[Editors Note, by Scott Lockwood, 04 02 2006 23:15] I know what you're asking yourself. Why should I dig through this and look for an answer? That takes work, after all, and it's so much easier to just ask a question, and hope someone will answer it (for the millionth time for them) so that you don't even have to get up off the couch and stop watching TV or put any real effort into it at all, right? Here's why.
A handy reference of links to some of the most informative logs. This is by no means a complete list and is intended as a quick reference especially for those new to the hobby of fishkeeping and those of us who can't remember everything we've already read here. Don't hesitate to ask questions though!
If you know what you're looking for, click on one of these links to jump down to the appropriate area. Otherwise, skim through to your heart's content!
Info on Posting a log/Asking a question and signing up (oh and spelling and grammar).
One or two line submissions. By Scott Lockwood
20 Questions for new fish owners or owners of sick fish By angelhologram
If you submitted a log by unclescott
RFC 1855: Netiquette Guidelines by Scott Lockwood
Searching hints at Guppylog by unclescott
Where are you? by miskairal
Site software question... by James
New Tank/Cycling/Setting Up/Water Changing
is there risk involved in buying a used tank? By ShannyG
Fishless Cycling By angelhologram
Starting over, and a couple problems. By Jaymi (fishless cycling)
Seasoned Water? By manders200232
Acclimating New Fish to a New Aquarium By unclescott
Quarantine Tank maintenance By miskairal
Water Softner (rainsoft) with Reverse Osmoesis By wwtinksk9
Rosy Cheeks? By GuppyLuver15 (Detail on Ammonia)
AP's Meridian automatic water changer By PeterW
Cycling a Tank By miskairal
Ammonia Problem By MimiGuppy
Breeding
Plastic "Box Of Death" by miskairal (Info about the good and bad uses of plastic breeding boxes)
The Life and Times of a Breeding Female By DJIsaac
Question: How long should you leave a male and female
together for breeding??? By FishingForFishies (Also when to breed Virgin Guppies)
A Better Guppy Trap By unclescott
Breeding Livebearers "Walkthrough" (Read Unclescott's Reply to molliesnguppies question)
Mops For Livebearers By unclescott
New males, strange behaviour or...? By marijke (Males "dancing," or displaying for females)
What is the best setup? By Chris
Pregnancy and Birth
Video of Guppy giving birth Thanks to Angelee
Signs of giving birth By angelhologram
I GOT MY GUPPIES!! By GuppyLuver15 (Something to keep in mind when breeding guppies)
Pregnant? By MM S (Recognizing pregnancy)
Gestation Periods By NewGupBreeder (And factors contributing to their length)
I did it!!!! Pictures on Web!! Photo of Pregnant Female!!!
By guppygirl
Molly, Pregnant or sick? By iMac (Scroll down for info on breeding boxes)
labor tube By Josh (Mysterious object following fry after birth)
Fry with sac on stomach By bakal
Sexing Fry
How to determine sex of the fry?
By ezrock
Latest fish I've ever had to sex out
By squack15
Fry Diet and Safety
How long before fry can be with adults? By jesshorn
New Fry By Kasplo (Fry diet, both live and prepackaged)
Filters for Fry By Josh
How long until guppies are full grown?
By Leo Ciccone
Having fry when I am not home?
