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I want to do that too! I don't know if the comets will eat them though. I would love to finally have live plants!

It seems like the question should be "what is the pain tolerance of _______?" Not "do they feel pain?" They must feel something or they would swim into a jet of boiling water and just hang out while they cook. But pain tolerance is a little more specific and can certainly be very different...

Thanks. He was a fighter for sure. Of course I'm already planning my next fish setup. I can't have an empty tank staring at me. I'll go crazy. Haha

I'm actually excited to put stuff in the tank since all my other fish destroyed everything

I was going to put river stones, plastic plants and slowly add other stuff like pretty glass stones and maybe a SpongeBob pineapple house. Haha! I have an FX5 and Aquaclear hob right now

awesome, thanks!

I dont want to hijack your thread Alex, but I"m pretty much in the EXACT same situation. I just (today) put my Jaguar down and have a 125 completely empty. My Father in law has a pond with koi and pond goldfish. The goldfish seem to max out about 6" and have flowing fins, but are streamlined for...

Heck, Earthworms feel pain. If they didnt, they wouldnt recoil when you stick a hook through their body. They would just lie there and let you. If animals dont feel pain, they'll end up dead a lot sooner. Its part of survival. If you feel the heat, you dont get closer.. I dont know why there...

Ok. I let him suffer long enough. I just put him down. First with clove oil, that stuff works FAST! then when he was knocked completely out i added some alchohol to make sure he was dead and wouldnt revive. After, I opened him up to see what the deal was. I guess for a minute I thought I was...

yeah. I was really thinking I could beat this, but I'm just so at a loss! I tried everything! The worst part is, he is just still sticking in there. I almost wish he would just throw in the towel and act really sick so I wouldnt keep feeling like I need to get him better. I did a 90% water...

Well. its not looking good. he isnt improving with all above methods. Today i was removing the epsom salt and it looks like he has all these clear fluid filled blisters on his belly and one little one on his forehead. They look just like a blister you would get. Clear sac of fluid. Multiple...

thanks!

what's the dosage for epsom salt for treating the tank? I keep seeing different dosage amounts wherever i look. Some say 1/4 teaspoon per 10 gallons all the way up to 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons...???

luckily he's the only fish in the tank. I still cant figure out if its parasitic or not. i have no symptoms other than the bloated stomach. his scales arent really protruding more than in that picture still. he's still acting normal... I'll stop feeding him and try treating the tank with epsom...

This fish is still acting completely normal. As if nothing is wrong with him. I did a 90% water change. Used carbon to remove all meds. So I'll just keep feeding epsom soaked pellets (he won't eat other foods like brine shrimp) and see what happens. He's certainly not aware he is sick. He is...

Well. He's in a salt bath now and to my horror once I could look closely from above it looks like his scales are beginning to stick out. I'm really worried now that this might be all for naught. I cant figure how he got this. He IS pretty old. Not super old, but probably older than 7. I got him...

thanks! I gave him Internal parasite guard. (metro, prazi) I dont really want to dose again with that. So a bath would be more beneficial then? Ugh. ok. lol He's so big, but I'll give it a try! Should I just use the tank water that has the meds in it still for the bath, or do a water change...

could an internal bacterial issue be the cause? Feeding epsom soaked pellets and metro hasnt yeilded any results yet. he still acts normal and eats (which is great) But his belly is still huge. Should i continue feeding epsom soaked pellets and keep waiting? I have seen no white stringy...

Wow, this is great! Thanks. So maybe i just need to feed it to him more. I think its bad enough now i may also do metro. Usually meds are a last resort for me, but he is so huge i swear he's going to explode! Thanks for that link! I'll get some API general cure at the store today and just...

It looks exactly the way it was when he ate it. Same color. Small little balls of poo. No white stringy stuff... I'm thinking i need to try Metro or something? I've tried everything else already. I even tried shelled pees. The only thing I havent done is an Epsom Salt bath, but if feeding him...