Recent content by Ipalarez

did anything change recently? what are the water parameters, how long have you had the tank?

raise the temp 2 degrees a day, until its 82-86 depeneding on what your fish can tolerate, add aquarium salt (research how to do this properly) all of this in addition to your Ich medication will surely knock the ich out. For the fish that are in really bad condition, give them salt bath...

i almost forgot,..... is your tank cycled?

yes hes sick, his fins are clamped and he looks overall rough.... Water heater? Filter? Dechlorinator? Water changes? Gravel Vac? If everything is cool i would make sure to add some salt (search how to add salt to your freshwater aquarium) plants, and i would dim the light some, make sure he has...

SALT BATHS!!! Also, peroxide on the fins..

these actually are symptoms of parasites.... i had the same problem with my guppies not eating, getting skinny, and having clear and stringy feces. i used General cure and Erythromycin, but i had to get them to eat the medicine....So, i bought frozen blood worms, when they defrost it produces a...

The fish is either old or got sick. Did you quarantine your betta and plants? Neon tetras are very sensitive, i've struggled keeping them in the past because they seem to be the first fish affected by anything

i've heard crushed coral has a lot of benefits, didn't know it helped with snail shells!! I'll definitely be getting some today, thank you!!! :dance:

My betta and guppies are experiencing fin rot! everyday it gets a little worse. I know its not nipping because my bettas top and bottom fin are eroding slowly and in uniform, his rear end keeps tearing apart! I had the betta alone in the tank for a few weeks and he was experiencing it as well, i...

Im just starting to get into the chemistry of water parameters and more in depth in my hobby! Now that I'm more knowledgable and proactive my snails shells STILL continue to erode and turn white (even the new ones, the old ones i can understand because i wasn't doing what i should have been)...

I use a trio of medicine. API GENERAL CURE API E.M ERYTHROMYCIN HEALTH AID ICH-X i use these to quarantine fish before adding them to my community tank. I also use them when i see a problem like this with one of my fish and ill treat the whole tank. Dose the tank and do not water change for...

Im just starting to get into the chemistry of water parameters and more in depth in my hobby! Now that I'm more knowledgable and proactive my snails shells STILL continue to erode and turn white (even the new ones, the old ones i can understand because i wasn't doing what i should have been)...

Hello my name is Ines (Nes, nesi, ect) I've had 2 males bettas for about 3 years in a divided tank, they both recently died (Banana died in April 14 2020, Beatle died 9/11/2020) The deaths of my buddies inspired me to get more involved in my hobby! I learned so much when i noticed Beatle was...