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Last week, I invested in three new balloon belly mollies, one otocinclus, and two banana plants. And probably a couple days after, there was a small outbreak of ich in the tank. But, it's very mild, that it's literally one dot on one of my tetras. In any case, I tested the water, did a 25% water...

Quick question, did you remove the filter before adding in the medication? I've been skimming this entire thread, but sorry if I missed it!

Gouramis have the tendency to go up to the surface and exchange air. Do you happen to have an air pump and stone going? If not, definitely recommend one!

Thanks for the response! And I hope I get fry soon! If she did drop fry, I haven't seen any evidence of them unless someone snacked on them or they were sucked up by the filter! Hopefully that wasn't the case!

:) Thank you again! And success! My ammonium and nitrite levels have all gone down to 0 today. I'll keep checking every day for another week to make sure it's stabilized.

For the past two weeks, I have been thinking my guppy was pregnant because she was gradually getting bigger up until this week. In the last three days, she went from slightly big to bigger. For the last week, she's been passing white, stringy poop and hasn't had much of an appetite. Yesterday, I...

Please, I should be thanking you for helping me! And I actually just received the API master kit in the mail. The previous water tests were based on the strips, which I realize now is absolutely incorrect and useless. And, the strip was the one that read the pH level as more acidic. Anyways...

I ended up purchasing wisteria and water sprite for the aquarium, and my ammonia levels are now < 1.0, so I'm still keeping an eye on that. But ALL of the fish have improved. They seem very much less irritated and much more happy to swim about. I noticed some of the gills were incredibly red...

I'm sorry that your fish didn't make it! Have you checked your water parameters today? And, what meds are in the melafix? For finrot, you would want any of these three: Chloramphenicol, Oxytetracycline, and Tetracycline, since they treat gram-negative bacteria. Raise the temperature to 80-85...

Possible swim bladder disease? That's the only thing I can think of! And that could be due to almost anything from parasitic infections, bacterial infections, or just plain physical injury.

I'm not expert in this situation. But, because of the situation in my tank, I've been doing vast research on different illnesses that can be caused by insufficient water levels. In any case, I think you have a fungal infection. The fungal infection predisposes the fish to fin rot was from my...

I figured as much! Thank you! I didn't realize how fast guppies can get pregnant. Oops, haha.

Thanks! I just did another test and the ammonia levels have decreased, and I haven't seen any more flashing as well. I also did another partial water change on top of that...about 25%. I'll either test it again later tonight or tomorrow and keep up with it. I even increased the air pump, so the...

Either I'm imagining my guppy increasing in size or she's actually pregnant? And, if she is, how much longer does she have to go?

Ahh, thank you! This explains so much. Looks like I'll have to double the trip back to the petstore for more water testing supplies. But, I just did partial water change. And, I still don't have a filter in my tank because the store ran out. But, I'll probably be using an old filter from a...