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Imported guppies from the Far East are well known to drop dead easy. 05-09-2007 18:10 by mwilde Taiwan I think its a fungal infection - is it work me going to Pet at home now and getting Interpet Aquarium Anti Fungus and Finrot 05-09-2007 18:21 by robert.pope are you sure its not ulcers.....im sure the smell would be from the puss and all fish smell if thay have passed away in the morning and only found in late afternoon 05-09-2007 18:22 by alan78 bacterial infection for sure by the looks of it. In my experience female guppies a lot more brone to bacterial infections than males. I would choose interpet Internal Bacteria myself or possibly Waterlife's Myxazin, failing that you could consider ESHA, or a combination of Pimafix and Melafix 05-09-2007 18:24 by robert.pope what guppys are they ?whats special about them .......that female looks like one of my common guppy......although it looks to have a nice tail patern 05-09-2007 18:26 by mwilde Even one of the males has a cotton wool like growth on the end of its fin. 05-09-2007 18:27 by mwilde Red Crown Tails 05-09-2007 18:28 by alan78 i think its been in with fin nippers 05-09-2007 18:28 by telboy is it just the females that are going down hill? if so maybe they were gravid + the stress of importation has caused the young to die + rot inside female 05-09-2007 18:28 by alan78 okay so there could be some fungus going on i still say a bacterial med, PLUS salt in the water increased gradually, thats the advantage of guppies, salt, and thats should take care of the fungus and let the med sort the bacteria 05-09-2007 18:32 by -Rob C- It's probably because they're so in inbred and used to near sterile conditions that they are weak and easily die. Its the same with most fish from the Far East. 05-09-2007 18:32 by mwilde No - the male has got cotton wool like growth on the fin. Salt - table salt? How much? 05-09-2007 18:33 by mwilde So i souldnt have bought from the far east? I paid over £100. 05-09-2007 18:38 by alan78 table salts not ideal but imo and others it can be used short term if thats all you got, i normally heat salt in a pan on the stove and it dissolves quicker, needs a lot of stirring unless its good quality marine salt, then let water cool, as for doses, do some googling, also read this http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/treatments/salt.htm 05-09-2007 19:44 by alan.f hi matthew definately fin rot and fungus,are these the same as you have been selling on ebay if they are maybe you need to mail the buyers that they need to treat there tanks 05-09-2007 19:45 by Nick G Sorry to hear your bad luck MWilde, especially with how much you paid for them as well. It is a common problem, I tend to get mine from UK breeders, got to know a few on Ebay (not ideal area for dedicated hobbiests and shipping live fish I know) and also from Livebearer web sites as well. Some of the good sellers with some good info include (search ebay using item number as an example 270160847478 Any or any fish from aquaman0_6 seller, Tim and Dave a A1 The treatments that Alan78 mentioned (apart from the salt) have worked for me, but it did take quite a while to clear. Good luck mate, let us know how you got on (and how many of the fish you actually got for £100) 05-09-2007 20:06 by mwilde alan.f No these are not the fish on ebay, they have never even been near them. These are 4 pairs i bought from abroad that are currently in quarenteen. 05-09-2007 20:46 by telboy £100 for 8 guppies?:o 05-09-2007 20:52 by mwilde well actually £150. But whos counting! 05-09-2007 21:13 by Ed Have to agree with rob c on this guppies used to be tough as old boots but they now breed them in chemical baths which weakens the strain ,better off buying from uk breeders. 05-09-2007 21:21 by mwilde Well i can honeslty say i have learnt my lesson now. 05-09-2007 22:59 by Woz got to say, the guppies are really nice but i couldnt justify that amount of money on them unless it was a very serious breeding program like im sure uve got/had, sorry to hear anout your loss 05-09-2007 23:50 by robert.pope GOOD LUCK i hope you mannage to treat the infected fish! i would recoment every fish keeper to keep some medication salt (API,dOCTOR FISH} in stock .....at all times 06-09-2007 09:26 by mwilde Thank you everyone. 06-09-2007 12:09 by -Rob C- I would have to agree with other people, buy from local breeders. It's easy enough to get good strains, there's quite a few UK guppy forums, where you should be able to get intouch with breeders and there fish should be much hardier. Also they'll be less stressed as they won't be transported for as long. 06-09-2007 13:08 by telboy be cheaper too! £150 for 8 guppies? im gobsmacked 06-09-2007 13:21 by mwilde Thanks. I have bought from local show winning breeders in the past - however these were not avialble in the UK. I wanted them so i bought them. How do you all think new stains come into the hobby, if you dont import them? 06-09-2007 13:23 by mwilde £150 for a rare stain, being imported into the UK, is not that expensive. A good pair of guppies from a top UK breeder are £20. I bought 4 pairs for my £150. 06-09-2007 13:28 by mwilde All tropical fish are imported at some point. 06-09-2007 13:42 by Alan esha 2000 treats bacteria and fungus 06-09-2007 13:48 by mwilde I have been to the fish shop today. I have bought some Pimafix and Melafix.I also got some salt. Im planning on adding the Pimaix and Melafix to the tank, and maybe putting the guppies in a salt bath. I dont want to add the salt to the tank as i have a couple of baby corydoras in the tank to clean the bottom. I need to treat the corydoras now incease they have caught anything. Corydoras will not tolerate salt. 06-09-2007 17:03 by keith t Must have more money than sense, nealy 30 quid for a eastern imported guppy 06-09-2007 17:05 by keith t Are you sure there wasnt meant to be a zero on the end of the eight 06-09-2007 20:51 by WAYNE the best treatment for guppy disease is OSCARS 07-09-2007 17:04 by Lnrak I think your all a bit hard - the blokes asked for help... 07-09-2007 18:19 by mwilde Yes i would agree! A lesson learnt i think. 07-09-2007 23:51 by alan78 whats up with this forum, nothing happening at all, its gone to the dogs 08-09-2007 11:39 by keith t I think the majority uses other forums and just have a look in from time to time to see whats happening. Too many arguements going on, too many kids and alot of know all know *** all people on here aswell. Thats in my opinion anyway 08-09-2007 12:25 by Fry Lover alright Keith 08-09-2007 13:08 by Nick G What other forums Keith? 08-09-2007 20:16 by mwilde I would also be intrested in anyone recommending other good forums. NEW REPLIES ARE NOW CLOSED ON THIS FORUM We invite you to join the NEW Aquarist Classifieds Fishkeeping Forum HERE Your contributions to this forum are greatly appreciated. This forum will be retained in archive status for reference. Adverts Previous Fish Biz Sitemap Links All Sponsor Clubs Webmaster Our Sponsors ShopAds Visits

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