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by Gorget the Frog
26 Oct 2003, 03:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Gold Nugget Experiences
Replies: 30
Views: 7254

Currently my L177 has bloody lesions or ulcers on his stomach, after getting ich and after nearly dying. He's had daily water changes of 30% and been in a quarentine tank the entire time. Funny thing is he seems perfectly healthy if you were to just look at him. I'm going to go with the "they like ...
by Gorget the Frog
13 Oct 2003, 18:40
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Serious, sudden problem with L177
Replies: 4
Views: 1557

*sighs* Cancel that thought that he was doing better. Again his pectoral and pelvic fins are stuck rigid, dorsal fanned out. It's sad to see him trying to swim with just his caudal. He gets stuck against the wall trying to get up. I helped him up and when he swam down he got stuck at a 45° angle b ...
by Gorget the Frog
12 Oct 2003, 03:16
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Serious, sudden problem with L177
Replies: 4
Views: 1557

The parasite had disapeared by the third day of the treatment. In conjunction with the salt/temperature rise I was using a half-dose of cure-ich.The temperature/salinity increase was, of course, gradual. By the end of the third day of treatment it had maxed just as the use of medication had stopped ...
by Gorget the Frog
11 Oct 2003, 01:03
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Serious, sudden problem with L177
Replies: 4
Views: 1557

Serious, sudden problem with L177

I've been treating my Gold Nugget for ich for the last week, he brought it with him from the LFS. He has suddenly... *tries to describe it* Gone rigor mortis? He's completely prone, all fins extended and stiff. Breathing heavily and seemingly having no control over movement. He occasionally twitches ...

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