By Pot Watcher
guppy fries or piglets? By gupsup007
Food in General
fish food expiration? By aurorahorse
How much should I feed my Guppies ? By MrLunk (Amounts fed, along with information about feeding Daphnia)
Feeding The Fry & Adult Guppies By erdemozkan (On feeding a variety of foods)
New Here By Aerelyn (Information on a variety of foods)
Live Foods
brineshrimp By stephane (Raising and feeding)
Blood worms, Good News and A Caution By unclescott
Guppy Fry and BBS Alternatives By Timbers Guppies (Golden Pearls)
Mossie Eggs Already By unclescott
Disease Prevention
Life May be Getting Back to Normal by maggie1270 (The dangers of not quarantining)
Quarantine tank By red illuzion (Live vs. plastic plants in Q. tanks, as well as maintenance information)
Avoiding Sick Fish at the LFS By Uncle Scott
Winter Mystery Deaths By Unclescott (Topping off evaporation with tap water)
Disease and Ill Health in General
Guppy Flashing video clip by miskairal (248kb)
Shimmying Guppy video clip by miskairal (70kb)
Flashing By CrossboneVanguard
Fish Faecal disorders and a whole lot more by National fish pharm (Link outside guppylog, a diagnostic of unusual fish feces)
Contagious fish diseases to humans? By aurorahorse
Light Sensitivity??? By alliani (Or Acidosis? Or Alkalosis? Or Ammonia Poisoning?)
Can snails carry disease? By Maggie1270
Plants and meds By FireonIce
Tropical climate for Tropical fish By miskairal (The effects of overheated aquariums on bacteria and fish's health)
What the heck is this? By PeterW (Black Spot)
More guppy woes By gupppies (Undergravel filtration)
If you cure a disease, is it's value as a breeder over? By Angelee
Guppy Growth By squack15 (Stunted Growth in Guppies)
What's wrong with my Swordtail? By GuppyAdict (Oxygen depletion - Gasping or hovering at the surface)
Medications
Potassium Permanganate (Condy's Crystals) By Roy via miskairal
Help, I think my guppy is paralyzed O__O"" By kevin (Salt Baths for large parasites)
Salt By Angelhologram (Rules to go by when salting an aquarium)
Human Antibiotics for Fish Consumption By maggie1270
Malachite Green
Malachite Green, Acriflavine and Formalin
Mardel vs Aquarium Pharmaceuticals By Maggie1270
A Few Good Meds By maggie1270
Euthanasia
Poor, Poor Guppy by Guppy Guy (Both ice and clove oil)
Euthanasia of Aquarium Fish By unclescott
Acidosis
Disease? By Tozzar
Camallanus/Worms/Red "strings" coming from anus
Treating Camellanus with Levamisole Hydrochloride By Scott Lockwood
Results of treatment by angelhologram
Update on the Camallanus? Saga By rzrbkhog (Medication with a successful outcome)
Camallanus by wraith (Successful treatment with Levamisol HCl + plants in infected tanks)
unbeatable camallanus By grizzly29 (Levamisole dosage)
Clarification on Camellanus? By alliani
Great video clips by PeterW
AARGH!!! !@#^%!@$# Camallanus! By PeterW
I'm lossing a guppy a day By jodybr (Analyzation of various meds)
A busy few weeks By PeterW
Camallanus treatment By gupppies (Avitrol Plus, a bird wormer)
Treating Camallanus By inkmaker (Extensive information about the nematode, incl. secondary hosts.)
More on the Camallanus Curse By unclescott (The persistence after treatment, and incubation period)
Aerelynn- Camallanus update? By Phry
Ugh....Camallanus infected guppy dropped By Squack15
Help! I don't know what it happening to my baby! By Hookter (Use of Praziquantel)
CAMALLANUS? By DRD1812
Tetrahymena/White band/White Belt
White belt around females and male guppies By krickkett273
Columnaris/Flex/Flexibacter Columnaris/White patches
Cotton Mouth By maggie 1270 (The version of Columnaris infecting the mouth)
Flex problems By FireonIce808 (A variety of meds, plus vitamin therapy)
Luck with columnaris treatments By MistyCherise (Treatment ideas)
As promised, this entry will contain an update on my columnaris treatment. Update from MistyCherise
