as a aquatic veterinarian I would like to say, brilliant job father fish. In a round about way it was explained very well. Overfeeding is one of the major issues seen and treated in the hobby. Feedings itself is not, it's the domino affect from the feeding that causes the issues.. another thing to note, is a virus can look like a bacteria and a bacteria a virus. Orginisims will do what they need to survive...salts have good and bad sides to them.and more good than bad, And putting a stressed out fish in 100% new water will only stress it out more, that's another thing we see very often...but in closing father fish knows his stuff and is one of the very few fish keepers I would trust with fish and the knowledge 100% with no doubt.
Thank you Steven. We appreciate your involvement on our channel. Steven is one of the very few aquatic veterinarians in our country. He is routinely on Father Fish Discord and is regularly on our morning live streams. Steven is available for private consultation.
I used garlic for ick successfully. Mixed with raw shrimp and fed, also added to water and bathed the fish. Not helpful for columnaris. Salt was helpful for col. Did not help for danio's fin rot, but the rot was fixed by salt too.
A little garlic every couple of days can keep the doctor away 💪😁🙌 Great information and teachings! A perfect response to the question that we get asked so many times about "how to treat fish when they're sick!" Thank you always Thomas for helping with the videos so Father Fish can get all this precious information, knowledge and experience to us in our community! We also absolutely appreciate Steven Biologist in our community!!! We have so many incredible people that are such an asset!!! I truly appreciate you sitting down especially in front of your beautiful aquarium to share with us!! Sorry about your injury on your hand. I hope it heals up with no problem!!! Much love!!!🙏💚🌿🐟🌿♥️
Steven the biologist as in dr Bryant from the Norfolk aquatic research center in virginia?? Oh my what a small world. You probably dont remember me but you saved two tanks of mine that where full of sick fish. I also spoke to you at a fish club meeting. Well now I know where to find you again! I'll be passing this find over to the fish club! Wonderful finding this channel and you again!
Father Fish, love the way you explain, even someone starting in the hobby is able to understand, shows you have experience, thanks for another great video.
Thank you Father Fish for all the practical care information. I always appreciate your approach in trying the simple things first. A true sign of a seasoned Aquarist. 🐟🐬🐋🐠🌿🍀🌿🐠🐟🐬
Thank you for the great back to basics approach to healing a sick fish. It brought back memories of my grandmother using Epsom salts in her fish tank. That was 60 years ago, and it worked then. I love the information you share. People that listen and apply it are going to have much healthier, happier, stronger fish and a much better aquarium for them to live in. 👍💓👍
Worried about your hand. Glad you're ok. Great video. Rewatched your 3 Crimes Against Tropical Fish. It should be required viewing for every beginner. My New Years resolution is to reduce feedings in all my tanks. My cichlids are healthy but fat. I want them to live long and prosper. Now I just have to get use to all the theatrics and begging. Blessings to you Father Fish. Have a safe and healthy New Year.
I have oranda goldfish so I know what you mean!!! And the one with the large “cap” on its head even does flips in one corner of the tank!!! The other one is pushy and I had to separate them😢
I rescue Sailfin Mollies who show signs of ich or velvet. I love to see the spots literally melt off the fish as I introduce them into my 55g brackish tank. And the Mollies really enjoy the salinity.
Happy new year FF! I appreciate the advice here. I have zebra danios some have white fungus growth on the mouth. One has a bubble like growth under the chin. I did a 20 minute salt dip about a week ago. It seems to be helping all illness. The air bubble growth seems to be deflating and improving now but it is still there... Should I salt dip again? How often can I perform the dip safely? Or move on to meth blue at this stage?... or would the bubble require surgery?
Great stuff as always FF! What if you have fish who are more cooler waters and like lower temps like 72ish? Can you still go to 86? Thats seems very high? Also, how quickly or slowly do you raise the temp without shock to the fish?
Would you give the same advice re feeding minimally for larger fish like cichlids, discus etc? Also, if ammonia and nitrates readings are zero does it mean I am not overfeeding?
Yes, feed sparingly. Remember, if your fish is hungry he is healthy and happy. If he is not hungry there is something wrong. And, yes. 0 ammonia is a good indication you are not overfeeding.
