Fish Lovers 2.0

[Kiara20]

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Hello and welcome everybody to the new Fish Lovers forum!

I'm Kiara one of the mods on this forum! Dakotak will also be helping me to keep this forum running smoothly!

We hope you enjoy your time here and have fun talking with other fish lovers. If you have any questions feel free to ask them!
We have a list of experts that have had success with caring, and even breeding, specific fish!

They are:
Goldfish ~ Dakotak
Bettas ~ toboelover
Corys ~ Dia
Angel fish ~ Kickin' up dirt
Guppies ~ Serenaded By Angels
Salt water ~ Grimace
Amphibians/invertebrates ~ ReadingIndigo
Other Topical ~ n e m o
Spam hammer ~ Dia
General helper ~ jellybaloo

*If you would like to apply for a job as one of our experts please message Dakotak or I.*

All experts are responsible for giving correct/helpful advice. They must also be active members in the forum. This means they must post on the forum at least once a week. Please take this into consideration when applying for a position.

If a expert is observed giving incorrect advice or becomes inactive in the forum they will be removed from their position.

Other members of the forum are free to answer your questions as well but if you would like the experts opinion please be patient. They'll get on as soon as they have time to answer.

We also have a few sites that may be helpful to those who are interested in getting fish or want to better their current fish's lives.
* http://aqadvisor.com/ (WARNING: Not all of what it says is true. Its still a very helpful guide but should be taken with caution.)
* The Nitrogen Cycle: http://www.fishlore.com/NitrogenCycle.htm (PLEASE read about the nitrogen cycle before you start adding fish to a new aquarium. It is a very important process)

If you would like to become a member of the forum please fill out this forum so we can get to know you and your fish children! [IF YOU ARE A MEMBER FROM THE OLD FORUM PLEASE FILL THIS OUT SO WE CAN HAVE A UPDATED LIST! Thank you! C:]

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Username:
How many tanks do you have:
Type of fish that you have:
Your fish's names:
How long have you had fish:
Also if you have pictures of you fish we would love to put a link to them next to your name! If you have a tank with a lot of fish you are welcome to just put a picture of your tank. Please do not post the pictures on the actual forum since they do take up space; just the link will do!

Please be kind and not rude to other! Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on the proper way to care for fish. Please do not challenge someone else's opinion just for the pure fun of it. Most of what our experts base their care off of are scientifically tested results and published facts by true experts on their fish. We're all here to learn from and help each other!

Before you ask your questions please fill out this form! This will help us to figure out why your fish may be sick or you keep having fish die.

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How many gallons is your tank? :
How many fish and what types are they? :
How long has it been running? :
Did you cycle it? :
If possible what are the ammonia nitrite and nitrate levels? :
What is the issue or question? :

When posting on the forum!
*Please follow all ChickenSmoothie.com forum rules!
*If you forgot to post something please just edit your post. Do not double post or the spam hammer will get you!

We hope you enjoy your time here! Feel free to look around and talk with us! We don't bite! ....hard.... ^_^

[Kiara20]

List of Fish Lovers 2.0 Members! C:
Looking for tank ideas? Check out what our members have!

