my red bellys had a big fight help
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If you hate to see the fish suffering then either invest in the proper equipment to care for them or give them to someone who can care for them properly.
Nobody is trying to make you look bad and I apologize if my words were misinterpreted to be insulting.
Some people get a bit upset when they see any animal mistreated whether willful or through lack of knowledge. There are many people here with lots of knowledge willing to help you, but you have to stop being affronted when people tell you things you do not want to here.
I am sure everyone here, including myself, wants you to enjoy this hobby.
Nobody is trying to make you look bad and I apologize if my words were misinterpreted to be insulting.
Some people get a bit upset when they see any animal mistreated whether willful or through lack of knowledge. There are many people here with lots of knowledge willing to help you, but you have to stop being affronted when people tell you things you do not want to here.
I am sure everyone here, including myself, wants you to enjoy this hobby.
That would be fungus. if it is fungus, Pimafix supposedly cures it and is compatible with melafix.
If you can find some Methylene Blue, it is an excellent antifungal to give the fish a short 20 minute bath in.
Just be careful and get a few more opinions because I have never used Methylene Blue on a fish with an open wound.
Ok, perhaps you aren't understanding. Your fish is gravely injured. You do not have time to waste in treating him as we're suggesting, he will die. If you aren't willing to put the time in immediately to stop the fungus infection, it may be more humane to put it out of its misery (check the link in my signature for some humane fish euthanasia methods). This is treat it IMMEDIATELY, not tomorrow or the next day, otherwise the infection/fungus will spread and eventually will become uncurable.
Ok If you want the pirahna to live, your going to have to raise the tempeture to 84*. You should also be doseing methaline blue to kill off all fungal infections and to prevent. Your going to want to dose aquarium salt to build up a slime coat. Yes Missfishy I know you said not to but your going to want to do every step to stop further infection. I also recomend you dose a anti bacterial medication to prevent further infection. Do daily waterchanges and you should be able to heal that nasty wound.
hi all (chunk lol my rbp) is gettin much better im really suprised 2 days ago he looked awful like hes was nearly dead but now the fur is going and his eye looks much better wen he gets better do you think i will be abl to rehabilatate him back with the other rbps i went out and brought 5 more so i can have a school of 7 i have 6 in a school now but if i can put chunk back with them ill have 7 thanks you guys and girls for all your info and help and sorry for being so ignorant thanks for all your time.
NO. Do NOT put him back in with other rbps. You really need to start keeping these guys ALONE. I suggest you return your other ones and keep "Chunk." He's been through enough, it would be awful to just throw him back in with a bunch of other rbps and let them all sort out their new pecking order by killing eachother.
Well I SINCERELY hope he doesn't plan on putting 7 piranhas in a 20 gallon tank.
Damian, if that really is the size tank you're keeping your fish in, have you done ANY research on keeping red bellies at all? I'm no expert, I've never kept them (and never will), but even I've read up on them.
They grow to a foot long. That's half the size of the tank you described. They also eat messily and foul the water they're in very quickly, and therefore need an extremely efficient filtration system. The LAST thing you needed was 5 more. What are you actually feeding them and how often?
Just looking at that other thread - 2 oscars, a green terror, 2 plecos, 2 convicts, in a 20 gallon tank? I'm actually speechless. Out of interest are any of these fish still alive considering that thread was from april and you completely ignored the advice of the people trying to help you?
Now I apologise if I appear to be being rude, but it well and truly grinds my gears when someone keeps fish that require advanced care they're not in the slightest experienced to keep. It's just the epitomy of irresponsible aquarium husbandry.
Damian, if that really is the size tank you're keeping your fish in, have you done ANY research on keeping red bellies at all? I'm no expert, I've never kept them (and never will), but even I've read up on them.
They grow to a foot long. That's half the size of the tank you described. They also eat messily and foul the water they're in very quickly, and therefore need an extremely efficient filtration system. The LAST thing you needed was 5 more. What are you actually feeding them and how often?
Just looking at that other thread - 2 oscars, a green terror, 2 plecos, 2 convicts, in a 20 gallon tank? I'm actually speechless. Out of interest are any of these fish still alive considering that thread was from april and you completely ignored the advice of the people trying to help you?
Now I apologise if I appear to be being rude, but it well and truly grinds my gears when someone keeps fish that require advanced care they're not in the slightest experienced to keep. It's just the epitomy of irresponsible aquarium husbandry.
......Damian, if you're still reading this, which I hope you are, RBs need nutritious food. Goldfish and other "feeders" are mostly water and shouldn't be making up a large part of their diets. As they aren't getting nutrients from feeder fish, they will turn on eachother, like you had happen, out of hunger. As I said earlier in this thread, piranhas are canibalistic (they'll eat eachother) if they're hungry enough. Please do soem further research, it sounds like you're keeping them in some cruel conditions and no one on here likes to see that. The fact that they've already turned on one of your rbs shows that their tank is too small and they are hungry, you will just see further problems along the line.
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