Aquarists, UNITE!!!

[Lori P]

Shanley, the Melafix is indeed awesome stuff, and it's all natural; it's a tea tree oil mixture. The "gold stuff" is his coloring, it's the fin rot that's the issue. Good luck with him!!

[Garter_Gertie]

Depends on the filtration. And cories ARE true schooling fish; they need groups of 5 or more.
As for the goldfish being dirty... For one it generally isn't good to keep a tropical fish with a coldwater fish; Jeffy might have caught a pathogen from the cory, no matter how long they've been together.

Yes, cories are schooling fish, but I thought we were talking about Jeffy? I thought the cory was fine and had been even when living with only his last tank mate as a pair. Maybe I missed something awhile back...

No, one shouldn't keep tropical with coldwater fish. However there are some fish that can be kept together without detriment to each other. Cories are very varible. Guppies, too, can live with various tropicals.

The pathogen idea is a good one. However, I'd think something in the past year prior to now would have surfaced. It's been quite a long time they've been together.

Any change in the brand of food? Have you painted recently? Stuff like that, Lori?

[Lori P]

Any change in the brand of food? Have you painted recently? Stuff like that, Lori?

Nope... he always gets a big variety of food, veggies and such, But his staple food is the Omega One.

I'll keep you guys posted... it's really interesting to see such a behavior change in a fish!! I also stuck my hand in there to make sure there wasn't like some electric shock going on.

Gertie, thanks for going through so many possibilites with me!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

You're welcome, Lori. Maybe he's just going through his terrible two's and is starting to pull away from mummy... (shrugs shoulders)

[Snake lover 3-25]

sadly the little guy didn't survive the night... it's a shame too..... he looked like he was doing so much better last night.... he had a proper barrial in the garden this am....... well..... at least he died with a full stomach....... it took me an hour and a half to make sure he got enough food......

[jitami]

Sorry Shanley... sounds like you did everything you could...

[Snake lover 3-25]

yup..... it's a shame...... but i'll def. go to the store and get some of that melafix...... just in case...... how much does it usually run???

[Zephyr]

I also stuck my hand in there to make sure there wasn't like some electric shock going on.

A few years ago I bred golden convict cichlids... One day the heater broke during a water change (while my pair had eggs and fry, mind you) and I stuck my hand in the water to readjust the gravel...
Let me just say, I never felt so much pain in my life.

Of course, seeing as I was a little young, I had to try it just one more time to get a feel for it. XD

Coincidentally, the pair and fry were fine.

[Garter_Gertie]

I've always lived in terror I'd shock the $h!t outta myself like that one day.

But do I unplug first?

HECK NO! LOL!!!

[Zephyr]

I've always lived in terror I'd shock the $h!t outta myself like that one day.

But do I unplug first?

HECK NO! LOL!!!

Let me just state... It wasn't a fun experience. lol