Kiara20
Fish owner for 2 years.
*10 Gallon Tank: 5 guppies, 4 bronze cory catfish, 1 golden apple snail
*10 Gallon Tank: 1 male double tail halfmoon betta (Peeta), 4 apple snails (1 blue(Rue), 1 black(Cato), 1 ivory(Haymitch), 1 golden(Prim))
Dakotak
Fish owner for 15 years
*110 Gallon Goldfish Tank: Lionhead goldfish (Shiro), Oranda goldfish (Dottie), Ryukin (Kyro)
*10 Gallon Hospital Tank
*2.45 Gallon Snail Tank
*5 Gallon Betta Tank: Veil tail male betta (Turquoise)
Link to pictures of her fish
~AlphaWolf~
*1000 Liter (Around 264 gallon) Tank: 9 glass catfish, 8 cories, 1 betta, 4 clown loaches, 3 pakistani loaches, 3 gouramis, 6 black neons, 4 platies, 2 balloon mollies, 1 pleco, 1 red tailed shark, 2 upside down catfish. 1 tandanus eeltail catfish, 2 blue neon rams, and 1 lyretail molly
*35 Liter (9 gallon) Tank: 1 female betta, 20+ Unknown snails that were transported in on plants
*50 Liter (13 gallon) Tank: 1 male betta, 1 oto, 2 bumblebee gobies, 1 apple snail
*12 Liter (3 gallon) Tank: 1 male betta, 2 apple snails
*10 Liter (Almost 3 gallon) Tank: Nothing at the moment
Jellybaloo
Fish owner for basically whole life but really gotten into it over the past year
40 Gallon Community Tank: 2 angelfish (Hero and Angel), 10 neon tetra, 7 gold skirt tetra, 7 Danio (5 Zebra and 3 Spotted), 2 Male Brisle nose Pleco (one is named Big Daddy), 1 Apple Snail and some Ramshorn Snails
20 Gallon Shrimp/Bristle Nose Breeding Tank: Loads of Red Cherry Shrimp, 1 Male BN Pleco, 1 Female BN pleco + one BN offspring
35 Gallon Goldfish Tank: 1 Pearlscale Goldfish, 1 Lion Head Goldfish and 3 BN offspring
20 Gallon Bristle Nose Breeder: Currently Empty
VanillaMocha
Fish owner for 6 years
35 Gallon Tank: 6 Angelfish
10 Gallon Tank: 1 Cory Catfish, 1 Platy, 2 Flame Tetra
10 Gallon Tank: Snails
Pond: Minnows
Boxed Sprouts
Fish owner for whole life
175 Gallon Tank: Four Common Goldfish
Planted 10 Gallon Tank: 1 Halfmoon Male Betta, 4 Pygmy Cory Catfish
15 Gallon Tank: 2 Dwarf Puffers
60 Gallon Tank: 3 Fancy Goldfish
Phantomhive's Shadow
Fish owner for 3 years
500 Gallon Pond: 6 Koi/Arowana feeder fish (Sam and Clown), 1 Tiger Barb, 2 Patin Catfish (Ripper and Regale)
Pictures: XX[url=http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd374/Moldy_Sandwich/My%20adorable%20pets/fish5.jpg[/url]
Dia.
Fish owner since last Christmas, but has been around fish whole life.
5 Gallon Tank: Veiltail Male betta (Vincent)
10 Gallon Tank: Male Guppy (Panda), 4 Cory Catfish (giant albino is Horrace)
Cardinal
Fish owner for 6 years
30 Gallon: 2 Swordtails (Alexandro), 1 platys (Cand and Lush), shoal of cory catfish (the whiskers)
29 Gallon: Pair of Krib cichlids (Carter and Shiera), shoal of goldbarbs (the fruitloops)
10 Gallon: 1 male betta (Katana) and 10+ platy fry
Toboelover
Fish owner for about a year
[url=http://i.imgur.com/LzB9N.jpg?1]55 Gallon Tank[/url]: Bettas, guppies, gouramis, angelfish, loaches, zebra danios, albino bristle nose pleco
Beep!!!
Fish owner for about 9 months
5 Gallon Tank: 1 male betta (Pi)

[~AlphaWolf~]

Ahh new thread smell
Im gonna update you all with my fish.

1000 Litre Tropical fish tank~
9 glass catfish
8 cories
one betta
4 clown loaches
3 pakistani loaches
3 gouramis
6 black neons
4 platies
2 balloon mollies
1 pleco
1 red tailed shark
2 upside down catfish
1 tandanus eeltail catfish
2 blue neon rams
and 1 lyretail molly
I think

35 litre tropical tank~
1 female betta
20+ unknown snails that came on bought plants

50 litre tropical tank~
1 male betta
1 oto
2 bumblebee gobies
1 apple snail

12 litre tropical tank~
1 male betta
2 apple snails

10 litre tank~
nothing

[Kiara20]

Don't you just love the smell of a new thread! ^_^ I'm still trying to figure out a good way to set up the members list without it looking like a giant mess...but when I do get it figured out I'll add all your fishies to it!

[~AlphaWolf~]

Mmmm mmm
Yay!

[Kickin' up dirt]

Could you change it from ''Cinnamon barrel'' to ''VanillaMocha'' on the angelfish thing? Thanks <33

[Kiara20]

Sure! ^_^

[Dakotak]

How many tanks do you have: 4
110 gallon goldfish tank, 10 gallon hospital tank, 2.45 gallon snail tank and a 5 gallon betta tank
Type of fish that you have: Goldfish, snails and a betta.
Your fish's names: Shiro the Lionhead goldfish. Dottie the Oranda goldfish, Kyro the Ryukin and Turquoise the veil tail betta.
How long have you had fish: On and off for 15 years or more. I have always been around fish either they be my fish or my family fish.
Also if you have pictures of you fish we would love to put a link to them next to your name! If you have a tank with a lot of fish you are welcome to just put a picture of your tank. Please do not post the pictures on the actual forum since they do take up space; just the link will do!
You can see all of my fish and other animals here.
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1014726&p=27190239#p27190313

[Dakotak]

So here are some quotes from the last topic I wanted to comment on.

