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I am selling this fabulous light on EBAy as I have run out of storage room.

USED 4FT AQUAMEDICS AQUASTARLIGHT T5 4x54W Aquarium Light
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Unfortunately, the most dominant female in my tank died this morning. Her name was MOngo & I'd had her for 2 & a half years. She was...

The good news this morning is that the 'pimple' is much smaller in diameter.

I didn't treat with anything last night....

Thanks everyone for your valued input.

I got 4 clown loaches (small) about 3 weeks ago.

Ok I'll start with prazi tonight....

no sand, but do have driftwood.... maybe the way it hitch hiked...

About 18 months. Hi Rohan. So what is it ???
I'm about to dose prazi....





That is exactly what it looks like....

Thanks for that "TLambert" great info. The article refers to marine creatures. Mine is a freshwater tropical tank.

I wonder how they got in there ??

Anyhows I might just do deeper gravel...

Thanks Andrew, although I don't understand alot of what you wrote, I shall google your info, digest & hopefully be enlightened!

How would it have gotten into my tank ???

Thanks heaps for your...

According to http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/fish_diseases/skin_disorders.html

Flowchart for skin disorders (this sounds like the prob perhaps)

"Elongated oval objects measuring up to 10mm,...

When I just gravel vac'd, found this big worm, reddish with legs like a centerpede (sp?) about 10cm.

What the ????

Anyway the only live worm I have ever fed is black worm... Any idea what...

Wow looking at my blue turq... that thing... what ever it is could be coming out of the other side... OMG. I will keep a close eye on it.

NAH - I'm just paranoid - nothing on other side, just air...

here's a pic (not great batteries ran out) see white lump, top left, just below dorsal fin of the blue turq....
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j41/Kerpa/BluTurqpimple11Jan.jpg

Thanks Merrilyn. She seems happy enough (guarding eggs atm).

Will get a pic as soon as........

I'll try get a pic (hurry up batteries)

I actually saw a discus in a LFS with the same thing, and the woman said it 'could' be a parasite....

I was just about to dose the tank with prazi.

hi Merrilyn,

Its on the side, down about 1cm from where the forehead meets the dorsal fin.....

My big guy has a white lump that looks like a cone shaped pimple with a head (like it's ready to pop).

Can anyone help identify this parasite? (sorry my camera batteries are dead).

What do I...

Quick update - my 3 sick discus are now just fine. After 10 days treating with tetracycline in a hospital tank, they have regained their normal colour, behaviour and appetite.

All 3 are now...

Quick update - my 3 sick discus are now just fine. After 10 days treating with tetracycline in a hospital tank, they have regained their normal colour, behaviour and appetite.

All 3 are now...

Any updates brad_v ?

Did the octozin work ?

I think I will be trying to get some tomorrow...

I am treating for columnaris. (I hope it"s not Plague!)

I found an informative site on diseases:
http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/diseases.html

If you go to the "advanced fish disease...

I"ve been posting in Emergency room re sick discus - see
http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10589 Is this velvet? (pics attached) I now have two discus in the hospital tank, and as...

Thanks Merrilyn for your post. I did a lot of reading on Tetracycline & I am only using it in the hospital tank. I now have 2 discus in there with white slimey patches.

Hospital tank I filled...

Update: Today I got some Aquari-Cycline tablets, put "Ruby" in a hospital tank and we'll see how she goes for a speedy recovery.

I have also found out that that my weekly WC were too drastic...

Thanks iro11a for your response

Where do I get tri sulphur tablets from? LFS? I assume dosage is on bottle. Looks like I need to get a hospital tank set up.

Re hospital tanks... What is...