robbie90
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi,
Im not sure if im being a bit of a drama queen but i just want some advice... Firstly I have a juwel Rio 300ltr with a variety of fish (1 peppered catfish, 1 Plec, 1 Clown loach, 1 cherry barb, 6 platties, 8 neons and approx 18 Guppies ranging from fresh babies about 2mm long, established babies approx 1 cm long, average adult guppies approx 1 inch long to large guppies approx 2 inch long) and several shrimp.
The quality is good. ph 7.6, ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate 5 and temp is currently 80of and salt level is at 0.1%. i do regular water changes of 15% per week
My main concern is one of my larger guppies. She gave birth to a large batch of babies yesterday (approx 40 babies) and it has left her thinner (obviously) but it now seems like her head, past the gills area is too big for her body! lookin at her head on it looks like she is wearing a helmet and to look at her from behind i can see straight into her gills. I cannot see any worms or anything, just the odd bit of gill tissue from inside. I don't know if this is just because of her decrease in body size or if this could be an illness. I have uploaded some pics to help diagnose... or tell me if im over reacting...
None of my other fish have any symptoms like this - only the odd flashing - flicking them selves off objects but im not sure if this is white spot as there are no white spots or missing bits of tails so im reluctant to treat with chemicals... only a raise in temp. Is there any other illness or cause that can cause flashing?
Cheers
Rob
Im not sure if im being a bit of a drama queen but i just want some advice... Firstly I have a juwel Rio 300ltr with a variety of fish (1 peppered catfish, 1 Plec, 1 Clown loach, 1 cherry barb, 6 platties, 8 neons and approx 18 Guppies ranging from fresh babies about 2mm long, established babies approx 1 cm long, average adult guppies approx 1 inch long to large guppies approx 2 inch long) and several shrimp.
The quality is good. ph 7.6, ammonia and nitrite 0, nitrate 5 and temp is currently 80of and salt level is at 0.1%. i do regular water changes of 15% per week
My main concern is one of my larger guppies. She gave birth to a large batch of babies yesterday (approx 40 babies) and it has left her thinner (obviously) but it now seems like her head, past the gills area is too big for her body! lookin at her head on it looks like she is wearing a helmet and to look at her from behind i can see straight into her gills. I cannot see any worms or anything, just the odd bit of gill tissue from inside. I don't know if this is just because of her decrease in body size or if this could be an illness. I have uploaded some pics to help diagnose... or tell me if im over reacting...
None of my other fish have any symptoms like this - only the odd flashing - flicking them selves off objects but im not sure if this is white spot as there are no white spots or missing bits of tails so im reluctant to treat with chemicals... only a raise in temp. Is there any other illness or cause that can cause flashing?
Cheers
Rob