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Instead of scissors I was thinking about getting a sterile scalpel. Also I would only have to take out 2 fin rays is it better to take out just the 2 or cut the whole fin off?

Well yesterday I got some clove oil and I have just finish putting them under. It works very well they went under in 2 1/2 mins and at a rate ~50mg/L and have recovered in 7-10 mins As for removing the worms I got the two big ones in the photo, they were very easy to remove like Foxjxa said. there was one other worm on the fish in the photo on his other side which when I tried to remove it I squeezed it a bit to hard and split the worm and I missed removing a piece of it but I wont put him back under for a day or 2. On the other 2 Cardinals the worms are a lot smaller and on the anal fin and the tail with no bubble and I could not seem to get a pair of tweezers on them to remove them. So ill have to wait to see if I can get them once they are bigger OR and I don't know how plausible this is Is it possible to cut out the small section of the fin??? :-? I have seen pretty torn up fins regrow on killies but I have no idea on how it will effect the fish if cut. I don't really want to go cutting fins but if it is going to save its life I will. Any one any ideas??? Am I being an idiot even thinking of it.

Well I have heard of people knocking fish out with clove oil to work on them. So I might give that a try and remove the worms under anaesthesia and if it looks like the removal of the worms has done to much damage I can then cull it without ever removing it from its sleep. Foxjxa that sounds just like what is happening here but no blood bubble yet.

should have guessed that one :oops:

Thanks for the help guys, I have one other that has 1 worm on its tail so I would like to find a way of treating it encase i have any more cases pop up Other symptoms of the fish are just a tendency to hide a bit more. they still eat fine and swim normally. Also PP? :oops:

My suspicion is the it is a parasitic worm of some sorts but not sure after that i don't know. It looks like a worm in a translucent bubble with some raised scales around the edge. So Any idea of what it is and how to treat??

They don't need much space and you can keep nearly all the Killie species in NZ in a 380. As a appox. max I would say 8 Killies that would be happy in a 380. Aphyosemion australe Gold Aphyosemion australe Chocolate Aphyosemion Striatum Austrolebias Nigripinnis Aphyosemion Bitaeniatum Epiplatys Dageti Nothobranchius Eggersi Nothobranchius Guentheri These guy would be ok but maybe only 4-6 max Fundulopanchax Gardneri Fundulopanchax Scheeli Fundulopanchax Nigerianus Fundulopanchax Nigerianus

Sweet.

Sounds like spawning behavior to me. are you sure on there sex? What species are they?

mmmm Lindt Pear Dark Chocolate

But I know you would never actually consider doing it. Now if the TM comment of cutting there tails was just a joke then that is exactly the same as your comment here.

I was almost in tears I was laughing so hard. But it is still sick that someone would even consider cutting there tails

Pm me your address and I'll add you to the list for the next pod.

That's only a 1/3 of the seeds from one pod. Where did you store the bag?

Yep +10 Barrie on the 40D

Thought people might like to see some the egg size comparisons, Biggest egg is the smallest fish. Eggs are; Nothobranchius Guentheri Aphyosemion Bitaeniatum Poropanchax Normani

Normally I have them hatch at day 4 but recently i had one egg take a week Congratz btw

I suppose you got a new 2dagree sim too bulldogod

the only milk is full cream silver

"Dude you see that" "yea food eating food" :lol:

I beat rust would put up a pretty good fight tho

I had trained a female blue ram to swim through a hoop and she was starting to get pretty good at it then she died . I also had a pair of paradise fish jumping out of the water for food but never took that much further.

depending on the airstrip they do charge you for the landing :lol: :lol:

I Feed Daphnia, mozzeys, Grindal worms, white worms and blood worms.

ok so, my lotus has got two flower buds at the same time, they are both about the same size and it is looking like i might have two flowers at once . So a question for anyone who can answer, with the two flowers have a same genetic make up? and is would there be any benefit in cross pollinating between the two flowers?