Nate Jamieson asked:
/>Tropical fish are like other species in many respects, and that includes the fact that they have diseases or disorders that may resemble those of other animals, but are specific to the fish themselves. One good example is tumors. Just as humans, cats or dogs may get cancer or other types of tumors, so can tropical fish.
The main difference is that treatment in fish is nearly impossible, depending on the type and location of the mass. Not only are they difficult to handle where a human can have clear visual access to them, but such things as surgery are basically out of the question. Tumors generally show themselves as a lump under or on the skin of fish.
These are a distinct bump or lump, as opposed to the white fluff of skin diseases. For the most part, tumors are benign, although it’s possible for one to grow so large that the fish’s quality of life declines and you may have to euthanize them. One type of tumor that does have some success with treatment, is the kind that forms under the skin of the gill, causing it to remain open. The cause of this is usually a thyroid malfunction.
Remove the fish to a hospital tank, and add 1 milligram of potassium iodine for every gallon of water. Improvement can be slow, and the full course of treatment can take up to four weeks. Internal tumors can be quite advanced before the fish shows any signs, such as a swelling of the abdomen. These cases are invariably fatal, with the rapid growth causing the fish to lose its ability to swim or eat, at which time you should consider euthanasia.
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isis150166 asked:
I have just set up a small fish tank and have fresh/cold water tropical fish ( loach/chiclid/cory/tetra/barb) in total 11 fish with most of them swimming at the bottom or middle of the tank. I would like some fish that swim around the top of the tank. Can anyone make some suggestions.
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dogmad asked:
We have a frog in a tropical fish tank. Baby fish have recently been born and we have put them in a kind of breeding tank within the big tank. The frog seems to be hanging around there often. Will it eat baby fish if it was hungry?
No rude answers please. Thanks.
We have just found out that the frog can jump into the breeding hathery and the number of babies has edfinately decreased! We can’t put a top on it as the babies need oxygen etc! We feed the frog bloodworms. Please help!
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buttsee asked:
My aquarium contains Harlequin Rasboras, Lemon Tetras, Black Neon Tetras, silver tetra, Zebra Danios and a beautiful Angelfish.
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VideoJug asked:
http://www.videojug.com - This film will show you how to set up an aquarium for tropical fish. It will show you how to add gravel, water, plants and equipment to the aquarium or tropical fish tank.
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dennishampton asked:
http://ABME-LLC.COM - Tropical Fish Blog
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This video is for all of those who love to have an aquarium full of beautiful tropical fish and could use some FREE information on how to care for tropical fish, what types of fish live good together and a lot more FREE information. There is even a FREE subscription on the blog to Tropical Fish that will keep you up to date on all the new technologies surrounding this great hobby.
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Vicci asked:
We have been given some tropical fish - we have had them for about two weeks the transfer between homes went well all the fish seem happy, however one of them has a bulbourus lump in front of one eye which was white and has now turned slightly pink. The fish seems quite healthy otherwise. Any suggestions as to what this might be or how we can treat it?
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Hotpink555 asked:
I’ve got a BiOrb 60 litre tropical tank and I have two red platies, two black mollies and two silver mollies. I put them in the tank a week ago and they’re all doing very well. I’m feeding them some recommended fish food from the aquarium where I bought them, but I want to balance their diet with fresh things too. Any tips would be great. I’ve also heard that cucumber would be good - do I just give it to them raw? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
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Sarah asked:
Are they worth the extra cash??? I’m thinking about getting my boyfriend and bigger fish tank for Christmas, but right now he has a smaller one with freshwater fish. Tropical fish are a lot cooler looking and theres more variety.
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Mudkips Rule!!!! asked:
I’m gonna go out to get a afish in a cupple of hours, and i would like a tropical one, but i dont have a tropical tank, i now how to care for them and i have previously owned some. If there is no tropical fish adaptable to cold water i will get a coldwater one, thanks!
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