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Basic needs for specific fish, illnesses, best tankmates, breeding, water chemistry, tricks to safely cut corners, and/or “stupid” questions? Maybe I can help! :)
I like to explain why you do things in aquariums (like why to use spring instead of distilled, or what pH numbers mean, ect.) so you understand why and not just taking someone’s word for it. I also like giving answers where you have two choices so you can choose which is best for the time and money you can commit to your fish. I understand how tight money can be and how expensive fish related things get.
I will NEVER leave you with an “I don’t know.” Ever. I hate that. That would waste your time and that's just mean. :)
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Experience I have had tropical fish since 1999. I currently have: a 55gal, ten 10gal, 3 five gallons, three 2gal, and a bunch of jars and bowls. At the time I'm typing this, I have: 14 angels, 13 goldfish, 73 bettas, 12 barbs, 5 catfish, too many guppies, 4 gouramis, 2 plecos, 10 loaches, bunch of swordtails, and probably a few others, lol.
I love to rescue fish. I've had everything from mutant danios, to one eyed goldfish, to my newest adoptee, a 2 year old betta with a MASSIVE tumor problem. He was brought to a pet shop and left there because the lady didn't know what to do with him. He's pretty scary looking. One of the guys at the store there I know let me have him. :D YAY! Elephant Man lives in a gallon bowl with pretty stones in my bathroom.
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I sell: veil, delta, halfmoon, plakat, and crowntail bettas as well as halfblack and blonde tuxedo fancy guppies. Ask me about it sometime.
Expert: Benty Date: 3/8/2008 Subject: Black moor goldfish
Question While changing water with a tube, my black moor's eye got sucked in the tube and lost it. I feel so bad right now because I didn't notice until the eye came out on the other end. He seems to be ok but he has a hole and I am feeling like hell about it. What can I do about it?
Answer Wow! That's pretty bad.
Well treat with some antibacterial meds to be safe. If it gets infected it's going to be bad. Use a med with the main ingredient: Kanamycin, Tetracycline, or Ampicillin (great for this kind of thing). Petco, PetSmart, and PetSupermarket have I Tetracycline (called Maracyn-T) at least. Just see how it goes. I've never heard of this before. lol. I would feel horrible too. Goldfish are fighters though. They can make it without eyes. I have a one eyed goldfish myself.
I was changing a tank one time myself and took the grid thing off the filter tube. Well I came back and this little fantail goldfish that had a deformed face that I rescued was stuck in it. His gill was bent backwards too. I was freaked out. I flushed him out with water and he's still swimming around today. Hope everything works out for you too. :)
