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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. :)
Puedo contestar tus preguntas en español también.
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.
Plus!!!
I sell: veil, delta, halfmoon, plakat, and crowntail bettas as well as halfblack and blonde tuxedo fancy guppies. Ask me about it sometime.
Question Hi,sorry if my English is not very good. I have an aquarium of 120 lit. with tropical fish and gold fish. I "lost" a goldfish with bumps from time to time two months ago and another one has a bump on it, too. Although it is active, it eats too and the bump "coming and leaving", I'm afraid it will die too. I asked in an aquarium center and they sold me "ARYL" to use, because it might be an infection.What can i do to protect it and all other of my fish?
Answer Your English is totally fine! Let me know if you don't understand anything in my answer. I'll reword it for you. What language do you speak by the way?
Anyway...
It sounds like a tumor so far. They are VERY common but you can't treat for them. Most fish live on with them but eventually die from the tumors getting so big they crush the other organs. They aren't contagious at all so it makes me wonder why two of your fish have them. I'm not completely sure the bumps are tumors and I want to make sure they are just tumors so...
What do the bumps look like? (Are they white or red? How big are they?)
Where on they on the fish?
What is the temperature of your water?
Do you know the ammonia level?
