Caryl

Love that driftwood in the middle. Where did you get it?

Check the plants at the back. When I stripped out a lot from my heavily planted tank the other day I discovered a bit of algae on the thickly tangled ones from the back

Ahh, the minimalist look eh?

To me, since it started with a bubble (I assume the sticking out scales were from the bubble), and you mention wounds, it isn't dropsy. I think the fish has just developed secondary infections due to the abovementioned problems. I think Melafix is the thing to try (but can't find my bottle to read what it treats so check first). Orandas can develop swim bladder problems easily too, in this case as a result of the other problems.

Dead spots can form in the substrate, particularly under rocks or wood. If you moved these during the water change it is possible the bad bacteria that had been trapped underneath has now made its way to the surface, hence the smell. Are the fish still behaving as normal? I would be doing small water changes until the smell went away.

A tank ought to have a slight "earthy' smell. I wonder if you had some "dead spots" in your substrate and they were disturbed when you did the big water change.

lfs should sell meds that say on the bottle that they are for internal parasites. Sorry, I am not up on the actual names of meds

2 years is a spring chicken (or fish), not old. I suspect internal parasites.

You either need your own facility or know someone with one who would be willing to help. Others have tried to find someone without success

Can you describe the smell? Does it smell like dead fish? Swamp? Roses?

I'm not objecting to you posting pics here, just pointing out the other thread

A lot of factors affects fish longevity. How well they were fed when fry How well they are fed during their life Water quality Water temperature The bigger the fish, the longer it lives generally. My neons lived 5 years

All looking good but I would remind you all we have the Freshwater Tanks section for posting tank pics etc.

If it was easy (and cheap) a lot more of us would be doing it. You need a LOT of money and a quarantine facility to start.

PM me your name and address and I will see what I can do.

I keep a current index here Alan but at 20 pages it is a bit big to add to the magazine itself. Anyone who wants an updated index (from March 1991) may PM or email me for a copy. If too many people want me to do this though I wil have to start charging for them

Half way through printing. Hope to have it out next Monday depepnding on time. :lol: Almost halfway through I discovered a spelling error. I hate that!! :evil: In this issue, learn about; Scarlet cleaner shrimps Corydoras Sea cucumbers DIY MDF tank stand (taken from these forums) Ponds in summer History of the fishkeeping hobby Algae facts Hygrophila Duckweed feeding fish fruit and veges Galaxy Rasbora Molly Hunt report AND LOTS MORE!!!! :bounce:

Higher than you think

Worse driveway than yours? :lol:

Neither but BKs if pushed white bread or brown?

Is it near the anus? Could it be a blockage? Fish are prone to tumours, hope this isn't one

It depends on the type of goldfish. The fancy ones can't move fast enough to catch the minnows.

Petworld always seem to have plenty of plants. Java moss or water sprite would be good for fry to hide in.

broadband sugar or artificial sweetener?

1. If it breaks it will stop working. If it sticks on it will fry the fish. If the glass breaks it is possible for the fishkeeper to be electrocuted. Water and electricity do not mix. 2. It is always safer to turn the heater off when doing waterchanges. If left running and the water level gets too low the heater will get very hot and when you add the water the heater will shatter. 3. Don't know about these particular heaters so can't answer. I thought most these days were submersible. Lying heaters on the substrate isn't good for them as they like the water to circulate. Buy the suckers to attach it where you want it.