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What's new on the Goldfish and Aquarium Board |
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Written by Betty
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 19:58 |
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- New article: Oranda Goldfish with Polycystic Kidney Disease - Case study of a severly bloated oranda goldfish who likely had polycystic kidney disease. Includes information from history/treatment and necropsy.
- New article: Disease Pictures - Some pictures of common fish diseases.
- New article: Gill flukes (Dactylogyrus) and Skin flukes (Gyrodactylus) - Ingrid describes flukes, their diagnosis and treatment.
- New article: Ingrid's Moor Rashi and the Mystery Spots - Ingrid describes white spots on her moor's tailfin and how she performed a fin snip, and looked at teh tissue under a microscope.
- New article: Maggie (myxobolus) - Marilynn describes a case of myxobolis in her oranda goldfish Maggie. Maggie had a large mass on his gills that was debrided by Marilynn and Dr. Helen Roberts. Lab results indicate it was myxobolus.
- New article: Swim Bladder Anatomy and Physiology - Ingrid describes the anatomy and physiology (funcrtion) of the swim bladder in fish.
- New article: Fish Profiles: Overview of Goldfish Types - Liv describes and shows pictures of the types of goldfish.
- New article: Swim Bladder Pictures from Necropsies - Pictures of fancy goldfish swim bladders from necropsies. Includes photos of swim bladders from fish who had buoyancy (flipover) issues and fish who did not.
- New article: Buoyancy Cases with X-Rays - A summary of buoyancy (flipover) cases with x-rays. Each case has a summary of the history and treatment along with links to GAB threads on each case.
- New article: Do It Yourself (DIY) CO2 - Betty describes how to make a do it yourself (DIY) carbon dioxide CO2 generator and reactor for your planted aquarium.
- New article: Summary: Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds - Betty summarizes information from a Southern Regional Aquaculture Center article.
- New article: Randi's Surgery to Remove a Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumor - Robyn describes surgery performed by Drs. Thompson and Lavie to remove a tumor from her calico oranda fancy goldfish Randi.
- New article: Dr. Helen Roberts Performing X-Rays on an Oranda (Panda) - Marilynn documents Dr. Helen Roberts performing x-rays an an oranda fancy goldfish named Panda who had buoyancy issues (flipover).
- New article: Power of the (BN) Pleco! - Photo Diary - Photo documentary of a bristle nose pleco cleaning up brown algae.
- New article: Aquarium Filter Profiles - Photo documentaries of some common aquarium filters.
- New article: Diagnosing by Necropsy - The article shows how to perform a necropsy and discusses the illness revealed by the necropsy.
- New article: Over-the-Counter Fish Medicines.-The article lists all medical ingredients in common fish medicines.
- New article: Diagnosing by Symptoms. To help you understand what may be wrong if your fish seems off the article lists all common fish ailments and suggest how to proceed to diagnose what illness it may be. r
- New article: Aquarium Filters and Filter Media - To help you decide what type of filtration may work best for you, this article discusses the three primary types of filter media, the basic types of filters, and last but not least filter maintenance.
- New article: Hospital or Quarantine Tank - Information on setting up a hospital or quarantine tank and how to disinfect it after use.
- New article: Step by Step: Setting up a Walstad Natural Planted Tank - A pictoral guide to setting up a Walstad-type natural planted tank.
- New reference: Common Fish Parasites Reference - Great pics and a description of common fish parasites from the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS).
- New article: Natural Planted Betta Bowl - Ingrid explains how she solved the problem of having her betta at work in a gallon bowl and not having to do weekly water changes.
- New article: WendyLove's Renal Cyst - A photo documentary of WendyLove's health problems and treatment for a renal cyst.
- New article: Developmental Color Change in Goldfish - Information regarding why goldfish change colors.
- New article: TANK EMERGENCY: What to do during a power outage - Things you should do to keep your fish and biofilter bacteria alive during a power outtage.
