Jennifer

Can't see anything in the photos. De-worming would be a safe place to start using praziquntel + levamisole. Or fenbendazole.

+1 Sorry for your loss. I would have guessed heamorrhagic septicaemia also, but it is very hard to tell. Treating with furan would be a good place to start if the condition shows up in your other fish.

Sounds like you are on the right track. The high temperature will help limit the parasite from reproducing. Many people also find that salt helps. Use the treatment according to the directions. It should be effective. It might take a while before you solve the entire problem. In the mean time, vacuum the substrate regularly as this will remove some of the free swimming parasites. You can also minimise feeding so that you don't add to any additional stress that could result from fish waste products (if you have ammonia spikes from waste, this will just stress the fish more).

Chronic dehydration and suboptimal temperatures can lead to gout and organ failure. Also, the yellow 'excreta' and yellow around the eye made me think of liver failure/jaundice which would support the theory of gout or perhaps hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver) associated with feeding high fat foods such as mealworms. I looked online for an article which would explain some of this - this was the best I could find on a quick search but I am sure there are others: http://www.anapsid.org/kidney.html

I am taking that to quiz night. Question: What creature has a love dart? :lol:

Most of my parrots will dance, but only if I am also dancing. :roll: Bet you there is a person looking like a fool behind that camera! :lol:

I've said it before...can we really be sure that an all in one diet best simulates what they would get in the wild? Can we recognise the myriad of conditions that could be related to nutrient deficiency? My educated guess is no, which is why I feed a large variety to all of my pets, but that is just my humble opinion.

Yup. Quality food can often correct bent spine that was caused by nutrient deficiencies. I know bloodworm is also sometimes helpful in correcting the condition.

They are right under the central city today, I read in the paper that they think there could be another fault that is getting active. The council is issuing a temp state of emergency. The malls were evacuated as was the Southern Encounter aquarium. Power outages too.

I was standing right next to my stands, lots of shaking and sloshing but otherwise all ok. Again, very happy to still have power. Shout out if you need help with anything folks.

:lol: awww

Nice pond KP. If all else fails perhaps you can rent a greyhound. 8)

Merry Christmas to everyone. This year I have been more busy that I can remember in recent years but it is all worth it for the great people I have had the pleasure of becoming friends with. Thank you to all of those who have been there for me this year - I feel very fortunate. Best wishes to everyone, may you get everything you wish for in 2011 (smilies included).

Indeed they do! Perfect circle And this one just because it is cute.

Wowie!!! You have had some fantastic growth! That looks brilliant!

Ngawwwww.....Pheobe was lol-catted! She would be so proud.

Phoebe had a number of spectacular sleeping positions. Here are a couple:

I sent out a bulk message to all the members of the old (soon to be defunct) Facebook page so they would be aware that there was a new page. On another note, this is just meant to make the FNZAS more accessible to Facebook users. If you are not into Facebook then don't bother going there!

Check it out! http://www.facebook.com/FNZAS :happy1:

8) I like Dylan. Devin and Liam are also nice.

Well done! Fingers crossed she learns the new 'acceptable' behaviour and forgets the old unacceptable behaviour.

Wierd... :nilly: So what is this plant?

That doesn't look like mine. :-? This is mine: Doesn't that look like the submersed form of this?

Pity, I just threw out a huge bucket full last week! I will see what I can do. At any rate there will be more coming along soon I am sure. Regarding that 'aromatica' mine doesn't smell like much, very faint, but it does look like this: http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Limn_aro.html

Oh, its looking so much better! :happy2: +1 to L. aromatica, but only because I have some from Neon as well. She has some awesome plants. You might need a bigger diffuser and might be able to get away with one. I contemplated two for my 6 ft tank but have since gotten a larger diffuser from Alan (larger surface area on the frit) and it is doing a great job. It is just in front of the filter outflow. Plants on the other end of the tank are pearling and the pH is stable at each end so I know there is good distribution of gas. You want to aim for 25-35ppm of CO2 and to achieve that you will likely need to aim for at least 3 drops per second to achieve a good concentration, depending on how efficient your diffuser is. What's your photoperiod? I would recommend 6 hours to start, especially with so few plants. They need time to adapt to the new light and CO2. If you can, I would jam in some temporary fast growing plants as nutrient sponges. That could be one of the best things you can do to get it all in equilibrium.