Fish Lovers 3.0 [new poll]

[Keletheryl]

I managed to snap a picture. It's really gross.

[Autumnlp99]

ARGULUS [Aka fish lice] are usually only a problem in outdoor ponds rather than aquariums.

And it looks like a severe case of Ich to me, but I suggest asking someone else just to be sure. ^_^

[Keletheryl]

ARGULUS [Aka fish lice] are usually only a problem in outdoor ponds rather than aquariums.

And it looks like a severe case of Ich to me, but I suggest asking someone else just to be sure. ^_^

They aren't white, they just kinda look that way cause of the light. They're actually jump like, boils on the fish's skin or coming out of his skin or whatever. But they're the colour of his skin is what I'm getting at

[Autumnlp99]

Hmm, in that case I'm not exactly sure.
Maybe Peachfuzz can identify it once he gets online, he seems to know the most about fish here. ^_^

[lachance]

We bought three ghost shrimp today and I only noticed when I got home, but we were given a very very pregnant one. She started manually pushing and pulling them out all over the tank but none of the little balls seem to have moved. They have super tiny eyes though. Is there anything I should be doing? She's in a 20 gallon tank with two other shrimp and 9(?) guppies.

[PeachFuzz]

Kat: He may have bitten it off, yes. Or considering it was only a very small start to the rot it could have cleared up on its own once he was in better quality water. I do see the darkened parts on his fins you're talking about. Those look to me to be part of his natural coloring. Black or grey markings (usually at the tips) on the fins/tail are a pretty common trait in pineapple coloured bettas like your boy.
The salt is going to have to be your call. When overused the fish's system can build up an immunity to aq salt so it becomes less effective as a treatment. For this reason I usually don't use salt for tail biters and instead just focus on keeping the water pristine. My only exception to this was one boy I had who had a very weak immune system and was easily stressed. He went through multiple cases of fin rot in perfect water conditions so I made the decision to use aq salt regularly. Fin rot only occurs when the water conditions are not up to par and/or the fish is stressed resulting in a weakened immune system. Some fish have a natural tendency towards stress (similarly to how some have a natural tendency towards bloat) in which case there may be nothing you can do and the use of salt becomes a necessity.
My recommendation (although as I said, it is your call) is to for now make sure the water is kept clean and see how he does without any salt. Often clean, warm water and a low-stress environment is all a betta needs to healthily regrow its fins. The biting may have been a one time incident and his fins will quickly regrow. If he bites again that's something you can address through removing possible sources of stress and adding more plant cover to his tank.
It's a bit late here so I'm tired but I hope that all made sense! Let me know if you need clarification on anything.

SassaFrass!: I'm unfortunately not sure what's going on with your mum's fish. For unknown bumps/lumps all I can recommend is potassium permanagate. It will treat most bacterial diseases which are usually the cause of lumps. How to use potassium permanganate from badmanstropicalfish.com:
"Notes on the use of potassium permanganate. 1 drop of stock PP per gallon is equal to 2 ppm. This is the concentration used for continuous treatment. PP is usually used for 3 days, or every other day for 4 treatments. If water is not clear in 24 hours (looks yellow), change 25-30% of the water before adding another dose. Light inactivates PP. After adding the PP, watch for a minimum of 15 minutes to make sure there are no adverse reaction. Then turn off lights or cover the tank."
You can get it from most local pharmacies/drug stores. If the PP doesn't clear up the lumps my best guess would be tumors in which case they're untreatable. Many fish do live for months, perfectly healthy, after a tumor diagnosis though so it's not the worst case scenario.
Good luck! Let me know if you if you choose to try the PP treatment and how it goes!

[Phantasmagoria]

This might end up being a long post, so here's the tl;dr: what should I do about a tank with a broken center brace?

The long story: I've had four fish in a tiny thirteen gallon tank for about a year. We were moving, and we were not going to put a pond in at the new place, so I caught my favorites from ours to put in an aquarium. The thirteen gallon was only supposed to be temporary until we moved. A year later, we've finally moved.

My parents went to Petsmart without me because I had an appointment. Came home to find a 37 gallon Marineland with a stand. Checked out the seals and it looked fine. Started filling it up over the course of a few days to watch for leaks, and noticed that the little plastic thing in the middle of the top was broken. None of us have ever owned a tank this large, so we had no idea what, or how important, it was. The tank is currently about 3/4 full, and the center brace has a gap of about 1/4-1/2 inch (1cm for those using the civilized system c:) right in the middle.