Hi father fish I love the video. I was wondering how do you use the garlic. Do you crush it make it into a paste or what. I really would like to try it. I will appreciate the help on this thank you for all the info on this video.
I have two Oscar fishes one of them breathing heavily and not moving alot always sitting in the bottom, not eating as well I've noticed some small white dots like bubbles on it I've quarantined that sick one in a water that is 86 temperature Will tell you the updates soon!
Thought my fish had ich raised the temp and realized it was some kind of fungus. One of em lost a chunk of its tail to it. Dumped a scoop of salt in it till I can test my water. Hit em with some chems and garlic. I'm converting this tank to dirt soon... haven't had a fish die in a dirt tank yet and that's where my fry are.
Grazie father fish....sei un uomo generoso con i tuoi consigli....una curiosità ma ti sei tagliato la mano sinistra? Sembra esserci del sangue....anche se ne è passato di tempo dal video. Auguri
I wish you sold the bags of dirt for the dirted aquarium ,a lot of people would like to buy it already bagged up so we wouldn't have to buy each individual ingredient, I know I'd buy it, thanks from Pensacola Florida
Hi there father fish I love your channel! I'm setting up a 15 gallon aquarium and plan to have a heavily planted (wisteria) dirted tank using 2" of aqua soil and 2' of sand. my water is a ph of 6 (I live in Melbourne, Australia) will your method of keeping fish (20 to 30 green neon tetras) and the wisteria work for me? Thank you for your time and for sharing your knowledge so generously!
@@FatherFish Will the fish provide everthing to the wisteria to thrive (besides light of course) for many years or will there be a point where I will need to add fertilisation?
I established a new tank with Kuhli Loaches and snails with plenty of plants, smooth running. Added a Honey Gourami, it was fine, until it started showing sores. They are isolated red spots and its swollena little. Also it became inactive but still alert. I quarantined it today and tried the ointment treatment with a q tip. So I will see whats up. The thing Im concerned with is it isnt responding to food. Ive had to other Honey Gouramis with success, so am curious about this one. Maybe inbreeding? I noticed when I got it being the last one, its head shape isnt as rounded as my others. Who knows.
Hi Father Fish. Just wondering about the tank behind you in this video. Most of those cichlids would dig in the substrate. As that tank appears to be a dirted, deep sand bed tank, how do you deal with digging fish? Don’t they make a mess of your substrate?
The tank is not dirted but it has been set u for nearly 10 years. The amount of Mbunas in the tank make digging problematic. CA cichlids do, however, dig. Convicts have been real earth movers in this tank.
@@FatherFish So, in light of all the digging (in this tank) is the DSB effective for reducing or eliminating nitrates? Does that not disrupt the anaerobic bacteria that consumes nitrates?
@Fatherfish, my small betta got stuck in between my filter because I accidentally placed the filter on upside down… I have now isolated her in a hospital tank. She is moving around, slowly but seems promising. My question is, how can I improve her health? She seems a littler red, especially in the head area, but still breathing regularly.
What about albino and green catfish corydoras? They’re swimming up and down my tank and I don’t know if it’s because they’re newly introduced and they’re stressed or because of a sickness since once died. How could one solve both of these issues?
What treatment do you use when quarantining new fish? A while back I bought the maracyn, paracleanse, and ich-x trio that Cory(aquarium coop) recommends, but if something like epsom salt works better, I'd rather not spend the money.
So you just add a little magnesium salt? But I already have a hard water tank... I guess it's more magnesium than it would normally have in it. Are you against sodium salt dips, or is epsom salt more effective or just less stressful?
Hi farther fish, I have one neon tetra who keeps rapidly opening and closing his mouth, all water parameters are good, colour is good and acting normally, I have almond leaves and tea in the water, I don't know what to do I have red cherry shrimp and vampire shrimp so treating the tank is hard, any suggestions on what it might be?
I have a sick Discus fish that doesn’t want to eat much. The other ones are very healthy. The industry describes it as a stunted fish. What has been your experience with Discus fish? Can something be done about it?
