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Old April 25th, 2010, 10:39 AM   #1
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female guppys got very thin ,seems it could be some kind of parasite ,any ideas or info thanks john
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Old April 25th, 2010, 12:21 PM   #2
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It could be, but 2 questions first.
first are they eating well, second how is your water quality, are you keeping up with your water changes?
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Old April 25th, 2010, 06:41 PM   #3
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stevem thanks for the reply 1- theres 10 fish in a29 gal -2 ,water quality seems okay i have live plants and a few small snails 3 i do water changes once a week also have a 700 aquaclear on the 29. i was wondering if it could be either frozen shrimp or i have crushed the snails 4 food .i bought anti parasite food we,ll c if that works they seem to be eating ,they stay on the surface a lot,, ill let u no what happens if i see any changes thanks again john
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Old April 28th, 2010, 12:11 AM   #4
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follow up ,most are gone to the turtle ,but to my suprise i see a couple of fry,hoping they will carry on!
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Old September 26th, 2012, 06:57 PM   #5
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I think I finally solved the problems I've had with guppy ; simple :;;raise the ph to 7.6 and there lively as a grasshopper😆😋😎😎🐠🐠🐳🐋
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Old September 27th, 2012, 04:50 PM   #6
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they do like a little hardness in their water
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