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thank you for your worries about Alfred. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll go to buy a medecine called here : Temerol. Hope it will be fine for him ! It will be so stupid if this problem of skin will destroy all the good evolution he's going through^^
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YOU ARE DOING AMAZING! THANK YOU FOR RESCUING THIS FISH!

YOU ARE AN ANGEL AND YOU EARNED YOUR WINGS WITH THIS LITTLE GUY!
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Hi here :)
so three days after the treatment, the white things on his head are gone !! I'm really happy it's really clean as it never happened ! :)
good news !! thanks again for your help

Here are the pictures of today !
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Looking allot better. Keep up the good work.
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Yes, you're doing a great job! Très bon!
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Alfred looks so much better, thanks to you. He's one lucky fish :YMAPPLAUSE: I look forward to seeing continued progress.
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:YMPARTY: Alfred looks a hell of a lot better!
Keep up the good work :-BD
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Fins are doing great.

I hope the belly region begins to fill in, then I will agree he will be okay.

Synodontis rock!! They can sure take some extremes.(but not a good reason to do it to them)

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OH he looks WONDERFUL!

This just made my night! He truly looks like a syno again! I can't believe how wonderful he's doing!

Oh wait yes I can because YOU are doing such an awesome job caring for him!

Thank you so much for the pictures! Merci! (isn't that "thankyou" in French? Sorry I only know how to swear in Italian and Polish :P )
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Holy cow; a month ago that poor little thing looked so close to dead, but he's hung in there and come really far...and in that last shot he looks as if he's super-happy and smiling, and grateful to you for saving his life! What a trooper. ;u;
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Thank you all for your worries about him, i felt so unsecure about what to do with this poor-almost-dead-fish that you all help me about the right things to do.
Hey i only have fish in my life since last may.
Thanks is merci in french you are right hehe
I exactly have same reaction with the picture he seems smiling, so cute.
I say thank you to alfred because he makes me discover catfish. Im in love with the small ones as well (corydoras).
Ok so last challenge a beautiful full belly :-) i will try "des crevettes" (spawn ? No lol sorry im on my telephone its difficult to look after the word in english as the same time im writting here lol
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stine wrote:... "des crevettes" (spawn ? No lol sorry im on my telephone its difficult to look after the word in english as the same time im writting here lol
des crevettes = shrimp :-)
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Wow, his body shape is looking far more normal, massive improvement over the past month! :D
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that"s it ! shrimp thank you eric (? no ?) :)
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Yes, Stine. You're welcome. :-BD
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My Synos love love love the Omega One Frozen foods, I let the cubes thaw and then cut them up into little bite size chunks, oh my gosh they go CRAZY for that stuff!
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stine wrote:Hey i only have fish in my life since last may.
Trust me, on many a day I much prefer the company of my Shepherd, my cats, and my fish to that of most people. [-(
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jodilynn wrote:My Synos love love love the Omega One Frozen foods, I let the cubes thaw and then cut them up into little bite size chunks, oh my gosh they go CRAZY for that stuff!
What's omega one frozen foods ? do you have more information or a picture of it ?

by the way, I must take a picture of Alfred today, he's becoming beautiful day after day !!! the fins carry on growing but in a very quick way !! :-O
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http://www.omegasea.net/product-category/nutrition

Try that link. Click on "Frozen" I feed the Marine Veggie and the freshwater pack too :) (those are a few rows down). I get them at Petsmart.

I cannot believe Alfred's progress. I didn't have hopes of his poor little spine straightening out, but he's looking absolutely magnificent!

Can't wait for the pictures! I'm in need of some cheering up today! \:d/
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Here are the pictures from today (from a few minutes) enjoy \:d/
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Oh the wound on his head looks 100x better!

I am amazed by his fins, the apidose fin looks almost at 100% and so do the paired fins! I can't wait to see his dorsal and his tail fin start filling out as well :YMAPPLAUSE: !

Prayers coming little Alfred's way :YMPRAY: !
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Wow, he's getting more handsome day by day b-) :YMPARTY:
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Wow! The transformation this fish has made since you first got it is AMAZING. Keep up the good work. This fish was on death's doorstep and barely looked alive. You've done a good job.
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How is Albert doing? :)
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Hello :-) alfred is really fine. Im very busy this weekend but as soon as possible I'll do some pictures to show you. He's becoming really beautiful with long fins \:d/
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I congratulate you on your achievement and your commitment.
Très bien fait!
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thanks for your encouragement :)

here is Alfred (pictures from today)
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Hard to believe this is the same fish from the first post, looking more normal and healthy with every new photo. :)
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It's amazing how much better he looks! Congratulations to both of you :-BD
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I'm impressed the fish survied. I've known allot of fish die for far less miss treatment. Well done looking allot better. I now know syno's can be very tough little buggers.

Well done I hope this continues to go well.
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