disease again, columnaris By talonstorm
HELP Couminaris! By cloe (Good information all the way at the bottom)
Some sort of Fungal Infection By GuppyAdict
Dropsy/Bloat/Protruding Scales/Swollen abdomen
Supersized guppy? By PeterW (With pictures of Dropsy, and information about Camallanus)
Dropsy By wtw1940 (Thorough treatment info)
Dropsy/Hexamita treatment By gupppies (Metronidazole bath)
Couple of questions for gupppies By miskairal (Further information on both Metronidazole baths and bird dewormers)
Male guppy looks pregnant By Turtle N Fish
Hexamita
Two Females in Nursey (Good links to pics and descriptions here)
Hexamita outbreak, and moving on. By guppygirl
White Tubelike Thing Hanging from Anus By chic
Fish TB/Ulcers/Sores?Bleeding under the skin
Ulcer!! By barnprincess81
Hole in the Stomach?! (See the UncleScott's info at bottom of page)
Ich
Ich By Josh (Great information about dosage and treatment by PeterW)
Best Treatment for Ick By krickett273
All are infected with Ich! By ashleythefish
Could It Be ICH? By GuppyAdict
A "Quick" Ich Update. By unclescott
Finrot/Split fins/Tailrot/red fins
Tail is half gone! By GuppyLover92 (Tail rot - salt baths)
Split Tails By red illuzion (Split fins more associated with water conditions)
Help tattered tail looks worse!!!! By Lisa (Treatment of tail/fin rot + resources)
secondary infection By maggie1270 (Halting the infection, scar tissue)
Anchor Worms
Anchor Worm? By lomelindi
Anchor Worms -- Yikes! By no1likeme1414
What is this "thing" sticking out of my fishes? By GuppyNL
Velvet
Any idea what's wrong By gupppies
Need help! Fry dying By JennJ (Pin-tailed fry, BBS connection)
Spinal Deformity
Guppy Scoliosis? By girlysix
Popeye
Bette Davis Eyes By Phry
popping eyes
Aquaria (tips, miscellaneous etc.)
is there risk involved in buying a used tank? By ShannyG
Thrift store fish tank cleaning By gupgupguppy
Guppy Color and Varieties and... photography... By PrettyGuppy
Taking Pics of fish By angelhologram
Shipping plants (and fish) By angelhologram
Acrylic Scraper By unclescott
Silly Little Gallon Jars By unclescott
Mops for Livebearers By unclescott
Recycling Cracked Aquaria By Uncle Scott
Tank Sizes
Water (cloudy/green etc.)
What is causing such low pH? by aurorahorse
White cloudy water By cloe
Cloudy tank - US - HELP!!! By teaster
Need help with a green tank By Scott Lockwood
Algae Bloom/Green Water By miskairal
Algae and Algae Eaters
Adding salt for softener? By gupfan kyn (Scroll down page)
Algae Cleaners By smartykg90
Other fish and Tank Companions
An update on the cohabitation of bettas and guppies! by lomelindi
Oxygen By wraith (Dwarf Frogs)
Angelfish nipping at Guppy Fin? By friend2guppy
The Betta By angelhologram
Goldfish Breeding By moooooo
My friend needs help, no the friend is not me! by guppylvr1003 (Breeding Bettas)
Hey Uncl, I have some questions for you By angelhologram (Fundulus)
what to put with my livebearers By Josh
Eggs??? By fisher (Ghost/Glass shrimp)
my Corydoras spawned By momof2
Plants
Guppy Plants and Low Light Plants By Uncle Scott
Live Plants? By GuppyAdict (Also Cloudy Water discussed)
Cleansing New Plants By Uncle Scott
only one plant has algae By momof2
Gravel/Sand
Cleaning gravel in an established tank (Gravel grunge) By lomelindi
Gravel vs Sand bottom, what's better? By GuppyNL
Sand? By Stephane
Gravel Wash By Uncle Scott
Uninvited and unwanted guests
How can I control the snails? By everb
Little Anemone.....things..... By squack15 (Information on Hydra)
My tank is being over run! By bytor71 (Snails)
Planaria By momof2 (Tiny white worms)
Your area/location - resources
Sourcing Guppies in Scotland. By vfranks
Local Guppy Breeders
New Guppy Owner- Very early death (Atlanta and Iowa, USA (Comment #6))
selling guppies in UK? By bagira
Guppy reading - off the net
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By "our" unc;e scott
Immediate Help
