u/MiamiWeasel

He’s amazing. He has one blue eye one brown eye. So excited to see how he turns out! We just got him today we love him so much!!!

I was trimming my boys back hair and he started pushing when I held him up and they are shaped just like his poops but came out of his boy bits. He pushed 3 out and I helped pull out a 4th that seemed stuck. They were clear and very jelly like texture and it hardened after a bit. I have a rough idea what it is (lol) but want to make sure that is ok and he’s ok.
He is still using toilet and doing everything as normal but I’ll keep an eye on him can take him to vet anytime but it seems like it’s all out.

She wanted blue eyes and to go mostly white. At least she has kept her lipstick 🤩
I did test water since she was dark blue and red a couple weeks ago. Everything is running perfect. Such a pretty chunky girl now

This pic was 4 weeks ago, Henry has recovered a bit

Tank:
-43gal, one telescope (Henry) and one Oranda.
Nitrite & Ammonia 0
Nitrate 10
PH 8
Temp 24c

I have taken the wood out since I found Henry wedged behind it so it became a tank with only sand. His scales were scraped off his gill flap but that was the only injury I noticed.
Baby (oranda) is and has been healthy with no sign of illness.

Henry has been in a hospital tank by himself for 4 weeks now daily water changes, clean filter, bubbler and heater for temp stability.

First I did an antibacterial treatment with aquarium salt as directed on the back, not much improvement. He has been active and eating twice a day (1fasting day and 1pea day) as normal though no decline physically in any other way.
I did methylene blue after a week and applied it to the wound
Once that was cleared out I began esha 2000 still with aquarium salt

His gill flap has completely healed over and his scales are back. No longer pink flesh a lot of white regrows.

There is still a deep hole though with not much sign of regrowing. It looks “tighter” but still very deep. It’s nowhere near as bad as the above pic but the hole concerns me. I have done the 3 days treatment with the esha and now just doing daily water changes with salt to give him a medication break if this is correct? If so also wondering how long he will take to heal and if I am doing everything correctly? I am avoiding handling him for update pic I don’t want to stress him out. I have noticed he doesn’t feel like he has a slime coat when I took him out for hospital tank.

This has really upset me and I don’t want my fish to be ill or pass away I have a lot of love for Henry and blame myself. I did a water change the day before I discovered the illness where I check my fish and they seemed perfectly healthy apart from his missing scales. Next day went to feed him and saw the huge wound.

I “lost” one bamboo shrimp months ago. The second disappeared weeks ago. I couldn’t find them anywhere in the tank and thought they somehow escaped.

Today I looked around the back and saw movement from the sealed off back of the tank where the filter is. The flow is too strong so the tank has a sponge filter in the actual tank part now. Should I move them back or leave them? Behind the wall part of the tank is the filter system they’re in. They would have to get out of the tank to get in the back compartment I believe since there’s no gaps big enough and it’s 2 separate lids.

Just want to know if I’ll upset them moving them? Or if being in there is bad for them?

I fear if the red keeps expanding on her head she’ll lose her cute little lipstick! I am so proud of her and her transformation. We stuck with the name Diva because she is so sassy.

One day we couldn’t find her and I was so panicked. I took everything out of the tank and she wasn’t in there. We found her in the heater compartment and she swam up, blew a bubble and swam back in. Moved everything and got her more hides so she can’t do that anymore for her safety. She won’t tolerate tank mates and even has some aggression towards snails. She knows it’s all hers!! 🥰🩷 still not sure what her type would be I know the males better. Just assume a marble plakat type? 🥰

Henry (telescope) and Baby (oranda).
I have removed all decor since Henry is now in a hospital tank from an injury and I feel really guilty. He has a large wound I am working desperately hard on healing.

I have tested the main tank water - 30gal and they are getting a 45gal upgrade this week
ammonia nitrite 0, ph stable 7.5. Couldn’t test nitrate I’ve lost one of the bottles but will asap. Plenty of oxygenation in tank with multiple bubblers.

Baby is normally extremely active and social, her and Henry are always together he’s obsessed with her. day 3 of Henry away she just isn’t herself. She is extremely skittish. Going up to the tank she freaks out and tries to hide. Added a large terracotta pot in case she wants to and she’ll get behind it and stay there. Fins still all up. I turn the lights off and stand far away to watch and she will swim as normal.

No pineconing, no redness, still eating and pooping fine. No other sign of any illness so far. Literally the only thing I can come back to is this has started since Henry has gone. I’m thinking he’ll take a couple weeks. He’s doing ok, eating pooping swimming fine just trying to keep him isolated in very clean water and meds to heal.

one day
In went 10 ramshorns and 3 bladder snails.

There are now 100s of bladder snails.
30+ ramshorns

I love them all.