you opinion and reason for.

[nfored]

3 months ago one of my 4 rosy's started getting skinny, I moved it to a nice community tank. It stopped the weight loss but didn't gain any weight, I watch it eat, and no one chase her away. now another one is starting to loss weight and its color, I don't see any agression, i mean the occasional nip but nothin keeping them from eating.

I only have a 10 gallon tank, and no extra heater or or filter. No I do have a emrgance bucket system that I can hook into my existing filtration to isolate the fish. With this setup I would have to essintally treat all the fish since they are sharing the same water.

My fear is if I leave them in the tank what ever it is might spread to my prized fish. I also don't want to kill the rosys the first one that got sick is still alive and moving after 3 months of looking like a skeloton. It wasn't until the second one got sick that I thought it might spread.

What would you do? I keep the house at 70 so I could bump that to 75, dump them in a 10 gallon tank and do daily 100% water changes but then medicaiton wouldn't be effective.

Not to sound crul but I care more about my bala's and red tail shark then I do about these rosys. However I am not the type to kill a living fish that doesnt seem to be suffering.

 

[nfored]

so today I came home and the first fish that got sick was dead, he was swimming around like normal this morning. Now I want even more to get the other sick one away from the other fish. I am thinking about going to buy a heater and using the sponge filter I already have. I can't believe he died today, around the same time i was posting about him, he had lived and swam around fine for like 3 months.

 

[svtim]

a rosey what and what are tank mates and tank size some times ibuy a school of fish some are older than others and die off quicker just a thought.

 

[nfored]

Rosy Barb, in a tank with bala sharks, the rosys are old I have had them for about 5 or 6 months. I will go buy a heater tomorrow as soon as pet smart opens, and move the rosy to a 10 gallon. Any Idea what I should treate the water with, the fish has lost all of its color and is slimming down. I am think it has a parisite.

 

[Fish on Fire]

Yup, sounds like a parasite, you might get more help in the health & disease section though.

 

[nfored]

OMG the other died last night, this has to be unrealeated to the loss of weight