Recent content by nkn1

Thank you both for your advice! I didn't realize I haven't been doing enough wc's. This is good to know. I will incorporate these changes & keep you posted. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

See my question above! Need help! Here's facts about my tank: 54 gal corner tank, bottom filtration system with carbon pad placed inside top of filtration system, six silver dollar fish in tank (2 are 6 years old including my sick one), ph: 7.0, no ammonia, water changes done every four...

Surfnturf ( a member of the community) was great in helping me get rid of bump on my fish - thanks surfnturf! My question now is there's a flap of white skin and a small hole where the bump used to be. Should I be concerned it could have been parasitic worms? Should I be concerned about my...

Surfnturf- thank you so much for advice about the salt dip for my sver dollar fish! I did two dips-one yesterday & one today. The lump is gone and where the bubble was, the skin split and is hanging off the fish. Do you know what that could be from? Do you think it was an internal parasite...

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Thank you surfnturf! Just got your post this morning. Will try today. What puzzles me is this tiny transparent bubble on top of the lump. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Thanks Nils! I found a week ago, I was feeding my six silver dollars in my 54 gal. Tank (where this one lives) way too much spiraling wafers. I cut back & discovered this bloated fish. The lump has like a tiny bubble on it too. It's only on one side. He doesn't seem sick. My Ph is 7, my...

I'm a newbie here and am really excited to belong to such a wonderful fish community! I need help with a silver dollar I've had for over 3 years who now just developed a lump on his side. He seems fine-he swims with the other fish at times in the tank, seems to have an appetite, and doesn't...

I have a silver dollar fish that has a large lump on the one side. I thought I was over feeding, so I put down shelled peas for the past 4 days. The lump is not going away. My fish is active, swimming in the tank. Any ideas on what this is? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice