Hey guys, Last November-ish (is hard to remember exactly when I got them, life has been kinda crazy) I picked up a trio of Brown Bullhead from Zimmerman's. They started out as tiny little guys, about .5 - .75 inches. They are currently 2-3". One of them is quite the runt. They've been living off a ...

I think I nailed it, thankfully. Several hours ago I dropped a second dose of Rid Ich+ (it was the only thing at the store that had formalin and malchite green in it) into the QT. I threw a few NLS pellets in moments ago and the fish that were no longer eating and had sunken eyes/bellies chowed down ...

I though the same - these guys were wild caught and they came in with a variety of health issues. Parasites/worms, severe fin damage, you name it, but they recovered rapidly and had been healthy for two years up until a month ago. I figured if they could survive in a Florida ditch, they could ...

Thanks for the response. I've been assuming that it was bacterial, and treated it with Kanaplex + Furan-2. Quarantine was receiving daily 50% water changes. If it's the same thing as before, it's much more vicious now. Oddly enough, it only affected the hoplos. The other fish (3 small fancy goldfish ...

A couple of them passed while in quarantine. Here are some pictures of them within an hour or two of dying - the bloody patches are what used to be those pale, crusted areas in the original photos. You can also see that the plates along the top of their body have something funky going on. My other ...

Hey guys, A few months ago I dealt with some fin rot in my display tank. I went ahead and assumed it was a worst-case scenario of columnaris and treated the stricken fish with Furan-2 and Kanaplex for 2-4 weeks depending on their condition. The fish were very stressed but their illness had gone. I ...

Ahoy guys and gals, Some new hoplos showed up locally after almost two years! I took two of the ten available. The guy said he was pretty sure they are Megalechis thoracata , but I'm pretty sure they are Megalechis picta with the markings on their tail. When I've viewed their undercarriage the ...

I think Megalechis thoracata as well. What I can see of the tail is not forked, and the large dark spots are much bigger than you'd find on H. littorale (at least the ones I have).

I'm very jealous. Haven't been able to find M. thoracata very easily in the last few years where I am.

Oh wow, thank you for the info and welcome!

I don't know why I never thought to look around over at MFK.

I scrolled through this thread, hit the pics, and almost died from a combination of jealousy and cuteness overload.

Neosilurus ater is #1 on my list of "wants", have yet to track one down with anything resembling success!