a normal life for a couple more months before it bit the bucket. I at least had fun making "Arrrrrr" noises and otherwise talking to it like a...

I used quick cure in my 10 gal and it killed several neon tetras, but the shrimp survived. Parts of their insides were stained blue for the rest of their lives, but they didn't start dying off for about 3 months after. Anyway, the ingredients of quick cure would be efficiently adsorbed by your...

Bettas and gouramis both sometimes kill ghost shrimp. It's totally dependent on the individual fish. I don't know why they do it since they can't really fit the shrimp into their mouths as food. Perhaps it's just entertainment for them. :twisted: I put a couple shrimp in with my girlies once...

I recently had an outbreak of columnaris (secondary to the worm infestation - yuck!) It killed one gourami very rapidly, and a few days later (even though I was treating the entire tank with neomycin, which says on the package that it's effective for columnaris) I came home to find my second...

I have a beautiful, but sadly very aggressive, male betta that I've kept in a 1/2-gallon bowl for most of his life. He is always blowing bubble nests, and is very active. It is worth noting that I do partial water changes every 3-5 days and also that the temperature in this room never gets...

Update!!!! The male betta's left pectoral fin is quite rotted and there is a small area of necrotic tissue around it. However: this morning I added neomycin and pipzine (they were out of discomed at the LFS, but the guy suggested that this would work, just not as rapidly. We'll see?) The...

Terry: the guppies' only major symptom was discoloration in their abdomens. One of them had a slightly tattered caudal fin (which did not appear until he was almost dead .. same as the paradise fish), which I assume was from a secondary infection. The most frustrating thing is that all of...

Thank you for the tip. I would not have diagnosed the camallanus worms on my own. Update: Just a few minutes ago, while I was inspecting my tank in disbelief, I noticed that the male betta's left pectoral fin appears to be more-or-less paralyzed and slightly discolored (opaque/white instead...

Let me start with the basics: lightly planted 29 gallon tank that has been in operation for several months and has had no deaths, or even signs of disease, until now. It contained (before the recent deaths) two ~2.5" gouramis, 5 guppies (2 male, 3 female), one male betta, and one 3"...