Can you help me? You helped me set up a betta 6 moths ago who is doing amazingly well. I found a betta fish w bad fin rot at petsmart. Scooped him up. In a hospital tank w kanaplex, almond leaf, 2 pinecone, a log, a cave. Ate today. Put its dirty cup water into ten gallons of kanaplex w stress coat. It's swimming around today. Has a beneficial bacteria ball in there. I want to ask about using methlyne blue and aquarium salt? When the fin rot heals I want to make it a walstad tank. What do you suggest I do in regards to the methlyne blue and salt? Thank you 🩷🩷🩷
@@FatherFish Hi FF and thank you for your answer. Still following you like never. But I have to admit live streams are harder for me to watch since english is not my native langage. Just can't wait for next Walstad video :)
FF my Molly male has like a white slime coat, clamped fins, it comes and goes an comes back, sometimes he eats sometimes he doesn't, in my planted tank it's not fuzzy/furry an I know it's not ich, what do you think I should do please? I was considering doing a (100% sea salt) bath I'm not sure tho
Thank you for this very helpful video, Father Fish! I've learned so much from you and wish I found you two years ago when I started my first tank. Better late than never! Can you do a video on ridding Camallanus worms? Is there a natural way to break their reproduction cycle? I have mature Amano shrimp and a variety of snails (nerites, ramshorn, pond) in my tanks and from I'm reading online, these can be carriers. I don't want to have to kill them and/or euthanize my fish (guppies, rasboras, mountain minnows and ember tetras). I had a sudden die off of 7 raspboras last week before I found the red worms coming out of a white guppy. The rest of the fish look very healthy and the water parameters are perfect. I have heavily planted tanks (no CO2) with thick substrate (Fluval Stratum, Eco-complete). I was planning on capping the substrate with sand until I found the worms. I have been giving garlic to my fish for the past two days and was surprised that the shrimp and snails love it, too! I was hoping you would have a solution to this problem since it seems that the solutions I found online seem drastic and destructive to my established tanks.
I have a 75 gallon tank setup with gravel and plastic plants. I am replacing the plants with real plants and have been reading your postings about dirt and sand. Do you recommend starting from scratch? I already have about 3-4 dozen fish in the aquarium.
Father fish not all fish can handle those temp but I don’t believe everyone has ich bc parasites just don’t come into the water like bacteria and fungus and algae
You can't possibly put all fish in the same category.There are fish that are grazers and gorgeous and to treat them in the same way when it comes to feeding is not realistic.
@@cleveraqua8507 1 g of dried herb to half cup of boiling water, make tea. Add the tea to one gallon of water. dip the fish for some hours or add into the tank until the illness is gone. One level teaspoon is 3 g of dried oregano. After the fish is cured, do water change.
as a aquatic veterinarian I would like to say, brilliant job father fish. In a round about way it was explained very well. Overfeeding is one of the major issues seen and treated in the hobby. Feedings itself is not, it's the domino affect from the feeding that causes the issues.. another thing to note, is a virus can look like a bacteria and a bacteria a virus. Orginisims will do what they need to survive...salts have good and bad sides to them.and more good than bad, And putting a stressed out fish in 100% new water will only stress it out more, that's another thing we see very often...but in closing father fish knows his stuff and is one of the very few fish keepers I would trust with fish and the knowledge 100% with no doubt.
Thank you Steven. We appreciate your involvement on our channel.
Steven is one of the very few aquatic veterinarians in our country. He is routinely on Father Fish Discord and is regularly on our morning live streams. Steven is available for private consultation.
As a vet, Steven, do you stand by the Garlic as is said i the video? I agree with the content overall. But that part seems like a idea more then fact?
I used garlic for ick successfully. Mixed with raw shrimp and fed, also added to water and bathed the fish.
Not helpful for columnaris. Salt was helpful for col.
Did not help for danio's fin rot, but the rot was fixed by salt too.
Thank you Steven for all you do to support our community here and Father Fish with your expertise!!🙏💚🙌🌿🐟🌿
A little garlic every couple of days can keep the doctor away 💪😁🙌
Great information and teachings!
