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Curly barbels! :(
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:07 pm
by shazam26
The curse of curly Q returns!
My rainbow shark Tanooki, I just noticed, has one curled barbel.
It's only started to begin. Tanooki is in with my clown loaches, and my kuhli loaches. Is it contagious do you think? I'm treating with pimafix currently, because it's the most gentle thing I can use without bothering my loaches. (Same brand as melafix only it isn't for injuries, obviously)
Am I doing the right thing?

Poor Tanooki!
Also, I'm going to post photos of the clown loach I have that I suspect has Skinny. I am having a hard time finding the levasomile

Keep an eye out, folkes!
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:51 pm
by shari2
Watch your loaches very carefully after you add pimafix. I had two yoyos and two modestas die after using it. One literally jumped out of the tank to escape it and the other two passed two days later. All of them I autopsied (very unscientifically) and found their innards positively reeked of the stuff. They did NOT like it...
If you feel you have an antibiotic issue treat with an antibiotic. Skip the pimafix would be my suggestion.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:15 pm
by shazam26
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:45 pm
by Martin Thoene
What camera are you using?
Martin.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:14 am
by shazam26
A horrible old camera I got a couple years ago, a digital one.
a Kodak EasyShare CX7800
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:46 am
by angelfish83
This guys so skinny you can see his organs poking through.
Also, Pimafix is completely useless for that and you'll only irritate the fish.
Honestly, pima/melafix are utterly worthless in my opinion..
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:56 am
by shazam26

I'm not sure what you've seen out of the pictures, but the organs of my fish are definitely not visible

And if pima/melafix are useless, how come people here have used it with success and have recommended it?

I was not using pimafix to get rid of the clowns possible skinny disease, I was using it to treat the bacterial/fungal problem that was curling one of Tanooki's barbels.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:06 am
by Martin Thoene
I think that what angelfish means is that prima/melafix are less efficient in their anti-bacterial and fungal properties than antibiotics might be.
I would want to see more clearer pictures before categorically stating that your fish have skinny. You said they're small and all baby Clowns are semi-transparent so the internal organs are somewhat visible, especially to flash photography.
There appears to be some belly concavity, but with the picture quality it's too difficult to be specific.
Does that camera have a macro setting and are you using it?
Martin.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:46 pm
by shazam26
Ah, I see

I'm still trying to find the levasomile... all this mention of him being skinny is making me nervous

He is compared to my other clown, who's quite plump- a great height as well as length. But it's older than him anyway
I'd love to get clearer photographs, I don't know what to do:(
I will try again to capture better photos in focus!
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:52 pm
by grizzlyone
You might try looking at some of the features. Most digitals have a "macro" mode used to capture close up objects. On olympus cameras you can activate /identify it by a "flower" symbol. There's actually a separate button on back of the camera to select/deselect it.
Kevin
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:30 pm
by Martin Thoene
shaz.....I've been trying to find your camera on the 'net.
A CX7800 comes up as a model of Epson Stylus printer. I can't find it as a Kodak Easyshare camera. You sure you gave me the right number? Sure it's not a CX7300?
Anyhow, it seems all the Kodak cameras have a macro setting. If you haven't used it then that's the problem. Find out how to engage it, then you ought to be able to improve the pics a lot. You'll be able to take pics a lot closer.
I just found the CX7300 has a flower icon on the camera mode wheel on top. Set it on there and you should be able to focus at around 5". Try some test shots on something static outside the tank. A coin or whatever....something with detail and review your results. That should give you an idea of minimum distance you can get good images at.
If you get pics that need some editing, post them here and I can doctor them.
Martin.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:00 pm
by shazam26
Wow Martin O_O You are right on the ball!
Mind if I borrow a third of that brain power?
Yes, it is a 300, sorry

and it is as you said- I'm doing a few test shots right now. Hopefully I can capture the baby clown in motion- thanks for all the help!
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:11 pm
by Martin Thoene
It's not brain-power, it's what someone else here calls being "The King of Google".....Their description, not mine
Waiting with baited breath......where's those tictacs?
Martin.
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:03 pm
by brett_fishman
i have a kodak easyshare too, its the 6.1 mp version.
all i do for fish pics is put the flash on 100% and put it in macro...if i take a full tank shot, i use the shutter settings to whatever (always seems to change) and i take the macro off..
hope that helps,
brett.
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:12 am
by shazam26
Alright, thanks for the help everyone! i'm going to attempt some more photos this evening- here's hoping I'm just paranoid! Donna (the manager) kept these clowns for two months to avoid this exact problem.

She doesn't sell fish with skinny unless they're treated & well again. Still, things happen, right?