Ripper has white spots on his body, and is swimming near the top. I swear catfish are bottom-feeders. And he looks weird.. White patches. I can't catch him and put him in a bowl to examine him. And that would mean taking my betta out, since his tank is the perfect size. Wait, I do need to change his water.. I'll take a pic. Could it be that fungal disease, like on betta's they have white fuzzy patches on their heads?

Ah, what the heck. If it is, I may have to medicate Ripper.. And my betta has fin-rot -.- the fins have these little black spots on the fins, at first I thought it was normal. But when I looked closer, it seems to be getting worse.. ffffff

Who agrees with me that you shouldn't clean your tanks with nail polish on? I certainly never. I mean, the stuff could little by little wash away, and the fish might die. So I'm better safe than sorry.

and i hate nail polish

The white patches sound like ich, pictures would help. If a bottom dwelling fish is at the surface then it can mean you do not have enough oxygen in the tank or the water has ammonia in it. White fuzzy patches is usually slime coat coming off.
Fin-rot is from bad water quality, ammonia and the black spots could be ammonia burns.
No you should not have nail polish on when to do tank care but it would not cause theses issues and wont really hurt your tank unless in mass amounts.

Hmm, I've stuck my hand in the water when I had nail polish on. But unless you have your nails painted all the time I don't think it would do anything. And I've never met-- Wait, Idk if those fake nails you get put on at the salon are actually painted. So I might know some people who always have nail polish on XD

I HAS PROBLEMS, THOUGH!

Two, to be exact. Or maybe one with two fish?

First fish: Noel, my sister's betta, is in a 10 gallon tank. She has filter and heater. And pop eye -_-
She also looks like she has breeding stripes every time someone comes up to the tank. Like we are all male bettas or something.
Anyway
She has had pop eye for a while now. I did a water change. We changed her diet. And she had melafix treatment for a week with no results.
Oh, and now the whole tank is saltified, because I read that salt can keep a lot of bad fishy stuff away. Yay.
But she is eating normally and is quite active. She does seem to have lost color, but I can imaging having whatever it is that is giving her pop eye for this long is pretty stressful O.o

What are the ammonia,nitrate and nitrite levels and when is the last time you did a water change? Popeye can be from two things that I know of, bad water quality or fish tuberculosis. If it is not your water quality then I suggest taking the betta to a vet as fish TB can be transferred to humans. Wash your hands well after messing with the water and if you have any open wounds do not touch the water, use gloves then wash the gloves. Salt will help very much, there is another member who treated with some meds and it worked the first time, if she does not comment I will pm her and ask for you.

Second fish: Aurora, my female betta. She is in a 3 gallon bowl, filter, and a heater as of three days ago.
She also has pop eye as of this morning. Both of her eyes have a white flake standing over each of them.
She is also eating, but has been hanging out at the bottom of the tank and hasn't been flairing up like she usually does unless I put a mirror in the water.
I tested the water and got zero ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Over the week end I did a deep clean of her substrate (because I finally learned how to). I also changed the filter. It is a DIY sponge filter, and I keep two of the filters in there, one attatched to the air stone, and one just hanging out so that it can collect the good bacteria for its future use as a filter (in theory). And, again, I bought a heater on tuesday and installed it.
I put a few drops of melafix in, because it is only a 3 gallon, so I am hoping that helps my fisheh.

What tester are you using to test the water? If they are strips they are not very useful and can give wrong readings. I recommended using liquid tests.

[Dappled Sapphire]

Username:
Jellybaloo

How many tanks do you have:
4

Type of fish that you have:
Angelfish, Neon Tetra, Skirt Tetra, Danio, Bristle Nose Pleco, Red Cherry Shrimp, Goldfish, Apple Snail and Ramshorn Snails

Your fish's names:
The Angelfish are Hero and Angel my largest BN is Big Daddy, the rest are sofar unnamed

How long have you had fish:
On and off my whole life but have really gotten into it over the past year


Tank 1. 40G Community Tank:
2 Angelfish, 10 Neon Tetra, 7 Gold Skirt Tetra, 7 Danio (5 Zebra and 3 Spotted), 2 Male Brisle nose Pleco, 1 Apple Snail and some Ramshorn Snails
Pics of the tank: [x]
Pics of Big Daddy: [x][x]
Pics of Hero: [x]
Pics of Angel: [x]

Tank 2. 20G Shrimp/ BN Breeding Tank:
Loads of Red Cherry Shrimp, 1 Male BN Pleco, 1 Female BN pleco + one BN offspring
Pics: [x][x][x][x]

Tank 3. 35G Goldy Tank:
1 Pearlscale Goldfish, 1 Lion Head Goldfish and 3 BN offspring

Tank 4. 20G BN Breeder:
Currently empty, to be a Bristle Nose breeding thank once we move as we currently have no more room to set up another tank lol