A perfect response to the question that we get asked so many times about "how to treat fish when they're sick!"
Thank you always Thomas for helping with the videos so Father Fish can get all this precious information, knowledge and experience to us in our community!
We also absolutely appreciate Steven Biologist in our community!!! We have so many incredible people that are such an asset!!!
I truly appreciate you sitting down especially in front of your beautiful aquarium to share with us!!
Sorry about your injury on your hand. I hope it heals up with no problem!!! Much love!!!🙏💚🌿🐟🌿♥️
Steven the biologist as in dr Bryant from the Norfolk aquatic research center in virginia?? Oh my what a small world. You probably dont remember me but you saved two tanks of mine that where full of sick fish. I also spoke to you at a fish club meeting. Well now I know where to find you again! I'll be passing this find over to the fish club! Wonderful finding this channel and you again!
Father Fish, love the way you explain, even someone starting in the hobby is able to understand, shows you have experience, thanks for another great video.
thank you Paul.
What a beautiful tank behind you. Thanks for all this useful information.
Thank you lynx
Thank you father fish!!! ❤❤❤
Father fish 🐠 it would be better to have you in a nice quiet room .. where we can hear you Better with out all the noise distractions- thanks 😊
lol Dom. thank you. I am now doing just that. Appreciate your thoughtful critique.
I feel like your channel is going to get big. Thank you sir!
Levi, we hope so, Thank you for your encouragement.
oh it's definitely gonna get big just like fish for thought
Thank you Father Fish for all the practical care information. I always appreciate your approach in trying the simple things first. A true sign of a seasoned Aquarist. 🐟🐬🐋🐠🌿🍀🌿🐠🐟🐬
TY David.
Thank you for the great back to basics approach to healing a sick fish. It brought back memories of my grandmother using Epsom salts in her fish tank. That was 60 years ago, and it worked then. I love the information you share. People that listen and apply it are going to have much healthier, happier, stronger fish and a much better aquarium for them to live in.
👍💓👍
Amen💚
ty ShelbyRae and AquariumCop. My grandmother taught me as well.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us, as always ♡
I truly appreciate these informational videos!
Thank you Betta Daze.
Worried about your hand. Glad you're ok. Great video.
Rewatched your 3 Crimes Against Tropical Fish. It should be required viewing for every beginner.
My New Years resolution is to reduce feedings in all my tanks. My cichlids are healthy but fat. I want them to live long and prosper. Now I just have to get use to all the theatrics and begging. Blessings to you Father Fish. Have a safe and healthy New Year.
Thank you Peace River.
I have oranda goldfish so I know what you mean!!! And the one with the large “cap” on its head even does flips in one corner of the tank!!! The other one is pushy and I had to separate them😢
Very informative once you get past the basic step of clean water, thank you
Clean water is basic, indeed. Thank you.
Absolutely amazing video father fish, this will save the lives of a lot fish :)
I hope so!
Thanks father fish for your advice!!! ❤
What an incredible resource this channel is!
Thanks!
Thank you
I rescue Sailfin Mollies who show signs of ich or velvet.
I love to see the spots literally melt off the fish as I introduce them into my 55g brackish tank.
And the Mollies really enjoy the salinity.
I have caught mollies in pure sea water.
@@FatherFish
I remember seeing them in tidal flats and lagoons along with Flagfish
GRATITUDE 💥🐟💥
Very good teacher
Thank you John.
Thank you father 👍🐟
You are very welcome Dennis.
Great Video FF .
Happy New Year.
Happy new year
Happy New Year and thanks for another great video!
Thank you Bev.
Very informative...thanks Father Fish ❤️
Thank you Jodi
Great video! If you have time how do you prepare the garlic for feeding?
Soak the fish food in the juice of pressed garlic.
Squeeze the clove through a garlic press or chop or smash it.
Thank you!!
how do you go about feeding garlic to your fish
❤ super helpful
Thank you great info 🌸
Thank you KL
Always great advice
Thank you Wy Not
Good information. Thank you.
Thank you Raven.
Wish I’d known these things 20 years ago with my first tank.
Happy New Year Father Fish
Happy New Year Joan.
