botia, usually harmless…. do not understand why he would killing and maiming…. but fish like people have different personalities
On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:41:01 -0000, Ashley wrote > Hey everyone, I have an unidentified FW fish on my hands, and he’s > been causing me a lot of trouble. I got a 190 gallon […]
Got an interesting new clue today. this morning there was only one casualty. However it had a large amound of fungus growing on the top of its head.
Now is the fungas infection what is killing them. Or is it just what ever is making them weak has opened them […]
Hi Lorraine (and Dennis). I’d like to chime in on this thread because I’m very concerned about the rock/boulder problem that you are highlighting here. We also have rocks and boulders in our pond, but they’re a necessity for us. You see, we’re just a few houses up from […]
Hi Kim,
Have you been keeping an eye on the water parameters in your pond? When the fish died, you said they looked to be in good condition. Did you look at their gills at all before disposing of them?
I think it would be wise for you to remove the koi from your pond […]
My priorities on testing would be.
1. Amonia high amonia levels are quick killers of fish. Incoming water from fish that have just shipped are usualy vvery high in amonia which is why they need to taken out of the shipping water as soon as possible.
2. pH pH that is […]
Hm…. 16 African cichlids in a 50g tank is asking for LOADS of water quality and inter-species problems. You might consider joining one of the forums that deals specifically with these guys to learn about the individual species and their needs indepth before you put money into anything. Nothing […]
The Barley Straw worked great for me at getting rid of the algae WAY back when I used to get green water (15+ years ago)(have been keeping koi for 27+ years). Once I increased the size of my bio-filtration to where it really should be, I haven’t had to use any chemicals, Barley Straw, […]
I thank the members of this forum for their interest and concern for fish disappearing from their native habitat. Our Govt. bans live rock in the hobby but allows commercial trawling which, in my opinion is far more dangerous to the reefs. Initiatives are being taken for captive breeding Indian ornamental fish. Our laws hardly have […]
Hi Ray,
No problems at all
I was just a bit paranoid about the salt topic. Seen too many arguments about it. Glad we are all on the same page or chapter of the book.
Although still a new guy to fish, 7 ish years? I am moving further away from chemicals every year. Had […]
Hello, I am new here and have a serious problem. I have a 55 gallon tank that had goldfish at one time done great for awhile about 1 1/2 years, then they started dying on me. Found out it seems to be too acidic water. I was using a test kit […]