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They are growing in size--but it seem like the scales are just not growing. Does this indicate anything. As in, they would grow in both size and girth of scale if conditions in water were optimal--but only size and not scale since there is something wrong with the water, like a bacteria? Orange...

Still need advice... Still need advice on this. Anyone with knowlege here, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Am doing all the things I know are helpful but may be missing something. Thanks. ae123

Pterygoplichthys Paradalis, the Leopard Pleco or Cat. Why to give 2 or 3 teaspoons per gallon bath? For their gill swell? Oh, wait, that is make parasites fall off doesn't it? Do you think the catfish could tolerate it? I could move him to my 10 gallon. I turn the filter off when I feed...

Not sure about anchor worms. Thanks for looking around for me. No, they're on his armor--back and sides, and they're just hairs. A couple cm long. I noticed these things on him but other places in the tank I'm not sure yet. They're very slender--less so than a human hair. They could be...

Hey, thanks for your concern. They look healthy enough. They get very excited whenever I turn off the filter and open the tank lid. They know food may be coming. They just look a little rough, especially around the gills. Looks like deterioration and perhaps an immune response where the...

Hey thanks. No, I hadn't let it dry out--it was setting in water. Not smart, but I thought since I ran hot water through it a bit, this would kill anything bad in it...When I put it in the tank the water immediately got cloudy. I let it for a day, then when the female molly started breathing...

Spoke too soon, apparently. It seems some of the molly fry, if not a majority are displaying some sort of gill problem. What I see is a silver color that should be black on the gills(i think)and possible inflammation. Not so much the rapid breathing, not yet anyway. Does the fact that most of...

I read is cause by bacteria, parasite, or possibly some think that stray electrical current. I also read sometimes best the way is to give good diet, good water, & mix good vitamin supplement in water and with food. My book "fish health manual" is good book to buy on fish disease pictures and...

She and her mate did not make it. Both developed outer HLLD symptoms & didn't last too much longer. May have been labor, stress related, or other--not sure. It seems everyone besides is doing OK, including fry. Unrelated, the fry are looking healthier by the day--maybe the new food and...

You know, I really shouldn't be wasting my time. I know I don't have the time or know-how to effect any change even locally. I should just worry about my own decisions, as is typical for me, pertaining to current topic, & let governance do what it thinks everyone wants, or what it is they have...

The larger ones kinda resemble a cob-webbish growth.

I saw some pictures of hair and thread alage. Some of them looked a lot like what is on plecos back. Would high temps increase the likelyhood of algal bloom? Would algae grow on plecos dorsal/armor side? Sounds like a possibility. This would not be harmful & would fall away with activity...

You know, I just took another look as I was trying to get a good picture(to no avail). Some of the hairs were pretty long, like 1/4 and longer. And they, like I said before, have little whitish specks attached to some of them. The longest hair was about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch and had several...

My camera is does not focus that well. It would not be a good picture--wouldn't be helpful. Nonetheless, any thoughts? Could I treat my tank with something like Ich Attack? Its good for some parasites and is gentle med compared to malachite, formalin, copper. Or another general parasite med? I...

...and stupid people should be banned...from pet stores....with fish.

No, I just mean the fishes. Maybe they are not so complex as a bird or a gerbil--but they are much more easily incorrectly cared for, and the fact that nobody seems to mind other than to say "oh well, nothing can be done" should tell me something about how much emotional energy I should be...

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No, no. It's treadlike "thingies" & sometimes accompanied by a little speck somewhere on the thread. Can parasites attach to his armored parts? If so, what kind would they be? I don't think it's ich. Ich grows right down on the skin & is not thread-like. I dunno. I hope it is algae or...

I also think cars should be banned.

Yes, on his dorsal side. Dunno what it is. Thanks ae123

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I've noticed hair-like thingies(techinical term)on my plecos back. The only things I know to think are hairs, parasites, algae. That's just what can think of. I'm hoping, of course, natural growths or algae. Do plecos, mine is pterygoplichthys paradalis, have hairs naturally? Don't see these...

It may not be the answer, but it is an answer. I respect very much the opinions of those who know more about things than I do. I'm just not "getting it", I guess. Seems people are telling me that, in general, aquarium keeping & industry is a good thing. OK. I'll just have to adjust my...

Where do you live? Can you come pick it up? You have to take all my fish with it, though. 2. Doctor does not care for patient til they are qualified. Some people think tank is an easy hobby, but it get's tricky sometimes. Then fish die, maybe. Is it, "oh well I'll just buy some more"? Or is it...

Dunno. Just curious other people thoughts, I guess. Doesn't seem fish is a very sacred creature sometimes, at least not to person who doesn't learn a lot before adopting one. This site helps people learn. Too much of it on the fly, but what can ya do? It's not AA's fault. People do what people...