TANKS Father Fish
lol Greg
I like the blood on the wrist...makes you look like a tough fish guy😯
💪😁
I bleed for my fish. lol
@@FatherFish 🤣
Love the tank behind you i have a lot to ask but i don't want to drive you crazy
Join us on the Father fish Shoal and bring your questions. No crazy there! discord.gg/G4fkAE6qNw
Happy new year FF!
I appreciate the advice here.
I have zebra danios some have white fungus growth on the mouth. One has a bubble like growth under the chin.
I did a 20 minute salt dip about a week ago. It seems to be helping all illness.
The air bubble growth seems to be deflating and improving now but it is still there...
Should I salt dip again? How often can I perform the dip safely?
Or move on to meth blue at this stage?... or would the bubble require surgery?
Try meth blue one drop per gallon for 2 days.
Hungry fish is a healthy fish but also STRONG one too.
Look at the scar the fish left on Father Fish's hand.
Scratched myself just before the video. Sorry😳
Are the medications and treatments you recommended safe for the plants in the aquarium?
Great stuff as always FF! What if you have fish who are more cooler waters and like lower temps like 72ish? Can you still go to 86? Thats seems very high? Also, how quickly or slowly do you raise the temp without shock to the fish?
they will not be harmed. As long as it takes for the heater to raise the temp.
Would you give the same advice re feeding minimally for larger fish like cichlids, discus etc? Also, if ammonia and nitrates readings are zero does it mean I am not overfeeding?
Yes, feed sparingly. Remember, if your fish is hungry he is healthy and happy. If he is not hungry there is something wrong. And, yes. 0 ammonia is a good indication you are not overfeeding.
very very helpful video. thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Hi father fish I love the video. I was wondering how do you use the garlic. Do you crush it make it into a paste or what. I really would like to try it. I will appreciate the help on this thank you for all the info on this video.
Do you use Carbon in your filters? Good videos
No, unless I need to remove a chemical from the water.
I have two Oscar fishes one of them breathing heavily and not moving alot always sitting in the bottom, not eating as well
I've noticed some small white dots like bubbles on it
I've quarantined that sick one in a water that is 86 temperature
Will tell you the updates soon!
Hi. Thank you for your very informative video. I wonder how much or how would you suggest for me to make a garlic infusion for my 75 gallon tank??
We need to discuss this on our morning stream. Mash a tiny amount and treat it as food, once a week.
How often can we give garlic as a preventative ?
Thought my fish had ich raised the temp and realized it was some kind of fungus. One of em lost a chunk of its tail to it. Dumped a scoop of salt in it till I can test my water. Hit em with some chems and garlic. I'm converting this tank to dirt soon... haven't had a fish die in a dirt tank yet and that's where my fry are.
Got that right DM. Dirtede substrate is the healthiest way to keep fish.
Grazie father fish....sei un uomo generoso con i tuoi consigli....una curiosità ma ti sei tagliato la mano sinistra? Sembra esserci del sangue....anche se ne è passato di tempo dal video. Auguri
How do you feed the fish garlic?
Ronnie you can crush up fresh garlic and mix with fish food or directly into the tank in small amounts 👍
Mary nailed it.
I wish you sold the bags of dirt for the dirted aquarium ,a lot of people would like to buy it already bagged up so we wouldn't have to buy each individual ingredient, I know I'd buy it, thanks from Pensacola Florida
William, I sell the additives on Getgills and on my web site, fatherfishaquariums.com. Just add it to some peat moss and potting soil.
Great,thanks!
Please suggest ways on how to treat a fish affected with TB
keep it comfortable;.
Hi there father fish I love your channel! I'm setting up a 15 gallon aquarium and plan to have a heavily planted (wisteria) dirted tank using 2" of aqua soil and 2' of sand. my water is a ph of 6 (I live in Melbourne, Australia) will your method of keeping fish (20 to 30 green neon tetras) and the wisteria work for me? Thank you for your time and for sharing your knowledge so generously!
Entity, I think it will be fine. Good luck with the tiny fish. Remember, do not overfeed. These are tiny fish. They need very little
@@FatherFish Thanks again for your time my friend :)
@@FatherFish Will the fish provide everthing to the wisteria to thrive (besides light of course) for many years or will there be a point where I will need to add fertilisation?
