I haven't heard of that med here, but malachite green and formalin are available. I hate to use those meds with plants in my tank -- and I have nice plants in there. I don't want to move him to a quarantine tank because I just moved him to his 29 gallon and I think he's been stressed. This bothers ...

what have you fought it with? I dont have a lot of confidence in fish antibiotics although I've been successful with ick meds. I don't have a lot of confidence in Melafix either, but I added a small dose to his tank nonetheless.

My CAE routinely attacked my gourami, who has passed away from the wounds now (I didn't realize it was occuring often util I saw the sore on gourami's side). Anyway, this CAE for a long time has acted like he was blind, always hunting around for his algae wafers if I didn't put them exactly in the ...

Well, yes they were quite small and could have been raised. They looked like tiny white spots, much bigger than ick, one on each fish in the same place. 2mm sounds about right. They haven't come back in awhile, but it is nice to be able to at least point to Epistylus as to what it is. That's the ...

"Epistylus Observations: Balls of fungus, usually located on dorsal and/or pectoral spines. Conditions: Epistylus grows on gravel and moves onto fish with injured spines. Fish Affected: Corydoras, Pimelodellas, any armored catfish, and iridescent sharks are especially prone, although it can occur in ...

Are bristlenoses known to suck slime coats? I somehow thought all "algae eaters" had this possibility. My CAE was fine until recently, and I had to buy a 29 gallon for him yesterday (all I can fit in the house right now due to floor strength). I was going to avoid another algae eater altogether ...

Location added, sorry

My cories actually spawned again last night and I fought with myself whether or not to remove the eggs and raise them, but I finally decided to leave them alone. I can't fit any more tanks in the house or my floor will go!

Congrats on your fry, GinoInChicago! Good luck with them!

Have you used the Methylene Blue? You should add a touch of that to the eggs after they are laid, if you remove them to a separate tank. I added mine too late because I couldn't find it near me and had to go to a lfs an hour and a half away to get it. Use a small dose, not the normal dose for ...

Guess what folks??? I was peering at my plants in that 10 gallon quarantine tank and there he was - an adorable little cory baby!!!! I was soooo surprised. I hadn't removed any of the fungused eggs nor have I done any water changes, so I quickly tested the water and it was 0 ammonia (thanks I'm sure ...

I got the Methylene blue, but I guess I was too late. Most had fungus in the short amount of time it took me to have dinner with a friend, go to the LFS, and come back home (ok, so the LFS and friend were an hour and a half away). I have my fingers crossed that at least one is OK, but I don't think ...

Interesting concept about the bamboo -- but unfortunately, I lack both a machete and a bamboo forrest. I don't trust bamboo in garden centers here, I just worry it will be treated with something or have been grown with pesticides.

Maybe you ought to export bamboo for us

Well, I used bigger pipes, and they worked fine. I only put the gravel on the top, and burried the bottom into the substrate just a bit. My CAE loves his cave. I found it easier, if using aquarium sealant, to actually dab the sealant on each piece of gravel, then stick it on -- yes, that is more ...

Thank you for your reply. I'm in North Carolina, USA, and I unfortunately moved the eggs (well what was left) into my 10 gallon uncycled tank. Most of the eggs were eaten. I really didn't think my fish would eat the eggs because they don't eat snail eggs -- but I was pretty sure they would eat any ...

Well, they are corydoras aeneus. I have no idea what I will do with the babies, but I don't want them eaten. "Live food" is not something in my vocabulary. I have a 20 gallon I can eventually keep them in, but it is being used as a Quarantine tank at the moment for 2 neon tetras. I put the plants ...

I've recently found those little igloos made for small rodents, and I thought they would make great caves too. I bought one but haven't glued the gravel on it yet. My cave turned out great and my Chinese Algae Eater has taken it for his own -- so I have to make something else (the igloo) for the ...

My cories spawned last night, not something I thought would happen, and I'm not prepared. I have an uncycled 10 gallon that I just put plants in (the plants are in a tupperware full of Onyx Seachem sand -- long story -- sitting inside the tank -- the rest is barebottomed). Can I use that? Would I ...

maybe he likes his guppies and do not want them to end up as "fishfood."

I've been thinking about rolling the pipe in aquarium sealant and then rolling it in aquarium gravel then letting it dry. Any one try this before? How does it look?

I've wondered that, and was told in another forum that it was not lymphocystitis. However, for lack of another diagnosis -- maybe I will treat for it. Quick cure says it treats lyphocystitis ...I was hoping others would have had similar experiences, especially because this spot on both fish is very ...

no, it is not ick. It appears to be specific to cories and is only in one place -- the place I described. It does not affect any other fish nor do I need to medicate it for it to go away. It DOES NOT SPREAD to any other place on the cory. It is IN THE SAME PLACE ON BOTH CORIES. I want to find an ...

I've had a reappearing disease on my two corydoros aeneus for a while now. It is a small white spot on the dorsal fin where it meets the fish's back. I've tried various meds, none of which work, although I have not used parasitic meds except ick meds. They always go away after awhile, but I want to ...