Recent content by ThievingSix

I have access to a levamisole/praziquantel mix. I apologise for the poor quality pictures, i've only got a microscope from when i was 5 and used an iphone camera to film it!. It looks very similar to capillaria, but lacks the outer "capsule" like appearance. Perhaps my microscope just...

Hi all!, I believe i may have a parasite problem, but i don't know if i'm right. I'm hoping someone may be able to provide some insight into what these things may be. I took some pictures of white stringy poo that appeared in my tank, under a microscope and found some "stuff" floating around...

So I realised i've been neglecting my planted tank for a while, only doing one 50-70% water change every 2-3 weeks, my CO2 tank was slowly running out, the diffuser was clogged with algae. I got slack and wasn't adding any ferts. I was basically just growing algae. Had a spike of Blue-green...

The more I read, the more im thinking its possible. It appears they test released a bunch of the virus around 6 months before my discus started showing symptoms. They say it will definitely affect ornamental koi(Australian koi keepers beware!) but they don't think it will affect anything else...

Delapool may i ask where you picked up the furan 2? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Interesting you mention herpes, I was reading up on Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 which appears to have been deliberately released into the Murray-Darling basin to control carp populations, It's very possible that...

I was considering viral but there's not much that could be done if it was a viral infection. Unfortunately its very difficult to get any kind of medications in Australia that's suitable for fish. I had to get the metronidazole on the sly and its in significant shortage around the world at the...

Skip to the conclusion for the quick version. I'm trying to figure how my fish died and why it bloated up. Background: A previously well roughly 3 year old male discus with no history of illness of any kind began losing appetite, over the course of 2 months with the most pronounced change...

I treated as per the manufacturer's instructions and dosed the entire tank at the rate you quoted. I just repeated the 1ml/40L dose yesterday and awoke to my fish again surface breathing. So i changed the water. I'll definitely half the next dose. I've turned off my external CO2 tank and...

I have a problem with BBA in my tank. So I tried a product called no more black beard algae which has polyglutaraldehyde listed as the main chemical. After 2 days my tank started becoming cloudy, the fish were breathing rapidly at night and the next morning were breathing at the surface. I...

An update here's the post-mortem pictures. If anyone is interested, i've also included a 100x microscope picture of the growth and a worm. The growth ended up being 2cm x 1cm or so and was actually on the gill flap and not within the gills itself. However the tissue below the growth and a large...

Well the fish already died. But here's the parameters are below. On closer inspection it seems the fungus isn't actually inside the gill itself, but rather only on the outside, i'll try and take some post-mortem pictures to further clarify. I actually purchased the discus around a month ago, and...

Hey guys, Much appreciated if anyone could tell me what this stuff is. The pictures aren't the best but i would describe it as hundreds of white stiff thread-like growths. Together it collectively looks like a white cloud? But its not mixed together, each strand is straight and well...

I thought i'd post a final update, both fish are now very healthy and recovered in the end. I continued with the treatments you suggested and eventually they showed signs of recovering, and after moving them back to the main tank they've returned to full health. It seems the slice injury must...

Once i put him in the QT tank for a day the ich went away. He doesn't have ich now, and the white spots in the photo are from the glass. Although that white spot on his eye has been there since i got him.

Another update, this time not so bright. It appears the larger of the two fish has some kind of cuts/scratches/wounds on its right side. There's none on the left. As far as i can tell these only appeared after moving it to the QT tank but i'm sure its not getting attacked in the QT tank because...