- April, 2006 Photo Contest Winner Elva's koi and goldfish duo.
- Mystery Aquatic Eggs - Select an egg and on its hatch date, it will hatch into an aquatic creature. What will your egg hatch into!? Egg code available in html or BBcode for discussion board signatures.
- New article: Sexing Goldfish - How to tell if your goldfish is male or female.
- New article: Treating Ich with Salt - How to use salt to treat ich.
- New article: Panda Paws Wen Trim Surgery - A photo documentary of Dr Helen Roberts trimming the wen of an oranda goldfish (Panda Paws).
- New article: Betta Basics - Things you need to know to keep your betta healthy and happy.
- March, 2006 Photo Contest Winner Marilynn's photo of her oranda wendylove.
- New Cafe Press Merchandise.
- Gel Food Recipes - Recipes for making your own home made gel food.
- New Links: Goldfish Veterinary Procedures - Links to articles and threads on goldfish veterinary procedures.
- New article: Our Experience of Fishless Cycling with Household Ammonia - How Carolyn and Peter used household ammonia to cycle their aquarium.
- Mystery Aquatic Eggs - Select an egg and on its hatch date, it will hatch into an aquatic creature. What will your egg hatch into!? Egg code available in html or BBcode for discussion board signatures.
- New article: Goldfish External Anatomy - This article has a picture of a fancy goldfish with the parts labeled. Roll over a label to get a short description. Click on a label to read the full description of each body part.
- New article: Buoyancy Issues in Fancy Goldfish (aka flipover, Swim Bladder Disease) - A summary of goldfish swim bladder anatomy and physiology, prevention of bouyancy issues, diagnosis and treatment.
- New article: Goldfish Internal Anatomy - The more we understand about the anatomy and physiology of goldfish, the better we can be at keeping them healthy and treating them when they get sick. This article contains pictures of the internal anatomy of my fancy goldfish, Lumpy.
- New article: An Easy Medicated Gel Food Recipe - How to make home made medicated gel food using kanaplex.
- New article: Aquatic Frogs: African Dwarf Frogs Care Sheet Things you need to know to get started with ADFs.
- Koivet and GAB join forces as sister sites!
- New link: Letitia's Koi Fish Web Pages - Some really good microscopic images of fish parasites, a nicely labeled necropsy picture of a koi with organs labeled, information on koi health, disease, treatments and pictures of her pond.
- New article: BE and the Surgery (pdf) - A photo documentary of Dr Helen Roberts removing a tumor from a fancy goldfish (BE). Published in the Niagra Frontier Koi and Pond Club Newsletter, January, 2006.
- New article: Goldfish Tumor Removal Surgery - A photo documentary of Doc Johnson removing a tumor from a fancy goldfish.
- New Link: Aquabotonic - has an online store for plants/aquascaping and an online aquarium plant discussion forum (as well as supplying plants to LPS). Diana Walstad moderates an E-Natural forum on natural planted tanks.
- New Link: Find an Aquatic Veterinarian or labs that provide diagnostic services for aquatic animal diseases
- New Link: Find a Koi Health Advisor in your area
- New Link: AKCA Koi Health Advisor Program. Course materials for the Associated Koi Clubs of America Koi Health Advisor program.
- GAB Cafe Press Shop where you can find various GAB merchandise.
- New article: Euthanasia - Information on how you can humanely put a fish to sleep.
- Monthly Aquatic Photo Contest
- New article: Goldfish Nutrition Part 2: Food and Nutrition - Information on the nutritional content of foods and recommendations for a healthy diet.
- New article: How to: Pot Aquarium Plants in Topsoil - If you want a nice planted tank but do not want to have to worry about high lighting, CO2 and dosing with liquid fertilizers you can pot your aquatic plants in topsoil.
- New article: Setting up a Walstad Natural Planted Tank - A Walstad-type natural planted tank is low maintenance requiring only pruning of plants and infrequent partial water changes.
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