Thanks for the information! How long do you keep the temperature turned up to 86 to kill ich?
Until the spots disappear, about 2 days.
I need subtitles in Spanish but I will try to understand :p I'm your new fan
I established a new tank with Kuhli Loaches and snails with plenty of plants, smooth running. Added a Honey Gourami, it was fine, until it started showing sores. They are isolated red spots and its swollena little. Also it became inactive but still alert. I quarantined it today and tried the ointment treatment with a q tip. So I will see whats up. The thing Im concerned with is it isnt responding to food. Ive had to other Honey Gouramis with success, so am curious about this one. Maybe inbreeding? I noticed when I got it being the last one, its head shape isnt as rounded as my others. Who knows.
Father Fish, how much salt in a hospital tank? Pls
Hi Father Fish. Just wondering about the tank behind you in this video. Most of those cichlids would dig in the substrate. As that tank appears to be a dirted, deep sand bed tank, how do you deal with digging fish? Don’t they make a mess of your substrate?
The tank is not dirted but it has been set u for nearly 10 years. The amount of Mbunas in the tank make digging problematic. CA cichlids do, however, dig. Convicts have been real earth movers in this tank.
@@FatherFish So, in light of all the digging (in this tank) is the DSB effective for reducing or eliminating nitrates? Does that not disrupt the anaerobic bacteria that consumes nitrates?
@@petercornelius5939 There is no digging in the tank.
2nd day would be 2 drops for every gallon?
Where can I find medicated fish food?And what brands my fish has blocked?And i've tried everything and this is my last attempt
I will be carrying it soon.
@Fatherfish, my small betta got stuck in between my filter because I accidentally placed the filter on upside down… I have now isolated her in a hospital tank. She is moving around, slowly but seems promising. My question is, how can I improve her health? She seems a littler red, especially in the head area, but still breathing regularly.
add a small amount of salt, about 1/2 tsp per gallon
@@FatherFish is iodized salt okay?
What are common causes of columnaris / mouth rot / dorsal rot / saddle back?
The primary cause? Overfeeding!
Helpful info 😀
TY muppet
I was given a tank with a cory and rainbow shark. Both have no fins😩 Is there something I can do for them to make their fins grow back?
No. If they are permanently damaged they will not regrow.
@@FatherFish okay, thank you😭
What about albino and green catfish corydoras? They’re swimming up and down my tank and I don’t know if it’s because they’re newly introduced and they’re stressed or because of a sickness since once died. How could one solve both of these issues?
Join us in the SHOAL where we can diagnose your tank.
Can it be garlic ground granules or does it have to be fresh chopped
What treatment do you use when quarantining new fish? A while back I bought the maracyn, paracleanse, and ich-x trio that Cory(aquarium coop) recommends, but if something like epsom salt works better, I'd rather not spend the money.
nothing unless they are sick
Garlic is more of a flavor stimulator I I used garlic before and for ich and it never helped but it did get my fish eating
So you just add a little magnesium salt? But I already have a hard water tank... I guess it's more magnesium than it would normally have in it. Are you against sodium salt dips, or is epsom salt more effective or just less stressful?
Not against salt dips. Epsom seems to be more effective.
Hi farther fish, I have one neon tetra who keeps rapidly opening and closing his mouth, all water parameters are good, colour is good and acting normally, I have almond leaves and tea in the water, I don't know what to do I have red cherry shrimp and vampire shrimp so treating the tank is hard, any suggestions on what it might be?
Add an air stone
I have a sick Discus fish that doesn’t want to eat much. The other ones are very healthy. The industry describes it as a stunted fish. What has been your experience with Discus fish? Can something be done about it?
Isolate him and try to get him to eat some fresh garlic. He may simply have intestinal problems.
I have two rasmoras with white bumps not spots, any suggestions?
could be bacterial infection. Make sure there is never food on the bottom.
@@FatherFish No food, tried salt/garlic what do you suggest for a cure?
