Female with Cotton Mouth
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:22 AM PST
Well, my cute little female is still alive after 5 days of treatment for what I believe is cotton mouth.  She's been able to take in tiny tiny flakes and she's not attempting the brine shrimp.  Hopefully she's getting enough nutrition in her.  Her mouth does not look as swollen but I'm wondering if it ever goes back to normal. (9 comments) Comments >>

Poor little girl
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:18 AM PST
I don't know what happened between Thursday morning and Thursday night, but she started acting funny.  She was having problems breathing and I noticed it looked like she was bleeding internally.  Poor thing, I couldn't stand to see her suffering like that, laying on the bottom of the tank and twitching.  Boy, that was a difficult decision.  Not a great birthday present.  Oh well, at least she's not in pain anymore. (4 comments) Comments >>

Guppy fry are starting to get their colors
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:17 AM PST
Well, my fry are starting to show their true colors.  I see yellow and black in most of their tails.  They must have gotten it from their father since the mother was aqua and black.  Can't wait to see what other colors they'll have.  Some are still very small compared to others. But at least they are all surviving. 8) (11 comments) Comments >>

Has anyone else had technical problems?
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:15 AM PST
Or is it me? I've tried from 3 different computers on different occassions and sometimes my entries are not processed after I submit.  That's weird. (4 comments) Comments >>

Here we go again
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:15 AM PST
Well, I think I'm about to lose my male guppy now.  I think he may have caught dropsy from one of my balloon molly fry.   (6 comments, 110 words in story) Full Log Entry

Proper Filter Cleaning
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:12 AM PST
I think I figured out my problem.  Although I've been doing my routine water changes and gravel siphons and plastic plant cleanings and filter changes, I never really looked inside the filter.   (2 comments, 117 words in story) Full Log Entry

Fry with nipped tail
By maggie1270 from the Maggie1270 department, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:05 AM PST
About a week ago I noticed 1 guppy out of about 35 fry (balloon mollies and guppies) had a piece taken out of its tail.  I checked all the fry and this one seems to be the only one.  Since then, the tail has almost completely healed itself.  I can't believe how quickly it has regrown. (1 comment) Comments >>

bad news after vacation
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:09:55 AM PST
It seems that no matter what precautions you take prior to leaving for vacation, surprises (good or bad) always seem to arise. (13 comments, 134 words in story) Full Log Entry

Coloring of fry
By maggie1270 from the Maggie1270 department, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 11:42:47 PM PST
I do recall stating that after 3 weeks some of my fry were starting to color.  Some said that this was a short amount of time.  Well, I have 6 fry and only 2 really are showing their colors well.  Other than moving older fry to the community tank, I have not done anything different.  I guess they've decided to prove me wrong... (1 comment) Comments >>

water treatments
By maggie1270 from the Maggie1270 department, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 11:42:41 PM PST
I found (at least here in Northern NJ) that my tank seems to look better and my fish act better when I use filtered tap water rather than stuff like AquaSafe or boiling water. What does everyone else do?  Any opinions? (8 comments) Comments >>

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