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  1. Cathy G

    BlueRam/Tumor?

    Hi all, One of my mature blue ram males has developed a bump on his side. It looks just like a bump or wart, has no 'head' like a pimple or anything. I'm assuming tumor and unless there is some mild recommended medicine for tumors there isn't much I can do, right? He is eating and swimming...
  2. Cathy G

    Black/coal/gravel

    Hi, In my quest to try to figure out what happened to some fry with deformed gills, I started checking on a substrate I purchased at my local fish store. It is basically a coal slag product, very fine, almost glass like and a bit sharp. It rates 7/9 on some mineral hardness chart - I just...
  3. Cathy G

    Swollen/Red gills

    Hi, Some of the young adult/juvie rams in my grow out tank have developed swollen red gills. They exhibit no symptoms of oxygen deprivation, no scratching, no flashing, they are eating and swimming around normally. This has been going on for a couple of weeks now. I am stumped. There are...
  4. Cathy G

    Worm?(pic)

    Hey all, A friend has been battling with camellanus...she lost many fish and been dosing with levimasole - supplied by vet, with proper dosage...etc. So, she thought she was through it but now her juvie rams are looking bloated and there are pink 'veins' on some of them. Here is a pic. None of...
  5. Cathy G

    Borelli m/f ratio?

    Hi, Quick question here. My borelli are about to spawn again and I'm wondering if there is something I can do to get more males than females? My pH is 7.4, gh/kh are 3/4. Thanks, Cathy
  6. Cathy G

    Bolvian Ram spots?

    Hi, is there a subspecies of the microgeophagus altispinosa which has diamond shaped spots verus regular black uneven splotches? I'd never heard this before and am checking the veracity of this rumour. Cathy
  7. Cathy G

    Fish o Rama

    Just got back from the Milwaukee fish swap... the good news is that I sold $55. worth of Bolivian and Blue ram juvies. The really really good news is that I spent $90 on another tank, 2 stands, misc. goods, and 4 Apisto Borelli. (Thanks Jeff!) Cathy
  8. Cathy G

    Nightowl/Ram Color Question

    One of my blue ram tanks of juvies are finally showing color and are beginning to pair up. The kindof wierd thing is that a bunch of males in this batch have no black splotches, are very light golden colored in front, somewhat blue in the back and have very darkly colored dorsal fins. They...
  9. Cathy G

    Quick Question re:bubbles

    Hey, here is a perhaps silly question. I added an airstone/bubble wand to a blue ram juvie tank to help them recover/breath from a bought of gill flukes a few days ago. Since then, the dominant male and female have claimed the territory of the bubbler and spend all their time in the bubbles...
  10. Cathy G

    Tank crash!

    So, I have heard this expression but have never seen it before. I don't know what to do but my almost-ready-to-sell blue ram juvie tank just crashed. Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrates 5, gh 4, kh 3, no chlorine... what else can I test for!? There is a sponge filter and an external power filter -...
  11. Cathy G

    Fry deaths/Sponge?

    Hi, I'm having a mysterious fry die off in one of my tanks. No ammonia, no nitrite, nitrates 5-10. Do 25% w/c ever night, vaccuum tank floor, haven't changed my mix of RO/tap... BUT, I did clean my sponge last week... I squeezed it out and swished it around in my discard water. Could I have...
  12. Cathy G

    Snails/fry

    My main tank has become a haven for malaysian trumpets... I don' t mind, I know I over feed. (My bolivians have become fairly good at raising some of their fry, and feeding the fry in a large planted tank gets tricky...) Anyway, they and their blue cousins often lay eggs and/or wrigglers on...
  13. Cathy G

    Levamisole/pH

    Hey, this is from another forum (Loach). I figured it might be good to report as pH always seems to be an issue with levamisole. I just cut and pasted the following: "Many thanks to Dr. Hal Sinclair of IVX Animal Health for the following information. Levamisole base is NOT stable and will...
  14. Cathy G

    Selling Question

    Hi All (Whoever you are...:cool: ) I've finally managed to get some Bolivian ram fry to a sellable size - man they took time - 6 months! Anyway, I have 2 local stores interested. This is my concern/problem. I've been keeping the juvies at under 20 nitrates, but both the stores are telling me...
  15. Cathy G

    RO Container?

    Just an easy question that I have not been able to find an answer to. I am setting up an RO unit and would like to use a dedicated trash can to hold the water. Is there a particular plastic/rubber I should avoid? I've been recommended anything from Rubbermaids to only use containers meant to...
  16. Cathy G

    Dehumidifier Water?

    Hi, Does anyone know if using water from the dehumidifier is ok for the tanks? I mix RO with tap water and this time of year I am taking out 1.5 gallons of water per day from the air in my downstairs. Could I use this water for my fish? How could I sterilize it if I needed to? Cathy
  17. Cathy G

    Bolivian Fry/Final Grow Out

    Hi, Just a quick question here. I have about 175 fry in a 30g. (I wrote about this earlier, nitrates are fine now, the tons of hornwort, daily water changes and purigen in the filter did the job.) Anyway, they are about 3/4 inch now and I'd like to start distributing them to other tanks. I'd...
  18. Cathy G

    Fry/Nitrate levels?

    I jumped in over my head and pulled my Bolivian ram's eggs. Well, I have around 175 1/2 inch fry now, and they are all in my 30g. So, nitrates are becoming a problem... what are the best/worst parameters? I have been doing daily 20% w/cs but my levels are now 20. Yesterday and today I did 50-60%...
  19. Cathy G

    Happiness Is...

    A tank full of Bolivian Ram fry with tiny red tummies from bbs! Yippee!
  20. Cathy G

    Bolivian wigglers/time

    Hi, The eggs hatched on Saturday am and today - Monday pm, they are still whomping across the bottom of the tank and not free swimming. I thought they were supposed to swim at the 2 day mark. I am squirting some microworms and have a bunch of hornwort in the tank, but at this point I can't tell...
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