ABwildrose

Actually, I was wanting those nyeri at the auction really badly...just didn't have the room. With half a tank of fish died off...I now have plenty of room. I also want a fish that my syno multipunctatus will eventually be able to utilize for breeding. I was just going to pm and ask if you had any more. My only question is if I can have rock kribs and nyeri in the tank together without worries of crossbreeding. These two types of fish don't look a lot alike, but have that same recognizable vistorian hap look about them

I cant wait for the pics, hurry up and get those lights on there. :thumbs:

I even asked the lab here at the hospital (Bow Island) and they had no idea what it was or how to get it. Mind you...there is no way they would be treating something as serious or unusual as that here anyways.

wow, that is just beautiful. I bet you have one happy customer!!!!!

I had trouble finding meth blue a while back too. I was told that the company that makes it was unable to send anything to canada for some reason (ask Rob from animal world, that is what he said). I checked with various lfs and all said they couldn't get it anymore. I even checked with the pharmacist and the local Dr. and the hospital in case they use a product like that...no luck. I was told to ask the guy that owned Allowance Pets in Med Hat as he stocked up and had a supply. I never did get around to it...but since that store is no longer in business that option is gone.

very nice!!!!!!

Wow...I would love something like that!!!!

The other post about bugs has got me thinking about the little bugs on the surface of my tank. I have a bunch of tiny little bugs that hop around on the surface of the water and hang around the lotus pad leaves. I just noticed them not too long ago. The neighbor kid (12 yrs old) says to me "Oh, those are water fleas and they have been in that tank for at least a year now. I wouldn't worry about them as they haven't seemed to harm your fish in all that time. I have been keeping an eye on them." Is that really what they are?

Wow!!! wtg kyle. Mark was explaining to me how to get petricolas to spawn (I think it was Mark...at the auction). I bet he can give you a few pointers, but it sounds like you are on the right track.

Here is the article http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php It is very good. I am not sure, but should we get permission from her before using it?

Is Rid-ich malachite green? While you are aksing them stuff, could you ask them how long it is good for. I am curious to know as what I used is a malachite green preparation that was over 2 years old. I suspect it was too old...even tho there wasn't an expiry date on it. Shelley

I had the temp at 82 for one day until it got colder outside, then it seemed the heaters couldn't keep up. They were both on almost continuously, so I set them to 80 instead so I didnt get a big temp variation. Of course, I could have added another heater Next time I am using salt first thing. I found that article from Shelli over on cichlid forum. I should have read that when I first started treating this. Maybe It should be pinned here in the disease section so it is easy to find. All the rest of my fish are fine, eating well etc. When I was putting them in the tank my husband said "I thought you told me you should keep new fish separate for a while before putting them in with the rest....so they don't spread some kind of disease." So, of course he has to point that he warned me and I didnt listen.

I have just lost a lot of fish to ich as well, sorry to hear about your troubles. It is a terrible experience. Anyways, let us know if you get a response from your letter.

the list of the fish I lost are: 4 tropheops yellow/yellow 5 ps acei "black tanzanian" or orange tail 1 syn multipunctatus 2 syno petricola 2 msobo survivors are: 3 syno multipunctatus 1 syno petricola 3 rock kribs 4 yellow labs 2 acei 1 hybrid blue/yellow mbuna

Well, when I read Jodayes post, I thought I was reading my own for a second. I sent this pm to dunl a few days ago, but perhaps the best place is to put it here. I had ich one other time a couple years ago and I only lost 1 fish and it cleared up really quickly. This time it has been a nightmare. I obviously made a huge mistake somewhere. I would like to figure out what that mistake was so I don't ever repeat it. I first noticed the ich spots on 2 of my acei on the Fri after the auction. I raised the temp to 80 and I read 80 was fine for this. I vaccuumed the substrate and did a small water change before treating with malachite green (Nox-ich) at half strength (because of the synos) as directed. I have kept the lights off the entire time plus it is dark in the basement otherwise. By Sunday, things were looking worse with more fish with the spots. I took out all of the rock, vacced every spot of the substrate while changing about 30% water. I left the water low so there was good surface movement from the powerhead and filter outflow. I put in a new slate cave thing and their favorite wood root thing so they could hide. I treated with Nox-ich half strength daily Sun, Mon and Tues. They were looking way worse. ammonia, nitites were zero. nitrates about 30. I had my first 4 casualtys by Wed a.m. ...most fish were looking really rough. I was only feeding them sparingly, some didn't even want to eat. I started looking up different treatments for ich and found the one where it says to use salt. Thurs morning, I did a 20% water change and started to add salt gradually increasing to 3 tsp/gal after 36 hrs(reached this concentration Fri morning. I did notice a slight improvement in general after the first addition of salt....but they still dropped off regularly, like a couple every 12 hrs. Fri Water tests showed ammonia and nitrites zero, nitrates 40. I did another 30% water change. Sat morning I lost 2 more acei. I haven't lost any more since . The others are still eating. It seems my largest/oldest fish died first (all the nice ones from a couple different breeders), the smaller ones (run of the mill ones from lfs) don't look as bad. I lost 1 syn multi and 2 petricolas as well. First off...I didn't quarantine the fish from the auction. I don't really think they are the culprits tho as they are the least affected fish. In order for so many to have died and for this to have gotten so out of hand, I suspect I had it going on a lot longer than I noticed. At least before I added these new guys. Secondly...I should have tried the salt in the water first instead of the malachite green. I was wanting to use medication as I had it on hand and thought it would be more effective. Thirdly...I just realized a few days ago that the Nox-ich I used was perhaps too old to be effective. It has to be at least 2 yrs old as I bought it 2 years ago. There is no expiry date. It obviously had no effect on my biological filter as I was testing my water expecting a cycle crash and it was fine. The ich got progressively worse with treatment. Anone have any more comments/suggestions that will help me for next time?

congrats, nice to see your news made the headlines.

very nice

looks great!!

It sure does look beautiful!!! You sure have an eye for landscaping..or whatever the term is for a tank.

They should be just fine. I remember seeing mine for the first time. I was amazed at how big they were.

lol....I would like to stay as a Med Hat member. I was just thinking that you could switch Rainmaker, Paculady and the person from taber to be Lethbridge members.

Ok, I am going with the 5 gal minibow if possible. I am assuming that is too small for fish. What I really would like is to have things like crabs and/or shrimp and/or snails. How much lighting would I need? The top holds a 25 watt tubular bulb. What is an auto topoff? I assume it is to keep the water from evaporating and concentrating the salt in the tank. Water does evaporate quickly in my house. This tank does have a nice top tho which will hopefully cut the rate of evaporation down.

hey...you beat me to the answer.

aha...an answer I know. I will just have trouble explaining it lol I believe they are fully submersible. The reason the box says they aren't is because of some kind of law in Canada. The same heaters sold in the US say they are fully submersible on the box. I read this on a forum somewhere.

wow, I have been checking out some "beginner info" over at canreef. I have a lot to learn and look up. When I think of a question, I will be sure to ask. My first thing I will do is decide what type of inhabitants I want in a tank....so my first question will be about that probably. Anyways, the reason I want to try out with a smaller tank is due to the expense. The live rock and stuff seems very expensive so I would like to try something smaller just to get comfortable with what testing I need to do etc. I am also trying to go with as much stuff that I already own. This includes a razzle dazzle setup (small, but the light is incredibly bright and the filter has a lot of flow). A 3 gal plastic tank, a couple 5 gal plastic tanks, a minibow (nice looking tank), a 20 gal tall and a 25 gal. I have a small internal filter powerhead thing and a couple small aquaclear/regent HOB filters that are just laying around.