He is eating well, im not overfeeding, well airated and good cirkulation and lots of filtration.

Yeah i know, i dont mesure ammonia because my nitrites would increase aswell if ammonia would be high.. I have tested my water for amonia before, and never encountered any problems since i do waterchanges properly. And i clean the sant etc and clean the filters regularly in aquarium water. As i do ...

Hey, We have got a RTC That is about 4-5 months old. We are running with a PH 7,5 and 0 no2 etc etc. All is fine. FE is far below harmful levels and we have well water, no chlorine. Picked him up 15 mins ago and checked he´s gills. They were very dark black, almost no redness at all. He also breaths ...

Yeah, Sure is! The one who came to me filled with stones He is fine and eating well!

Does he look like a genuin Platina ?

Tiger Shovel Nose, Platina ?

Anyway, pic is 1 week old.

Yeah dont know if he will, Eating well, swimming around all day and lurking on the colorfull Clown Loaches trying to swallow them every now and then :D but nothing serious. I think he will stay Platinum, who knows. i would like for the colour to come back tho.. I will post pics ofc, when or if it ...

Hey again, i have solved the problem. With amazing results! I got myself a water conditioner called Easy-Life LFM ( Liquid Filter Media ) did as instructed. Woala, The RTC is looking beautiful and well. AND, even ate a few Carnovour pellets. FOR THE FIRST TIME! Amazing product that i highly ...

Well aquariums with aluminum framing is very common and it does get in contact with the water. Atleast in swe its wery common.. And light fixtures made in aluminum the condensed water drips back into the aquarium from... Even if this wasnt slightly related to the topic. Had a PH of 7.5 for a few ...

Running at PH 7,5 atm, Hopefully i can maintain this level. But Baking powder and baking soda ? Im not sure what you mean, both of them raise the PH levels dont they ? I have been trying Fosfates ( waterlife 6.5 buffer Lowers or raises PH to 6,5.. Without any progress, it raises to 8ish again, But i ...

i am atm preforming a 40% water change, and will do for the next 5 days to see if it improves. i guess you could say that pooring tap water right into the tank isnt wery good, but thats what i do, No chlorine or what its called, Well water. Drilled at our house. The temperature drops 1 celcius and ...

Hey, Is there anyone with expertise on Red Tailed Catfish ? My RTC is about 12cm ( Just a baby ) Had him for a month and he has been doing the same thing since i got him. Shedding slime all over he´s body once/twice a day, and "Breathing" kind of heavy, not in the i get no oxygen way but like its ...

Iron is toxic to fish. Depending on concentration, hydrogen sulfide, mercaptanes, and other related inorganic and organic sulfure compounds can be toxic-to-lethal to any living organism. Small RO systems are not that expensive. Charcoal filters making drinking water, like Brita, may work too ...

Do you use public water? They put nasty chemicals in public water sometimes that can have adverse affects on fish. No we have our own water that smells like eggs and tastes like iron ^^. Starting to think that the water from the well is the problem. And i cant fill 155 gallons with bottled water :D ...

I think its spreading to he´s eyes now. They are not clear anymore and starting to become cloudy =( My RTC that have been in a seprate tank before has problems aswell, he is eating well but is shedding slime once a day. and seems like he is a bit stressed. They are in the same tank atm but any ...

Ok, after he turned white, i cleaned out all the filters completely and had the tank empty since i resiliconed it. had them in a smaller tank for a week or two. And no of the old water was released in the newly siliconed tank. Also running with activated carbon in the fluval FX5. Using Waterlife 6.5 ...

Ok, could this be a result of oxygen loss during surgery ?

Bump,Please anyone ? I dont want him to be like this...

Hey fishppl, Our TSN had some trouble that got resolved in this thread ( http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=37031&p=253193#p253193 ) He had a belly full of rocks. Fully recovered but now.. He has lost ALL of he´s colour and is well.. white.. Eating well and swimming well, dosnt ...

Hey again, its been a while and i havent got around to taking any pictures. So much work atm.. But he is alive and well, healed nicely and eating like a pig. Lovin those Carnivour Pellets :D He sure has space in he´s belly for them ^^ Since he streched it out with stones haha! he takes about 7-10 ...

Miniudate, Just ate 3 big carnivous sinking tablets.

And, i know he will outgrow the current tank =)

Hello, a little update. He is not eating yet and he´s got a big wound that seems to be healing well. On he´s belly.. He is calm and seems to be doing well, But you never know.. Atleast he has not died from internal bleeding wich i assume would have killed earlyer. Im going to get him some nice f ...

Yes so here is some pics and info, Before, Video During (with some swedish) , and after. And a pic of the tank, 1 day before the new fish arrived tho. Sten innan operation 2.jpg You clearly see something is wrong here. Here is what we did on video, Took too long to upload the video and attach it ...

Yeah i had him up for long some of the times, But i also changed the water i had him in 4-5 times so that the tempreature and the oxygen levels in the water remained stable.
Water from he´s tank ofc =)

Here´s the video for now =) Gonna get some pictures up here too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSh28GtmQ4s&feature=plcp

Update 02:29 Sweden. He is vomiting ? stones here and there and now he´s belly is completely flat. =D yey! Counting 70+ stones now, size from 2-3mm to 4-5mm. I guess when we removed the large quantity of stones and stomach pumped him he was able to get the remaining out himself. Will try to feed him ...

My english is a bit rusty but il try to, He dosnt move he´s fin but i didnt brake it off. Just dislocated it. Today when we woke up i saw the little bastard swimming around happily and i found 10+ stones on the bottom of the tank. I used a seringe with plastic tubing on and pressed it down he´s t ...

So.. Pinky update. Got like.. 25 out of 35 stones out.. he is still heavy, and i broke one of he´s "side fins" ? ... That heals tho ? He cant move it atm... So i will try more tomorrow so i dont kill him with the stress, but thank you so much for the tip. Now im a fish surgeon! xD maby he can pass ...

Just tried, he is to small... he just made sounds of anger, like.. wierd noises... il wait and see i guess.. hurts me to see him suffer =( wish i could take him to a vet..