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  1. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    Thank you Darby. I can't get the memory of her last hour out of my head. :cry: I've decided not to put the cat down tomorrow now...I just couldn't deal with that too, right now. Don't worry about what other people think about how you feel about your pets. I think that it's all about Karma; how...
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    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    Decided to Euthanize Parrot Fish Thank you for trying to help me out. I had to make the awful decision to euthanize my dear friend today. She was suffering so terribly and I couldn't watch her struggle with one gill out of the water any longer. Such a sad day for me. It's a good I dropped...
  3. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    Oh thank you! These are better than the images I found. I'll let you know what I decide to do. I have to put one of our cats down on Friday afternoon due to illness so if I lose my fish too, this is going to be horrible.
  4. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    Apparently the needle aspiration is a pretty common thing as a last resort. I did a 45 minute epsom salt quarantine as recommended by a veterinatian. Apparently the magnesium sulfate can help, but I've seen no response yet. I've also read of using aquarium glue to glue a temporary fishing...
  5. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    Here she is - red, bloated belly Notice how red and bloated her belly is?
  6. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    I've also check the water and it is fine. I am trying the epsom salt bath right now; still trying to feed her peas but she spits them out. All the other cichlids in my tank are fine...this is just such a mystery to me. Still trying to research needle aspiration. I'll try to add an image of my...
  7. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    What about needle aspiration She spits the peas out. So, I have also heard of needle aspiration. She is really struggling and floating on her side around the tank and I'm getting ready to put her out of her misery, but I have had her for so very long, I am ready to try anything. Do you know...
  8. K

    Help! Parrot Cichlid floating on side at top of tank!

    My 5 year old parrot cichlid is thrashing about and floating on her side at the top of the tank....I don't know what to do. I keep pushing her down but she comes right back up. Hoping someone is online that can help! Kat
  9. K

    Recommendations for Sand use in Freshwater tank

    Wow - nice setup and good job! I hope my tank looks that good once I'm done. Oops, this is in reference to: +1,000,000 on the PFS! lol. VERY cheap and very nice looking. it can also be vacuumed like gravel. i love it. i've seen a lot of people with almost white PFS, but mine is quite a bit...
  10. K

    Recommendations for Sand use in Freshwater tank

    Thank you everyone for your advice! I shall go with the PF Sand! I'll probably have more questions as things go along so I'm sure you'll hear from me again.
  11. K

    Parrots and sand?

    Greetings! I'm new to this forum and have tried to find answers to my exact questions in the threads, so apologies if these questions have been posted already. I currently use gravel in my 80 gallon, freshwater aquarium that hosts several large parrot cichlids, and a 13" pleco. I have a Fluval...
  12. K

    Recommendations for Sand use in Freshwater tank

    Greetings! I'm new to this forum and have tried to find answers to my exact questions in the threads, so apologies if these questions have been posted already. I currently use gravel in my 80 gallon, freshwater aquarium that hosts several large parrot cichlids, and a 13" pleco. I have a Fluval...
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