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I think I have a sick fish. Hi have a black skirt tetra that I’ve had for about four years but is now hanging out at the top of the tank like he’s trying to breathe the air above the water. I have a 29 gallon tank freshwater,. We do weekly water changes and I use prime. Is this a sign that he’s...

It's a closed lid with a opening for a handle, another for the heater cord and one for the pump. There's moisture on the lid all the time.

Aquarium salt or should I use Epsom salts bath?

I've been dealing with white powder mold all over the inside of my tank lid. I keep wiping it off and it keeps coming back. Can I use bleach on it or will it be to dangerous for my fish?

it doesn't look fat anymore but has what looks like the same piece of white colored poop hanging out. Now it's hiding in a big rock display.

It keeps fighting to swim down but it keeps floating to the top. He's so small it's hard to take a picture. How often do they poop?

I have a 29 gallon fresh water tank( I use Prime water treatment) with some tetra's and 3 small red, white and blue ones. One of the red white and blue one has a big belly and kind of float's. I've read you can use a Epsom salt bath? Can anyone help me fix my fish?

I leave the light on for about 7-8 hours a day

green stuff I don't need to do a water change every other day til it clears up? Just go back to once a week?

Hello, I have a 29 gallon fresh water tank stocked with 4 black skirt tetra's, 2 other tetras and 2 small red, white and blue ones. Plus a crap load of snails. I usually do a 30% water changes ever 2 weeks ( I know I should do it once a week). I use Prime. I keep the temp at 76. I was told to...

I bought one snail about 3 years ago from my local PetSmart store. They said their snails are sterile ( yeah right). Next thing I know I have a bunch of tiny baby snails. The main snail dies and I continue to this day getting new snails. I've picked out by hand over a thousand snails! I've heard...

One of my fish died today. The one I thought I saw spots on. I told him out and there were no spots on him. He is dark red with a black tail.

The instruction for the filter said to have the water level almost touching the down spout. Is this correct ? I did a pwc every other day and dosing the tank with the maximum amount of prime for 2 weeks. Dose that not detoxify the ammonia? I only swish the filters in the bucket of the water...

I first got my tank on December 27th 2015 ( uneducated on aquarium). Fish in cycling ( again didn't know what I was doing) 29g Petsmart Topfin brand tank kit Topfin hob water pump with 2 filters Prime water conditioner Level's are: PH- 8.2 ( Tap water is high ) Ammonia- .25 ( can never get it...

I believe Topfin is a Petsmart branded item. After I do the wc will it be safe to replace the fish ? I bought a fish tank kit so the lid only has a space for the one filter. If I remove the lid ( which as the LED lights in it ) is it OK to not have a lid, but then I would have to buy a light...

Hello, and thanks in advance for your advice. I have a 29g tank ( first tank ever. Purchased 12/27/2015. almost 4 months 1 Topfin 30 brand filter with 2 carbon filter cartridges ( 3 months old ) Liquid Prime Fish in cycled tank Been doing water changes about every 4-5 days PH-8.2 ( tap water PH...

I would like to have some Betta"s. I understand you can only have one male in a tank, but can I have a tank with more than one female ?

I use empty gallon size water jugs. I put Prime in each jug then fill it with water and let it sit over night. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

How many bettas can you have in a tank? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I have a 29g tank I've had for about 4 months now. 2 (of the 3 that survived cycling of my tank ) of my original Sunburst platies have been hiding inside a large rock display for a couple months now. Time they come out as when you turn the light on and they think it's feeding time. One of them...

Hi, and welcome. I jumped in head first with no research and got my 29 gallon tank kit from Petsmart. Boy did they steer me wrong!! Told me nothing about cycling my tank before adding a bunch of fish. Sold me a bunch of bottles of stuff I didn't need. I found that the "Test Stripes" are not...

I live really close to the Saint Joe River in Indiana. Do you think it would be safe to find one along there? Or would I be better off finding a creek and looking for some? I read and one of the articles on this site that states you should only use certain types of wood. I'm embarrassed to say...

I have a piece of driftwood that we picked up off the beach in South Carolina. We've had it for roughly 18 years. I was wondering if I was to boil it would I be able to use it in my freshwater tank? Or will there just be too much salt in it? Thank you and advance for your help, Sue

May I ask what an Oto is ? I'd like to look it up

What is CO2? Is it a liquid you put in the tank with the fertilizer? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice