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  1. Marinemammalover

    No cycling activity after 18 days

    You could also Try ordering an active sponge filter from angelsplus.com, but you would likely have to leave it in your tank; and it might be Kind of an eye sore. I used them for a couple of my tanks and the tanks fully cycled in about a week, but I might have also just have gotten lucky.
  2. Marinemammalover

    Cycling help

    Hi welcome to the hobby, Since your tank is 50 gallons (190 liters) it might take a while for your ammonia levels to rise. A week with six fish in a 50 gallon tank will take a little longer for ammonia levels to rise; which is good because it can help to keep your fish comfortable. If ammonia...
  3. Marinemammalover

    Guppy looks like he is going to pop.

    Judging by your symptoms, it could be dropsy. Unfortunately, it is almost always fatal and irreversible. It could also be a parasite, but it is more likely dropsy because of the presence of the bent spine and by looking at your pictures, he is hanging out towards the time; which is also a...
  4. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    It i starting to slough off now and is looking more fuzzy. Could it be some sort of Fungus? And should I be isolating him in a quarantine tank or will the stress be too much since he is already lying at the bottom? And how would I keep the quarantine tank cycled or is his not a problem since...
  5. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    Also, the white stringy poop is gone, so I don't think that it is parasites. And should I be separating him from the rest of the tank? or are the other fish already exposed and I should treat the entire tank?
  6. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    Thank you so much. It is starting to look more and more like lymphocytis (cauliflower disease), which from what I understand is something that just has to run its course. However, I have heard that it shouldn't be affecting the fish's behavior much. Is this true? Because if so it probably isn't...
  7. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    Thank you so much for responding. I have something called "coopersafe" that treats ick, velvet, and external parasites. Would this work? I will test my water parameters and do a small water change now. None of the other fish are showing any symptoms (stringy poo). One zebra danio has an enlarged...
  8. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    Could it also be a sore? He is very regularly resting at the bottom and he is worrying me. I plan on doing a medium water change tonight and checking water parameters. Please any suggestions at all would be helpful. I'm thinking it could possibly be a tumor also. The white stuff looks like its...
  9. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    Is there anything I can do? I have been looking around in books and on the internet and I can't find anything that matches the symptoms or looks like the lump forming on his abdomen...
  10. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    I have a honey gourami with a sort of bump that has developed into a larger white lump. He has had it for about a week in a half, it only just now developed a white head to the bump. He has also been having clear stringy poop hanging off of him for about two weeks. Could this be lymphocitis or...
  11. Marinemammalover

    75 gallon full set up on craigslist: is it worth it

    It is being sold for $500 firm. There are a few others around the same price that I saw; but this one looked like it was in the best condition....I think he did mean domino clowns I looked them up and they are some rare product of two other "designer" clowns. They go for around $90 a piece and...
  12. Marinemammalover

    75 gallon full set up on craigslist: is it worth it

    I have always wanted to start a saltwater aquarium, after I started my first freshwater aquarium a little over a year ago. I was surfing craigslist for any good deals on tanks and spotted a full set-up 75 gallon saltwater aquarium, with all of the fish, corals, live rock, etc. included. I have a...
  13. Marinemammalover

    Death by Tumor?

    Thanks for the advice, i did a huge water change and everyone in the tank is looking better.
  14. Marinemammalover

    Death by Tumor?

    Hi everyone, I had a honey gourami die this morning. I had him for about a year now and he had a bulge on his left side for a couple of months. Unknowingly I thought he was just over-eating. I think that the growth was a tumor, but I'm not sure and unfortunately don't have any pictures. I have...
  15. Marinemammalover

    Power outage and filter media

    Ok thank u, the power came back on so need to worry anymore
  16. Marinemammalover

    Power outage and filter media

    I am experiencing a power outage. I have a battery-powered air pump and the temp is fine, but I know that the power will b off for more than two hours and I have somewhere to go. Should I take out the filter cartridge so that the dead bacteria don't pollute my tank or replace the cartridge and...
  17. Marinemammalover

    Gourami flashing

    Some pictures of him
  18. Marinemammalover

    Gourami flashing

    So I have a honey gourami that has been fladhing in this one part of the tank. He is the dominant fish in the tank and I was wondering if a fish can be flashing as a show of dominance? I remember hearing that somewhere.... Also, he has a white stripe and on the edge of his anal fin and some...
  19. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    No thank u for responding,I have noticed that one fish isn't eating as of today and was swimming at the bottom of the tank kind of erratically in circles. I think that I am going to a water change tommorow or as soon as I can because all my fish seem to be a little off. Also I noticed tangerine...
  20. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    Hem hem this is starting to feel like a one sided thread.......?
  21. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    Ok do I saw some flashing agin today..... Can that b associated with fin rot? I have been searching for betta fix but can't find it so I'll have to order it online...... Tangerine the gourami that has the whitish fins has the spots on his fins and the whit line on he anal fin, but I don't see...
  22. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    What do u it's think about my last post? I have been doing a second round of kanaplex on the bucket after doing two 50% water changes. He is responding well, the whole reason I decided to do another round was because he was lying at the bottom, but the next day ( after i added the kanaplex) he...
  23. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    Alright so I'm pretty sure that it's not ich..... All of the white spots are near the edge of the fins and there is one white line across the anal fin, so I'm thinking more like fin rot.....the flashing might be from Dominance , I've read this and this gourami is definitely king of the tank. I...
  24. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    Hey so I finished my three day treatment for both the tank and the bucket and I couldn't find anything about prolonged treatment anywhere. I don't really know what to do...... The danio in the bucket is doing well, but still has a curved spine, but I read that can Be permanent. The danios in the...
  25. Marinemammalover

    Giant Gourami looks like he swallowed a marble!!

    I'm sorry to hear that your fish has dropsy. Good water quality and kanaplex can help, but i've had two fish pinecone and die from dropsy and once they are pineconed they don't have a big chance of survival....sorry to hear that..... I hope it turns out for the best! Btw dropsy is a symptom of...
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