[AquaGirl]

@ballpc wrote:

@AquaGirl wrote:

My friend bought me 6, at $6.00 each! :shock: Is that expensive?

I have spent more, but that’s about the average price in the states.

I just got a dozen wild ones last week for $65 shipped. They were very young and very starved when they arrived. One DOA & another gone in the first 24 hours. They have been getting lots of daphnia & banana worms and are starting to look much better… 10 fish for $65 = $6.50 each

Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Wild stock. :mrgreen:

Sorry to hear that you lost some. :cry: In the big picture it is good that most survived! I hate to hear that they were starved looking. Not feeding most likely means no waste…..less ammonia, better survival rate.

Banana worms? I never heard that name before. Could you please educate me?

I’m just glad to finally get some of these exquisite fish. Thank you for letting me know that the price was average retail rate.

[AquaGirl]

It sounds like some type of swim bladder disease. This could be caused by some type of bacterial or fungal disease. It can also be caused by constipation or because fish eat too fast.

It might indeed be a genetic factor for these fish, they might be predisposed to this condition. There is no single diagnostic condition that causes this but could be caused by any of the above.

Try feeding a shelled pea. This will help if the fish is constipated. I would also isolate the fish and treat it with something like MelaFix and PimaFix. This would cover bacterial and fungal infection. Unless it is treated in will eventually die.

[AquaGirl]

So sorry to hear that…..the poor little fellow!

You wouldn’t even think that something like that could happen.

[AquaGirl]

@ballpc wrote:

@AquaGirl wrote:

…. PH 7.4, GH 7, KH 3, TDS 150….

That sounds like fantastic water for your new CPD’s right out of the tap!

I dilute my well water with rain water and keep the result as close to neutral as I can.

Dennis

I sure am looking forward to receiving them. My friend bought me 6, at $6.00 each! :shock: Is that expensive? She said if that was too much to pay she would keep them herself…..fat chance! :lol: I will get them the end of next week, I’m stoked!

I had a chance to buy some around 6 months ago but the friend I was with wanted them more than me so I let him get them. They were $3.00 each. Sadly, he lost them all……knew I should have kept them myself. :twisted:

I remember reading that you used a rain water/well water mix. Did you have to register your water as a lethal weapon? :lol:

[AquaGirl]

@Tom2006 wrote:

Welcome it is a superb resource

Thank you, Tom2006 for the welcome. I agree it is a superb resource!

[AquaGirl]

@ballpc wrote:

Thanks for the vote of confidence Aquagirl!

I’ve been getting permission to use some photos and little by little I think I’m getting closer to my CPD article.

Dennis

I am so confused after reading that article. Do you raise the temp to breed them or do you do a w/c with cooler water.

Those poor fish in the pictures looked awful. I wanted to give them some live food, poor things! :cry:

Great news about the pictures. I found that most people in the aquatic hobby are so great about sharing their pictures. I will wait patiently for your article.

[AquaGirl]

@ballpc wrote:

@AquaGirl wrote:

Good Lord! If you threw a glass of that at someone’s head you would kill them.

:lol: It makes good water for RL cichlids. I would have thought your water would be similar.

It’s great to see you here, welcome to the forum!

Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Thank you for the welcome, you have a great forum and I’m happy to be here!

My water is actually not similar at all. PH 7.4, GH 7, KH 3, TDS 150. I also have Phosphates and Silicates which makes nice brown tanks if too large of a water change is done. :evil: I use a 40/60 RO/tap mix for the soft water tanks.

I add some crushed coral to bring up the PH for the shell dwellers and it works out good! :wink: I wouldn’t know how to cope with your water perimeters. :shock:

[AquaGirl]

@ballpc wrote:

I was very disappointed in the article.

When I complained on the TFH site…

http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=27122

… I was told I should write my own article! I just might!

Dennis

Thanks for the link! I think you should write your own article. I think you have enough knowledge and practical experience to make it an informative article. It’s all about learning and teaching! I say….go for it!

I am really confused after reading that! Heat the water up to induce breeding make it cooler? :shock:

Those poor fish in the pictures look awful, I wanted to feed them some live food or something. :!:

[AquaGirl]

I always boil my wood before adding it to a tank. This cleans it and also helps remove some of the tannins.

[AquaGirl]

@Woody wrote:

Thanks – but not heard of TB in fish and we rarely get TB here in Australia. What can I do just in case it’s TB?

Lost another one yesterday. They seem to have a bloody sore on one side just behind the gills (about middle of the body – little bit toward the front) that seems to be just under the skin. It’s about twice as round as their eye in size. I tried to get a shot but my camera just isnt up to it – very annoying.

I seperated it into a tank with broad spectrum medicine with no luck. I dont want to lose any more – anyone got any ideas please!!

Hi there, sorry for your losses. I know this is an old post but the information my help someone else. It sounds like it might be some type of parasite.

[AquaGirl]

@dxiong5 wrote:

An article on Celestial Pearl Danios (Exploring the Galaxy) is in the May 2010 issue of Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine.

*****runs to find my May copy***** :idea:

[AquaGirl]

@ballpc wrote:

@ferreter wrote:

Cheers, would it be wise to lower the GH even more then?

Well when U Tin Win of the Hein Aquarium visited the site where they were collecting CPD’s, the water tested at a pH of 7.3 and the conductivity of 250 microS/cm. 250 microS/cm = roughly 160.25 ppm and your 16d = 284.8 ppm.

Now even with that, if I could spawn them in your water, I wouldn’t go to the trouble of trying to soften it further. I’d give it a go first.

I started using rain because on a good day my water comes out of the ground at PH – 8.4, GH – 25 / 445 ppm & KH – 20 / 360 ppm.

Dennis

Good Lord! If you threw a glass of that at someone’s head you would kill them.

[AquaGirl]

Thank you for posting those pictures! I was doing some research before getting some CPD’s and know that I found the only place that I’ll need.

Great information, great site!

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