AboutShorty Expertise ~my dad got mad and took away my internet. dont kno when ill have it back. sorry...~
I will answer all questions as best I can, and if I am unsure of the answer, I will be willing to do research. I can answer questions about tetras, especially neon tetras. I can also answer questions on common diseases and parasites and how to treat them, and tank setups, maintenance, and cleaning. I can provide info. on cichlids (including breeding), goldfish, raising and breeding fancy guppies, and feeding your fish. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I will research and tell you my findings.
Experience I am 16 years old, but I have owned at least one fish tank since I was in elementary school. I now have a tank dedicated to raising and breeding fancy guppies, with much success. I have another tank with goldfish, which I’ve had the longest, and a larger tank with convict cichlid cichlids, which I have successfully bred, jewel cichlids, and an oscar. I’ve also raised and bred other cichlids as well. I used to have two other tanks, one with angel fish, and the other with tetras, which I recently got rid of. I’ve raised other fish such as catfish and gouramis along the way too. Since I have had fish so long I know much about diseases, and parasites, and how to treat them.
At the time i am writing this now i have:
1 Oscar
2 Jewel Cichlids
1 betta
6 goldfish
1 Kuhli loach
1 Rainbow shark
1 pleco
25 guppies
6 adult convict cichlids
30 young convict cichlids
Organizations I am hoping to volunteer at Hawk Creek.
Education/Credentials im only 16.... but I've been on the honor role my whole life(averages in the mid 90's), and im taking college courses in highschool.
Expert: Shorty Date: 8/28/2007 Subject: raised black areas on black skirted tetra
Question QUESTION: I have an older black skirted tetra that has developed raised black areas. It started out at the base of his body by his tail and now has inched up one side of his body toward his head. Curiously it is in the black area of his body. I have isolated him until I find out what this is. Upon isolating him, I felt it and it is really slimy. Please help!
ANSWER: hey tesha! to be honest im not exactly sure whats wrong w/ him. its odd because usually when these kinds of tetras get older the loose their color. i think its a bacterial disease, but im not sure which one using medication like MelaFix. i would medicate the sick one, and keep an eye on the rest of the fish to make sure they didn't catch it. hope he feels better!
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QUESTION: He doesn't have much color left (other than this) compared to my other ones who are very vibrantly black in the areas they should be. And thank goodness they show no signs of this problem! Its funny because the healthy lot have vertical black stripes on the sides whereas his thick stripe of whatever it is on his side is horizontal from tail halfway to his head. Other than this, he has very little black left on him. I will try your suggestion and see what happens. As I live "in the sticks" it will take a few days to get to a pet store to get this medication. Hopefully, he will be ok until then:)! Thanks!
Answer no prob.! ^_^ these were my favorite kind of tetras that i owned, i found them to be pretty hardy. after some research im sure it a bacterial disease, the excess slime helps to point that out. so ur telling me you live in the middle of know where? so do i! i have an hour buss ride in the morning!!! :) good luck!
