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Hey Rye - I am looking for a camera too. Hate my Sony Digital! Shutter is too slow - miss too many good shots, finicky focus, almost always need to adjust pics birghtness, and the battery life stinks. I think you are correct....stick to companies that are in business to make cameras...

Could someone please tell me why a fish would breath hard. My water is perfect, Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite all 0. PH 8.3-8.5, Salinity 1.022, Temp 80. No aggression. I have 2 fish breathing hard, not eating and laying in funny positions - like on their side or upside down...then they seem...

Hey thanks everyone!! Well, I asked several people on ---- how satisfied they were with the non-screwdriver one, and all said VERY pleased. I had not heard from anyone here by then so I bought it. So, I guess I will let you know. Unfortunately I don't think my fish will even survive until I...

Last month I had ick. Seemed to start with new Klien Butterfly breathing fast. Did Hypo. Seemed to work great. Kept it 3 weeks after ick signs vanished. Raised salinity all seemed well. Brought home a new fish - Pearlscale Butterfly (same fish store!). 3 days later Klein and Pearlscale...

I am going to buy a refractometer, but want to make a good decision. There are 2 on ----, almost identical. The main difference is that one needs a screwdriver and one has a thumb screw for calibration. Does anyone have any opinion about one being better than the other?? Here they are...

Good News!!! :D The fins are clearing up!! I am so happy!!! Now, do I start counting weeks from when the ich fell off or from when these fin marks go away?? Thanks!

Hi Beth - Yes the ICH salt-like spots are gone. However what ever this is was there before and not after as well. It is really hard to get a shot, but here is another. Can you see the specklyness of his tailfin in this pic?

Beth - The fish have been in hypo for 3 days now. My shrimp are in another tank. Can you determine what the splotches are on the fins?? Would a better pic help?? THANKS!!

Terry - I have a large glass hydrometer, not a swing arm. Is this ok? I raised the temp in the tank from 78 to 80 over a couple of days as I realized I would not not be able to keep the tank at 78 for the summer as it gets very hot here and my house is not well insulated. I was told that 80...

Hi Lucky - I would love to have him. Are you sure you don't have a way to ship?? I have to wait 3 weeks, as I am dealing with ich at the moment. Anyway, let me know.

Beth or Terry, 1. My first indication my butterfly had something was thin white blotches on his fins only visible in certain light (does this sound like ich??). The next day full blown ich! He was covered in salt specs - eyes and everything! They went away as soon as I started the hypo, and now...

Thanks everyone! I am trying to cure ich and I have moved my shrimp. I do believe I said that. I was thinking it would be good to keep salinity a little lower in the future, but JWtrojan very nicrly answered my specific question and along with your replies, I am pretty clear that the...

JWtrojan - You got my point exactly! Thanks once again for the helpful reply. :) Thought I had a good way to keep this horrible parasite out of my tank!! The funny thing is I had not added a fish in a month and was so pleased to feel that I finally had my tank stable and wham - ich...

Beth - I am using a good glass hydrometer. I know you mentioned a refractometer(?), but I could not get one fast enough as I wanted to get the hypo process started right away before my fish got worse. Anyway, I have my fish in 1.009 and plan to leave them there for 3 weeks after all signs are...

Hi Nas - Yes I did 'hyposal' my display tank. I had to because as I understand it if one fish has ich all have been exposed and should be treated and I don't have another tank big enough for all my fish for a month. I moved my shrimps out to my Q tank and now we wait! Thanks for making sure I...

I answered my own question! It was because the cysts (or what ever you call the stage where you can see the parasite) fell off!

I have lowered the SG on my tank to deal with ICH. My fish seem real happy and I am wondering when I am done with the ICH treatement and I bring my salinity back up if maybe I should keep the SG lower than it was at 1.022? How low can the salinity be before they are unhappy?? Don't worry I am...

Mine is my first initial 'Elysa' of my first name and the first 3 letters of my last name.

LionStorm - I think by TROLL they mean someone posting comments so ridiculous they can not be legitimate and are only doing it to waste everyones time. Like a pratical joker. PS - Princess Silly, what ever you do, DO NOT get a Mandarin. I am brand new too and do not generally give advise...

Hi Phil - one of my CBS is a truquoise green on the back. From what I have read, this is a female.