Is it worth trying to repair it? Should I call the manufacturer? Should I take it back and return/exchange it? (It was the only one of this tank they had left; they're apparently discontinuing it?) And from what I've read most repairs never hold and shouldn't be trusted? I'm honestly really worried about it because the reviews I read said the seals on these tanks have a tendency to give anyway. I really don't want to wake up to 37 gallons of water on the floor and dead fish. ;-;

We did put in a pond at the new place, so worse comes to worse I can put them in the pond here and hope they can survive the temperature change.
Sorry for the long (and somewhat tangential) post, I'm just really anxious about all of this. :(

[Hime]

This might end up being a long post, so here's the tl;dr: what should I do about a tank with a broken center brace?

The long story: I've had four fish in a tiny thirteen gallon tank for about a year. We were moving, and we were not going to put a pond in at the new place, so I caught my favorites from ours to put in an aquarium. The thirteen gallon was only supposed to be temporary until we moved. A year later, we've finally moved.

My parents went to Petsmart without me because I had an appointment. Came home to find a 37 gallon Marineland with a stand. Checked out the seals and it looked fine. Started filling it up over the course of a few days to watch for leaks, and noticed that the little plastic thing in the middle of the top was broken. None of us have ever owned a tank this large, so we had no idea what, or how important, it was. The tank is currently about 3/4 full, and the center brace has a gap of about 1/4-1/2 inch (1cm for those using the civilized system c:) right in the middle.

Is it worth trying to repair it? Should I call the manufacturer? Should I take it back and return/exchange it? (It was the only one of this tank they had left; they're apparently discontinuing it?) And from what I've read most repairs never hold and shouldn't be trusted? I'm honestly really worried about it because the reviews I read said the seals on these tanks have a tendency to give anyway. I really don't want to wake up to 37 gallons of water on the floor and dead fish. ;-;

We did put in a pond at the new place, so worse comes to worse I can put them in the pond here and hope they can survive the temperature change.
Sorry for the long (and somewhat tangential) post, I'm just really anxious about all of this.

Basically if it was already broken when you got, then you could return it and ask for new one. Has the brace snapped in half from the middle and then there's a gap between the halfs? You could try empty out the tank and see if the gap closes. If it does I'd be maybe little conserned if the tank will hold out in general...
Buuut, from what I've read certain tanks are prone to have their middle brace broken/bended and at least with those tanks it doesn't really seem to matter. 37 gal is not that big and if the brace is just plastic, then it probably isn't that strong anyway.

[Phantasmagoria]

Basically if it was already broken when you got, then you could return it and ask for new one. Has the brace snapped in half from the middle and then there's a gap between the halfs? You could try empty out the tank and see if the gap closes. If it does I'd be maybe little conserned if the tank will hold out in general...
Buuut, from what I've read certain tanks are prone to have their middle brace broken/bended and at least with those tanks it doesn't really seem to matter. 37 gal is not that big and if the brace is just plastic, then it probably isn't that strong anyway.

There wasn't a gap in the brace when it was empty; it started pulling apart as it was filled. Here it is at about 3/4 full: [x] [x]
Looks like it was very poorly designed, by the way it broke, to me.

It doesn't help that when I read about the tank online, there were many who had seams bust open. And the front glass is definitely bowing out.
I'm emptying it now to return it. I'll have to see if they have one that isn't broken, or a different one.

[bangtan sonyeondan]

Username:
bangtan sonyeondan
How many fish tanks do you have:
two fishtanks
Types of fish that you have:
one tank has a betta and a corydora, the other tank has a fantail.
Your fishs' names:
(sorry for the bad quality pictures of Wayward !!)
betta - Wayward xx
fantail - Calico x
corydora - Alexander the Great x
(we had a platy named Cleopatra and two mollies called
Augustus + Julius Caesar. Wayward doesn't like company.)
How long have you had fish:
I got back into having fish a couple of months ago,
though I did have fish when I was younger.

A couple of weeks ago we picked up around 20 fake plants, a pump, 2 air stones, some tubing, 2 ornaments, a spare filter, and a quality 34l tank with a lid that's got a built in light and filter, the tank's not too big, but everything came together for $10 AUD ($7.50 USD??). We checked the tank and it's not damaged at all, apart from a missing part of the filter that's no drama at all, we'll be able to replace it. Glad we came across that, it was definitely a lucky find.