Sick fish are stressful to take care of
Yes. Be gentle
Can you help me? You helped me set up a betta 6 moths ago who is doing amazingly well. I found a betta fish w bad fin rot at petsmart. Scooped him up. In a hospital tank w kanaplex, almond leaf, 2 pinecone, a log, a cave. Ate today. Put its dirty cup water into ten gallons of kanaplex w stress coat. It's swimming around today. Has a beneficial bacteria ball in there. I want to ask about using methlyne blue and aquarium salt? When the fin rot heals I want to make it a walstad tank. What do you suggest I do in regards to the methlyne blue and salt? Thank you 🩷🩷🩷
Both are effective in a hospital tank.
Hi Father Fish..Happy New year. Is 86°F against Ich safe for all kind of tropical fishes ?
Yes they are
@@FatherFish Hi FF and thank you for your answer. Still following you like never. But I have to admit live streams are harder for me to watch since english is not my native langage. Just can't wait for next Walstad video :)
FF my Molly male has like a white slime coat, clamped fins, it comes and goes an comes back, sometimes he eats sometimes he doesn't, in my planted tank it's not fuzzy/furry an I know it's not ich, what do you think I should do please? I was considering doing a (100% sea salt) bath I'm not sure tho
You water may be too soft. Mollies are a brackish water fish. Try adding about 1/4 tsp epsom salts per gallon to the tank.
@@FatherFish ok thanks for your advice I will try what u say thanks
Why is his wrist bleeding?
My wrist is bleeding because I am an old man who scratches himself easily. Sorry.😳😳
Good advice, I am sure I overfeed even though I am very careful.
U r bleeding on left wrist.
Oh Noes..😱😱😱
Thank you for this very helpful video, Father Fish! I've learned so much from you and wish I found you two years ago when I started my first tank. Better late than never!
Can you do a video on ridding Camallanus worms? Is there a natural way to break their reproduction cycle? I have mature Amano shrimp and a variety of snails (nerites, ramshorn, pond) in my tanks and from I'm reading online, these can be carriers. I don't want to have to kill them and/or euthanize my fish (guppies, rasboras, mountain minnows and ember tetras). I had a sudden die off of 7 raspboras last week before I found the red worms coming out of a white guppy. The rest of the fish look very healthy and the water parameters are perfect. I have heavily planted tanks (no CO2) with thick substrate (Fluval Stratum, Eco-complete). I was planning on capping the substrate with sand until I found the worms. I have been giving garlic to my fish for the past two days and was surprised that the shrimp and snails love it, too! I was hoping you would have a solution to this problem since it seems that the solutions I found online seem drastic and destructive to my established tanks.
Thank you C Morrison
Nice
Thanks
UV light keeps most problems at bay
UV kills living organisms that pass through the device.
@@FatherFish how many tablespoons of salt per gallon in aquarium 😎💕
I have a 75 gallon tank setup with gravel and plastic plants. I am replacing the plants with real plants and have been reading your postings about dirt and sand. Do you recommend starting from scratch? I already have about 3-4 dozen fish in the aquarium.
add sand and start a food web.
Father fish not all fish can handle those temp but I don’t believe everyone has ich bc parasites just don’t come into the water like bacteria and fungus and algae
Father Fish, your left hand is bleeding.
Make that rasboras
🤙🏼
🎀
Are you alright,your hand is bleeding.
I am OK. Got a scratch before the vid started and did not notice it until I saw the video.😳
You can't possibly put all fish in the same category.There are fish that are grazers and gorgeous and to treat them in the same way when it comes to feeding is not realistic.
True, but overfeeding destroys the aquarium.
bro needs a Band-Aid
I'm i the only one that noticed his bleeding hand
Well that isn't the case if your fish is being bullied & their fins are nipped away. That's nothing to do with the water.
Well duh!
Dried oregano herb tea acts like garlic, treats bacterial, ich, fungus.
Which ratio?
@@cleveraqua8507 1 g of dried herb to half cup of boiling water, make tea. Add the tea to one gallon of water. dip the fish for some hours or add into the tank until the illness is gone. One level teaspoon is 3 g of dried oregano. After the fish is cured, do water change.
god bless