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by ahmandi2
Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:59 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Brand new 55g tank about 1.5 mo old. fish are dying
Replies: 7
Views: 10358

@Starsplitter

You're RIGHT! I think that's the meh factor for me....I miss the "puppies" so much even a year later..... these yoyos seem well....like just another fish. Dojo's all h ave their own personality, as you WELL know. I may even try to to return the yoyos. But losing dojo's to sickness or anything is a h...
by ahmandi2
Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Brand new 55g tank about 1.5 mo old. fish are dying
Replies: 7
Views: 10358

Re: Brand new 55g tank about 1.5 mo old. fish are dying

Good news I guess. Tank is better. PH way down (7.2)! All other parameters spot on. I am having trouble bonding with the loaches. I had dojo's last time. This time I have yoyos. My old dojos were my babies and lay in my hands for pets and food and just to hang out. I do not like the yoyos but WOW th...
by ahmandi2
Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:00 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Brand new 55g tank about 1.5 mo old. fish are dying
Replies: 7
Views: 10358

Brand new 55g tank about 1.5 mo old. fish are dying

We cycled using 5 rasporas and a couple small aquaplants (that take over lol). Growers~! We cycled til the whole thing was finished and ready for fishes. PH is high 8.2 Ammonia is now almost unreadable. Nitrites area as well. Nitrates are highest of the LOW bars on the handy colored test kit they pr...
by ahmandi2
Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:51 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My dojo loach is stuck in an elephant.
Replies: 6
Views: 6440

Re: My dojo loach is stuck in an elephant.

That's a mighty long-suffering elephant. Kudos to him...and your loach for seeing the proper way to behave. Back into the water, loachie!
I enjoyed reading this little tale; and I'm glad your loach is really ok :)
by ahmandi2
Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:47 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 55 Gallon; ALL FISH & STAND Must Go; NEPA
Replies: 3
Views: 4277

Re: 55 Gallon; ALL FISH & STAND Must Go; NEPA

Hi Glenna! We are actually breaking it down and taking the tank/stand/deco with us. I have a probable home for the loaches (my main concern). The others we will have to take to a fish store about an hour away...ugh. or, theres' always the local pet store. I guess. The people interested in the loache...
by ahmandi2
Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: White fuzzy patches on Gold Loaches
Replies: 3
Views: 5291

Re: White fuzzy patches on Gold Loaches

Had the same thing in one dojo a couple of months back. It was a puncture wound that festered. She died a day after the fuzzyness was first visible. It was FAST. And horrific. I hope that you don't have the same thing, but I think it was what you mentioned (wound-produced bacteria) and not an illnes...
by ahmandi2
Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:51 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Red/Blue Dragon HM spawn log
Replies: 5
Views: 10039

Re: Red/Blue Dragon HM spawn log

I LOVE your video!!! That's probably the best spawning video i have ever seen. I've watched tons on youtube...lol...but yours is just spectacular. What a couple of pro's! Truly amazing. Hopefully someday I'll get some more bettas' and possible be a witness to the same thing. Til now, I'll simply kee...
by ahmandi2
Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:48 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 55 Gallon; ALL FISH & STAND Must Go; NEPA
Replies: 3
Views: 4277

55 Gallon; ALL FISH & STAND Must Go; NEPA

Hi! Well we're leaving and heading back home; back to the west coast. We're in Northeast PA. We have a beautiful 55 gallon tank and many lovely fish. It all has to go. If worst came to worst, we could give the fish to a lfs; but I wouldn't want to do that with the loaches. The dojos (4) are complete...
by ahmandi2
Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:51 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Was it infection or parasite?
Replies: 1
Views: 3209

Re: Was it infection or parasite?

Wow that's horrible. I'm sorry for your loss :(. I don't have a clue what it could be, but I know that the symptoms you describe have been around on this forum in the past year or so; somewhat frequently. Keep asking; there are some real experts on this forum, and they are so helpful with their know...
by ahmandi2
Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:22 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Black smudges on Rainbow
Replies: 2
Views: 3841

Re: Black smudges on Rainbow

Trapped her today; she's in a breeding trap with some nice plant cover in the main tank; we'll see I guess if she gets better when outside of range of the other fish. She's looking very poorly though; I hope she makes it.
by ahmandi2
Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:20 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Help! my black kuhli has gone white
Replies: 2
Views: 3987

Re: Help! my black kuhli has gone white

My kuhlies change color; they go pale, not to white, but very pale, so that you see the red along their sides very clearly, and bone white on their underbelly. I don't know what it means, but mine are healthy and active, regardless of their color du jur.... :)
by ahmandi2
Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:17 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My rainbow loach from China
Replies: 4
Views: 5982

Re: My rainbow loach from China

Beautiful fish!! thank you for the pics!
by ahmandi2
Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:55 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Am watching my little male dojo...
Replies: 2
Views: 3235

Re: Am watching my little male dojo...

That is awesome :). Probably a huge relief to see everyone chowing down the way they should :D
by ahmandi2
Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:39 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Black smudges on Rainbow
Replies: 2
Views: 3841

Black smudges on Rainbow

One of my rainbows has had black smudges on her body, off and on, since we got her. They are smallish; I thought that they were bruises, as she has always been rather the scapegoat of the group. Lately, though, they've seemed to multiply, she has a few of them on either side of her body. One in part...
by ahmandi2
Thu May 26, 2011 10:21 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Overstocked?
Replies: 6
Views: 6681

Re: Overstocked?

:D Thanks