inky
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Post by inky on Jan 3, 2012 3:14:31 GMT
EDIT: He's alright, it's changing colour. My pleco attacked him (we're unfortunately getting rid of him) and a few silver scales came off. We're fine.
Edit: RIP smarty and one of my unnamed fish. ),= gone way too quickly to be true. I miss them. What's worse is I walked in on my unnamed fish swimming sideways, then eventually, upside down. RIP.
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inky
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Post by inky on Jan 3, 2012 3:15:12 GMT
if you look closely, you can see it still looks like his scales, not just the fact they look different.
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inky
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Post by inky on Jan 6, 2012 3:01:38 GMT
No-one? Cmon =(
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rosiesnail2
Achatina immaculata
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 6, 2012 19:10:13 GMT
Sorry I don't know about fish :/ I think maybe hes not getting enough calcium?
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inky
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Post by inky on Jan 7, 2012 5:40:12 GMT
...Fish don't need calcium... At least, not that I know of... Thanks for posting though! I'll look up details!
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rosiesnail2
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 7, 2012 9:17:41 GMT
Its okay I can d some research as well
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rosiesnail2
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 7, 2012 9:19:44 GMT
There are quite a few disease and infections that can cause this. I'm not terribly familiar with goldfish, so I can't say exactly. Some advanced cases of parasites, like ich or velvet, can cause scale loss. Usually with parasites, you will see the fish rub itself against the the side or bottom of the tank, to itch itself. You also may be able to see the worms or parasites on the fish's skin. The best advice is to go to a pet store with a good aquarium section, and start looking at books on fish diseases and at the back of aquarium medication packages. If you can't figure out what your fish has, there are "broad spectrum" medications on the market. They treat a variety of illnesses all at once. Also, try the link below - it seems to have pictures of many common diseases
I found that (above) so its not my own words but I think its right!
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inky
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Post by inky on Jan 8, 2012 5:54:25 GMT
One of my goldfish died of velvet... I'll look more up about it... RIP Smarty. EDIT: Ew. It's not velvet.. I just saw a picture
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inky
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Post by inky on Jan 8, 2012 5:58:12 GMT
Uh, no link lol
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inky
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Post by inky on Jan 26, 2012 2:59:48 GMT
...I got 2 more fish... I walked up to my room to find one upside down... RIP. fishy D= I didn't even think of a name for it... I feel so horrible... Every pair of fish I get, one dies. I get smarty and bob, smarty dies. I get two unnamed fish, one dies... IM A HORRIBLE PARENT! ):
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rosiesnail2
Achatina immaculata
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 26, 2012 17:03:02 GMT
No your not maybe they were just homesick so they commited suicide?
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Post by ness on Jan 27, 2012 9:49:25 GMT
I'm sorry I don't know much about keeping fancy fish. We only have goldfish and they're the standard type.
However what I do know is that any disease can swiftly spread. Some have more immunity than others, but if one is carrying it any new fish can quickly succumb to it. There are several brands of medication that you can put into the water and I recommend not introducing any more fish until you existing ones have had a course of meds and have been healthy for a moth or two.
Another culprit may be a change in the water temperature causing a shock to the system. Again some fish cope better than others. The recommended way of introducing new fish is leave them in their plastic transportation bags and float these bags in the tank water for at least half an hour to equalise the water temperatures.
Another culprit could simply be indigestion. Seriously a fish with 'wind' can be temporarily paralyzed and will float upside down due to a bloated swim-bladder. I suggest removing the fish into another bowl but leaving it a while, as sometimes they recover (even though they look dead) and will swim around in their own good time.
Please don't feel bad though, I went through a phase of loosing alot of fish. Had some for years without problems, then all at once one had a fungal infection, which quickly spread and although I medicated the tank all but two died. Much later I got some more and these new ones soon died of something else. All in spite of following recommended tank hygiene and water conditioning advice. I wonder if there was something not right while they were still in the shop...
Much later I had yet more and they have all lived for many years without any problems, including the previous survivors. Try not to blame yourself, sometimes things go wrong. x
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