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Indeed, though in the end it is only money. I'm certainly not made of the stuff, but considering it seems to have been due to my neglect, I don't feel that I have any right to balk at spending a bit on him and the other guy in the tank. He finally called it quits on Friday. I'm giving the tank...

Thanks, though it is the way life goes. I won't worry about the salt. I'll perform a water change tomorrow after work and if he is still around tomorrow I'll treat the water again. My guess is that if he is still around in the morning he won't be around in the evening. I'm guessing that my...

I do believe we are at the end of the road with this guy. He was in the same spot this morning when I got up and I didn't feel like bothering him with more of the Bio-Bandage, so I just let him be. I swung by the store to pick up some aquarium salt on my way home and upon walking in the door...

I tested the ammonia levels this morning and things were looking good. Not quite 0, but not far off. I just used a strip to test everything else and it all fell in line with where it was last time. For the most part it seems to be fairly decent water. His breathing hasn't changed and is still...

Will do. Also, I feel I should mention that he seems to have something best described as a twitch. He has been in the same spot that he was in when I left this morning and I can definitely verify that he hasn't yet moved since getting home from work a few hours ago. About once every 10 to 15...

As expected, he wasn't a fan of the idea of eating. I put a couple of the Medigold pellets in on his side of the tank after dividing it and they are still there after being gone at work all day. Any thoughts? If he is doing better as far as the sliminess goes, should I take that as a sign of...

Thanks. I do plan to upgrade their home eventually, but this house of mine requires more work before I will have money sitting around to spend on such things as well as having a better location for them. For now they will have to settle, but hopefully in the next year or two I will be able to...

I got a chance to get a better shot of the dude's infection. This is after putting on some of the Bio-Bandage, but it does look better to me. However, the one thing that was odd this morning that hasn't been there previously is a slime type substance on my hand after applying the new coat of...

Yesterday was a good day as far as the Postal Service goes. The Medigold, Bio-Bandage, and sponge filters arrived. I ran down to the store to get some Prime, did a 50% water change, put the bio-bandage on my friend, and then installed the sponge filters after removing the air-bar that I had in...

Well, looks like we may have an issue... The tap water is testing out between 0.50 and 1.0. I've tested it twice now just to make sure. It is late enough that the local pet stores aren't open any more, so I'm going to hold off on today's water change and pick up something like Seachem Prime...

The ammonia testing kit arrived today. It doesn't appear to be too far off. It is sitting right around 0.25 mg/L. I see that it wants it to be at 0.0, but considering the test goes up to 8.0 I figure it could be far worse. This evening I will do a decent water change and put another dose of the...

Sounds great. I ordered the filters, food, and ammonia test kit. The kit should be here Thursday, so I will post my findings then. Stay tuned...

Roger that. Should I continue to do the Kanaplex once the Medigold arrives? I'm guessing it's okay to do both, but I'd hate to overdo the meds for the poor guy. I'll go order that right now as well as a couple of those sponge filters and testers for the ammonia. Hopefully the bio-bandage shows...

Okay, i've been following the hydrogen peroxide once a day for three days now. The spot is definitely still there, I think it might be cleaning up a slight amount. Perhaps it's just wishful thinking, but hopefully that is the case. His breathing is still quite fast, but hopefully that will...

I didn't have any hydrogen peroxide on hand, but a short walk to the grocery store solved that problem. The dude was a trooper. He's been swimming around much more today than yesterday. I can't imagine the meds in the water had that much of an affect on him already, but he didn't put up a fight...

Okay, they only had the Kanaplex on hand so I went with that. We will see how that goes. They did not have the bio-bandage or Methylene Blue on hand, so I'm going to have to order some online. It also looks like I will be doing some research this evening on those sponge filters you provided a...

Thank you both. I've got my list all written down and the pet store just opened up a few minutes ago. I'll see what they have and will do what I can for now and if I need to order things online I'll do that as well. I'd hate to lose this guy. I'll also look into the sponge filter. Since it...

I do have a great place right down the street from me. I can't say for sure that they have such things on hand, but I'd be surprised if they didn't. It isn't a chain and the people there seem to actually know stuff about the things they sell. I haven't ever tried to grab either of the fish...

Good deal. I shall get to cleaning right now. I'd hate to see him go. Once I get my testing kit on Monday I'll report back and see if anyone has any other suggestions. Thanks again for all the help.

Thanks for the help on uploading. Hopefully this works. I will try to get to the store tomorrow. I ordered the test kit and it will be here Monday, so if I don't make it to the store tomorrow the poor guy won't have to wait much longer.

Tank size? 30 Gallon Stocking? Just my sick friend and his buddy of equal age and size. (3 years, 6" from nose to end of tail) Exact numbers for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate & ph and what your using to test (liquid or strips)? I'm a terrible person. I have never tested. I considered getting a...

I'm guessing the answer is no, but is there any hope for a fish whose stomach appears to have burst? I've had this fish for several years and over the past year he has been spending quite a bit of time at the top of the tank upside down. I did some research after I first noticed it and it was...