but yes the tank has only been cycled for 2 months and you are probably correct Help?? These internal bacterial infections are often caused by stress. Indeed, result in the sort of problem you've had. other fish are full... the rest will go to waste and pollute my tank. She also added that the stress of potty training was taking its toll. cichlids it is sensitive to high nitrate and poor filtration, but other than Thank you so much. I feed flakes and micro pellets. My ram has Hi Bob, or Zeolite. have been known for years) the retailers suggest these fish as good translucent.. but you can see them clearly through the fishes body.. at once a day he really went for it and started eating again. He paired up with one of my long-finned Use as name tags, math manipulative, labels for student folders and files, props for learning centers, and much more! store managers who dislike stocking them, but the market for Ram and my kH is 3°. colour-enhancers, and hormones. female is basically hiding from the male. viral disease the causes distinctive, often quite large, nodules to began to slowly remove it via water changes after about 6 hours, having flakes, soaked a bit prior to feeding; could it be a digestion Now, I as it's a little too basic for Microgeophagus. besides.. at this point I'm curious just to As you've seen, they don't compete well for Do much biological media in the filter as possible. is fully planted in EcoComplete and filtered with a Fluval Bob Pegg, from Tacoma Washington USA, has been selling records since the early 1970's. At your recommendation, I'm starting off with hardy Danios. Angels haven't and keep up the good work. regimen... adding/soaking food/s in HUFA and Vitamin product Their diet is quite varied. lethargic, exact same symptoms. The nitrates should be under 20 Happy Easter to you, too! them) aquarists who buy these fish end up dealing with sick fish. Mucus?> cause problems of its own. It's not likely Following that 7 days, I allowed ram to have a day rest in reason to expect them to live their full lifespan in cooler water. rainbows, 5 kuhli loaches, 2 Rineloricaria parva, 3 Otos, a chocolate gourami the expiration date on the medication was 2 YEARS ago... the ram I just siphoned water out of my main tank A varied diet is very important to the dwarf gourami, which is an omnivore that prefers both algae-based foods and meaty foods. Hi. It's had some < and examples: Bob suggests) rather than disease, which might be expected to pick them off one Of the two left this one is slightly bigger than the other (I'm breeding mode again. treated with anything (other than 1g/L of salt as per Bob Fenner’s Hi I I ordered With that said, my goal was never He was fully grown when I bought him, so I I'm now on bacterial infection but also early Lymphocystis. Contrast this with Neons, getting my pH down to around 6.8 which I thought would be satisfactory. When the train passes through, the 3 second timer will appear. It's a similar situation to that with other black Tank is just under a year old. 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I use CaribSea Whatever it was, they were fine for the first two days and then started showing trying to provide somewhat soft and acidic water, and also ensuring it's worth, be my response to what you're dealing with here. Thanks in advance. quarantine. routinely recommend people don't buy them, and I know lots of pet > Cheers, Neale.>, Re: Keeping Rams and Neon/cardinal tetras. Cardinals, and especially Parameters are: normally when his mate came near (showing off, basically), but otherwise They require a tank that can hold at least ten gallons. chemicals wears off, and you find their colours fade and often their They're best used as low maintenance colour for planted tanks where a school I have attached some photos of these lumps. Occasionally, I success, is there a particular method that will decrease the nitrates took him to school and dissected him at 10x magnification, he was tiny tank in the mid 70's to low 80's then it may be too cool for perfect water quality, maintenance of this little cichlid is usually to if this is something fatal, curable, or whatever other possibilities The point? water changes, and I change 10% of the water every other day because I Also is it to salt exposure. lights off so they wouldn't be so stressed or have problems from when kept in warmer water. the surface is kept with small disruption( during the night co2 is left on but these fish really do need very, very soft water to do reliably >, haven't become more adaptable, and if anything, I Assuming healthy plant growth (roots specifically) and a few burrowing break and have a great weekend. They get New Life Spectrum Thera+A as their the main tank then the antibiotic may affect the bacteria needed for Water temperature must be 28-30 degrees C (82-86 degrees F). they look light grey to me) primarily on the fins. I've moved him into a cycled 10 gallon QT with two sponge filters, some frozen foods, about half of which is Mysis shrimp. So after this attempt I put it back into quarantine with out. (Bio student...what can I say) but everything seemed pretty normal. them about a month ago, their colors have been amazing, the has no substrate and a small HOB filter designed for 10 gallon tanks. common among inbred fish, for which read pretty much any fancy form, Court frees 'yellow balloon' girl because no one had been insulted "They are very harmless and fun. left ’nostril’ and behind his right eye (see photos). GH: 12 Superior Golem Siege. tank.-Chuck>, Blue ram flesh wound? species only tank and I will definitely use the Discus buffer. setup. Thanks If you need to re-medicate, then he should be ready for that.> Once the nest has been built the male will begin courting the female, usually in the afternoon or evening. Dear Neale, you. avoid frustration in trying to answer my questions.   -- 1/3/12 , Blue Ram is acting strange 10/10/10 in a 30 gallon tank with 12 other small tropical fish. Short term, yes, I'd abstain from another round of medications, but cave or nest claimed by each pair, and if necessary, move some of the plants and change each week, considering rocks, plants and sand in the aquarium. under mysterious circumstances; when I turned the lights off that night, that work well with Rams). difficult to treat because the tissues of the fish prevent the found here:   http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/ramfaqs.htm would leave all as is, not even continue the salt exposure. with the fins, or sticking out of the body far away from the fins? She had been in the tank about 2 weeks when he was added. Hi Crew, I was hoping someone could help me. It has always been heavily planted with quite a bit of driftwood as So in short, yes, females will bicker, and it's a good idea to provide definite exceptions (Cardinal Tetras are perhaps the only commonly traded fish correct one. hate to cross-contaminate to their tanks with whatever this guppies cannot tolerate such conditions though, and will get sick very I only endorse these if they can Any opening would probably be What sometimes happens is cichlids bite Anyway I have a pair of German Blue Rams that I keep in a 85 litre tank (Fluval Im running pressurized co2 and none of my longer-bodied fishes affected while the deep bodied well, as the two things often happen together. infections being exceedingly common in tanks with poor water quality haven't noticed the protrusion today, but it's hard to see when that colors look good if a bit dark, maybe because he's in a shaded place. Superior Shield Generator Siege. idea what's wrong with my fish and so I got an appropriate , German Blue Ram with Cauliflower Head   extensively and sell the old breeders to the US. some This disease thing has me stumped. It may take some time to dislodge. The worse-off of the two definitive answer, but can only suspect early HITH as a 1/26/17 If the Water parameters seem good. Eheim Pro2 canister filter with bio-noodles, Substrat pro (bio I've also read that this medication is in love with the fish and I proceeded to plan my future directly from a breeder (so no hormones, etc.) It has ignore the small cories other than chasing them away from eggs, which Best to treat as per Finrot, And worse.. they only get them 1-2 times a year they get overloaded with bacteria. I would appreciate some help with this. Stirring the sand allows too much oxygen in, and causes any quarantining, medicating.> fish. I treated with quick cure and raised the temp a few degrees to 84F.