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You could also Try ordering an active sponge filter from angelsplus.com, but you would likely have to leave it in your tank; and it might be Kind of an eye sore. I used them for a couple of my tanks and the tanks fully cycled in about a week, but I might have also just have gotten lucky.

Hi welcome to the hobby, Since your tank is 50 gallons (190 liters) it might take a while for your ammonia levels to rise. A week with six fish in a 50 gallon tank will take a little longer for ammonia levels to rise; which is good because it can help to keep your fish comfortable. If ammonia...

Judging by your symptoms, it could be dropsy. Unfortunately, it is almost always fatal and irreversible. It could also be a parasite, but it is more likely dropsy because of the presence of the bent spine and by looking at your pictures, he is hanging out towards the time; which is also a...

It i starting to slough off now and is looking more fuzzy. Could it be some sort of Fungus? And should I be isolating him in a quarantine tank or will the stress be too much since he is already lying at the bottom? And how would I keep the quarantine tank cycled or is his not a problem since...

Also, the white stringy poop is gone, so I don't think that it is parasites. And should I be separating him from the rest of the tank? or are the other fish already exposed and I should treat the entire tank?

Thank you so much. It is starting to look more and more like lymphocytis (cauliflower disease), which from what I understand is something that just has to run its course. However, I have heard that it shouldn't be affecting the fish's behavior much. Is this true? Because if so it probably isn't...

Thank you so much for responding. I have something called "coopersafe" that treats ick, velvet, and external parasites. Would this work? I will test my water parameters and do a small water change now. None of the other fish are showing any symptoms (stringy poo). One zebra danio has an enlarged...

Could it also be a sore? He is very regularly resting at the bottom and he is worrying me. I plan on doing a medium water change tonight and checking water parameters. Please any suggestions at all would be helpful. I'm thinking it could possibly be a tumor also. The white stuff looks like its...

Is there anything I can do? I have been looking around in books and on the internet and I can't find anything that matches the symptoms or looks like the lump forming on his abdomen...

I have a honey gourami with a sort of bump that has developed into a larger white lump. He has had it for about a week in a half, it only just now developed a white head to the bump. He has also been having clear stringy poop hanging off of him for about two weeks. Could this be lymphocitis or...

It is being sold for $500 firm. There are a few others around the same price that I saw; but this one looked like it was in the best condition....I think he did mean domino clowns I looked them up and they are some rare product of two other "designer" clowns. They go for around $90 a piece and...

I have always wanted to start a saltwater aquarium, after I started my first freshwater aquarium a little over a year ago. I was surfing craigslist for any good deals on tanks and spotted a full set-up 75 gallon saltwater aquarium, with all of the fish, corals, live rock, etc. included. I have a...

Thanks for the advice, i did a huge water change and everyone in the tank is looking better.

Hi everyone, I had a honey gourami die this morning. I had him for about a year now and he had a bulge on his left side for a couple of months. Unknowingly I thought he was just over-eating. I think that the growth was a tumor, but I'm not sure and unfortunately don't have any pictures. I have...

Ok thank u, the power came back on so need to worry anymore