Hi everyone! This arvo i came home from work and found my fantail hiding with one of his eyes detached partially...(just the top half.) the optical nerve is intact and i put some liquid betadine on the part where the eye was detached and gently put the eye back in the socket....problem is, it come...

Hi guys.... It all seems that one thing goes wrong, everything happens.....i hope this is a case of "bad things come in threes" scenario.... So here goes A few days ago I noticed my fish darting around whenever i went near the tank...then i put 2 and 2 together and saw that the darting of fish +...

I've lost another fish so thats 3 out of the 5 bought together on same day from same tank died. My water is normal according to the pet shop infact they used the word perfect. So why am I losing them all? I'm really depressed right now as my lionhead was the latest casualty and was my favourite...

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i have a tire tread ele thats about 4 inces n i notice 2 days ago his tail has what look likes a dent in it but doesnt seems to bother it my question is should i have him/her check out plus is looks like it is truning write and i was wondering if that could be because its shading its skin or do...

I have had this fantale for about a month and he seems to have grown considerably in the stomach area, or he's bloated. It's been the same for a couple of days. It's still swimming actively around the tank, eating fine, and has no other bad signs. What could be going on here? The other two fish are...

I have some Moors that I need to re-home. They are available in the the south west of England. IF anyone can help give these guys a home I would be extremely grateful. They are approx 14 months old and I have 5 I need to rehome. If you can help, post here and we can come to some sort of...

is it cruel to keep only one gold fish in a tank ? The other one died .

Has any one tried Barley extract made for a pond to control algae? It is natural and non-chemical which to me sounds good.... Larry

Has anyone else had a fish that had a large lump on their back almost on their dorsal fin? My fantail is about 6" and this lump just appeared. I don't know what it is. A tumor?? He's about 6 1/2 yrs old. He's healthy. I've also noticed lately that his scales are "pearlizing". Some of them...

I have a comet which has white flowery spots on its tail...is this a fungus ? If it is what would you recomend for a remedy ? NZed

Does anyone have a favourite technique or link to a site where siphoning technique is described? Have googled and many sites talk of siphoning but I have found none that actually talk of the technique for siphoning. For instance should the gravel be agitated while siphoning ? -- yours S Nihil...

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Our goldfish in our outside fairly large fishpond are dying around 2 per day theres around 150 fish about 15 are very adult bout 6in long. they have been fed continuously with pond sticks food up till three days ago and I understand this has been a mistake as I have been told they shouldnt be...

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I have a 4" Calico that went lethargic on me a few days ago. He kind of pokes around but sinks to the bottom and sits on the gravel most of the time. The only symptom i noticed was a red spot on the tip of his tail, and a bit of redness at the base of his belly fins (not the pectoral, not the anal,...

Hi everyone! ;-) I have a little question.... My 6ft tank has a very reflective bottom....Is there something i can put on the bottom (other than gravel rocks or sand) that will darken and stop reflection ( Somone suggested painting the outside bottom in a dark colour. I did this with my 200L and...

I have a black moor that has suddenly become sick. He is kept with another moor and a few other goldfish in a very large tank. They have got along fine for months now. Just today I noticed that he seemed to be "thinner" than the other moor and very lethargic. He just seems to want to lay on the...

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I'm going to the pet shop asap to ask them about this bloated fish problem. I read that it could be dropsy and to treat it with epson salts. I have isolated it just in case. Does anybody have any other ideas?