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HELP i am losing fish
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beakie 
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 07:37 PM
Hi, i need some help identifying what is going on in my tank, it is almost like clock work 1 gets sick and eventually dies, then about a month later another ,a month later another, i have gone from a happy colony of 14 kigs down to 8, the water changes have been happening,epson salt treated, etc, everything is fine in the water department, females have been holding eggs etc. i will attach a couple of pics to show what is happening. thanks
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blake95
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 07:42 PM
WOW!!
that is like nothing ive ever seen before
my geuss is that it would have to be a fungi or parasite of some sort.
hope all goes well for you and your fish.
keep up updated on the progress.
WOW!!
cheers blake
that is like nothing ive ever seen before
my geuss is that it would have to be a fungi or parasite of some sort.
hope all goes well for you and your fish.
keep up updated on the progress.
WOW!!
cheers blake
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I Have My 8x2x2.5 Now !!
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Blake Williams
W/C Mpimbwe
F1 Moba ( From Jamie's W/C )
F1 Ikola
F1 Samazi
F1 Kipili
F1 Mpimbwe
F1 Kigoma
Burundi ( Heaps )
I Have My 8x2x2.5 Now !!
and My 6X2X1.5
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MDoyle
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 07:57 AM
Have you given them a MAJOR cleanout with epson salt (3 cups per 100G)?
It looks like egg bound, do some research on the forum. Feel sorry for your losses.
It looks like egg bound, do some research on the forum. Feel sorry for your losses.
Marc
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 03:37 PM
100% egg bound females
sorry for your loss i know the feeling
only treatment if caught early enough is as said epsom salts and up to 3 cup fulls per 100g of water
i feel for you i have lost 4 this year as well
sorry for your loss i know the feeling
only treatment if caught early enough is as said epsom salts and up to 3 cup fulls per 100g of water
i feel for you i have lost 4 this year as well
Darren
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for all your quality Frontosa Fry
F1 Moba
F1 Mpimbwe's
Burundi's
Kigoma
pictures on my website UPDATED 5th of Jan 2010
Sealord1au's Frontosa Website
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beakie
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Posted 29 January 2010 - 06:38 PM
thanks for the advice fella's, i thought i was giving them enough epson, i also lost my alpha male and than my beta male as well. But there stomachs did not blow up like the others.
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 03:59 PM
Wow, that's terrible.
Can I ask what egg bound is/does?
Poor fish, really sorry man, that must suck. And for you to Darren loosing yours =(
Can I ask what egg bound is/does?
Poor fish, really sorry man, that must suck. And for you to Darren loosing yours =(
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 07:40 PM
hi there mate,its sad to see your fish like that. just one question: are fish sitting on the bottom much at all? cause you might have a parasite problem witch is starting from the infected egg bound area,as parasite love infected wounds.so im guessing are they getting to the fish from the bottom of the tank. what you could try is get all your fish out and clean the hole tank then add some para clear,even some tea tree oil 2 tea spoons, wont harm your fish cause its a anti bacteria. also you can try some vertaid which should clean up a lot, thats what i use,and its worked for me. hope this helps mate and keep us all posted..
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