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My giant danio's stomach looks like it's going to burst. He can't swim upright anymore. I have been noticing his stomach getting fatter, but I thought he was just eating alot. Anyway, he can hardly swim and his face is very pale. 10 gal 2 giant danios 1m/1f 1 tiger barb 1 otto I was going...

I did the tests this morning, but I will try again.

There are 4 fish in there in a 10 gal. 1 tiger barb 1 1/2 inch 2 giant danios 2 1/2 inch 1 otto 1 1/2 inch I found that odd as well. I only do 10% water changes every week. I change the filter cartridge once every 3 months.

I had my dwarf gourami for about 4 1/2 months. He just died the other day after getting what looked like finrot. I checked my water parameters( freshwater master test kit) and they were: ammonia: 0 nitrites: 0 nitrates: 0 ph: 8.6 Could the high PH possible have stressed him and...

You can get a pair of julies for a 20. They are Tang lake cichlids. Better yet, get some Tang shell dwellers . They stay under 3 inches and I hear are very entertaining. Just get them some seashells. Not sure what the availability of these fish are in your area. There are many African...

Ya if it's driftwood. They usually look great in a new world cichlid tank, but can work in an African tank too. I guess you're referring to your 29. I'm assuiming those fish in there are juveniles. You will need a 75, or at least a 55, for when they are adults. The gourami will get killed if...

Try some african cichlids. They LOVE caves. *Just kidding. They will love your neons too. How about some smaller cichlids like rams? I know they can go with neons. Not sure if they will hang out alot in caves.

No I don't think so, because the dwarf gourami would always chase the tiger barb. The tiger barb wouldn't touch him. I saw some white on the tail and the top fin before it started disentegrating, but I guess the tiger barb does sense weakness. I did have 3 of them on there, but I learned my...

Well, I put the dwarf gourami in a small 1 gal container to treat him since he started getting picked on by the barb. I treated it with applus anti-fungus. Is this okay? Please help. I don't have a filter for it. Temperature in my house stays about 75 since I live in FL.

Is there a prize to this game? What's the point? You can't see anything from that pic anyway.

Can I just use one of the medications mentioned in my 10 gal? Would it hurt the other fish?

Well I checked again and I believe it IS finrot. His top fin seems to be getting a little white as well. What can I do for finrot in a gourami?

I think I just found the cause of his finrot. I just saw the tiger barb attacking his tail. Is it possible he already had finrot and the barb is attacking him because he sees weakness? I was watching the tank all day yesterday and didn't see him attack him. I don't have another tank to...

Well, his tail looks like it's getting eaten away. He eats fine. Doesn't seem sluggish. It really happened fast within a day or 2. Good to know not to use Melafix on him. Would a little salt help? Would salt hurt my other fish such as my oto?

I believe I have finrot on my dawrf gourami. About 45% of his tail is gone. He lives in a 10 gal with 2 giant danios( juvenile) , 1 tiger barb, and 1 oto. No one else has it. How can I treat this? If I use medication, should I remove the carbon? What other forms of treatment do you...