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No, the scales were not pineconed, but if you can imagine that ball looking like a small marble was stuffed into his right side, that's how bad it was (depth of the ball isn't true to form in the pic). Does dropsy always cause pineconed scales? Do you think it was just an intestinal-tract...

Thanks for the input, ainsley. Surprisingly, the Jungle Fungus-Clear tablet worked! I was told by a friend a while back (after purchasing them) that they are good for nothing; that the liquid medications work far better. But, here I am 4 days later on the dot and my gourami is doing 100%...

June FW Submission Meet Orange and Lemon, two female Guppies (Poeciliae reticulata) from my 10g FW setup.

Hi guys, I woke up this morning, one day after purchasing my first Dwarf Gourami, and I noticed his belly has ballooned out on his left side (see attached pic). The entire belly isn't affected, just his left side. He is behaving fine and eating well other than the physical symptom of bloat. I...

I had the same thing happen, and was dumb enough to take the dead ones back and replace them from the store twice. I am convinced that the species in general have a tendency to over-eat, and if your other fish require more than one feeding a day, or a large quantity of food due to the number in...

The local shops here in Western PA seem to run about $30.00 for small ones (not yet matured).

Simply awesome!

That's a very interesting reaction for a simple change of filter media. I've always been under the impression that the activated carbon is primarily for removal of metals and toxins in the water, as well as to "improve" clarity and stave-off bacterial odor. I would be very surprised if the...