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So i have three bettas all in separate tanks and i'm looking to cut down on some. the obvious solution is get a (colored) divider so they're separate. however, one of them has a history of velvet and fin rot, so i don't want to mix him with other fish for the chance of transmitting it. another...

i have a young black ghost knife that's always seemed very healthy. he usually doesn't come out of his hides during the day and is much more active at night. eats like crazy. today, it's late afternoon and he's pretty active, i don't know why. i was watching him and his stomach looks really...

Is there any way to disinfect a marimo moss ball? I had it in a tank with one of my bettas which got sick and died. I've had the thing forever and would hate to just throw it away. is there anything i can do to make sure it doesn't spread any unwanted bacteria to any other fish?

I know it's okay to bleach a glass tank because the bleach leaves very little residue and comes off with a good rinse. but does that apply to plastic tanks too? will the plastic absorb the bleach at all? i had an ill betta in a 5 gallon and would like to move another fish into the tank but would...

My goldfish has a sort of mouth problem. It's been weeks. I was treating it and it completely went away..... and then came back twice as bad. his mouth is red and swollen. I had been doing 50% water changes and treating with melafix, and it got better. so i'm assuming its a bacteria problem...

I realized two weeks ago that one of my bettas has velvet. i've never dealt with this disease before. i did a complete 100% water change and used copper aid on the new water. and today i did a 50% water change and added the copper aid to the new water before putting it in the tank. the shiny...

i've never had a saltwater tank and i don't plan on having one quite yet because i just don't know enough about them. can anyone give me a rundown on what kinds of things i need to know? what are the key differences between freshwater and saltwater tanks? what extra equipment do you need...

i've never used a canister filter and i've been wondering for a while what the real difference is. how do they work? do they make noise? how difficult is it to clean them? i honestly have no idea anything about canister filters and i'd really like someone to help educate me about them.

I have a small black ghost knife fish, only a few inches long. I got him only a few weeks ago, he was the smallest in the tank at the store. I also have an african feather finned catfish, a bit longer than the knife fish but obviously a lot wider and thicker. he's only a little more length wise...

I have a school of five glass catfish, and four of them typically school together. but one just won't do it. he stays inside one of the ornaments hiding all the time. it's been like that since i bought them and i just can't figure out why. they were all kind of shocked and freaked out when i...

This may just be me being overly confident, because what i did tonight is literally the most basic thing in fishkeeping. I set up an air stone. that's it. BUT then i stood back and took a good look at my tank. Growing up, my mother wouldn't even let me have a goldfish. not even at 18 years old...

I'm just curious as to what they're like and how aggressive they can be. Has anyone owned them? I absolutely LOVE their look but i'd like to know if anyone's had aggression issues with them in the past.

My goldfish is sick. His mouth is red and swollen and now he's just been sitting at the bottom of the tank. I've had him quarantined to a 10 gallon tank for probably about two weeks now. maybe more. i had some fungus cure in the house so i tried that. the treatment ended with no results. so i...

Hey there, i recently adopted an Eastern Painted Turtle who's an EXTREMELY picky eater. he really only likes proteins. he loves beetles and mealworms and chicken and even many turtle pellets that have a high protein content. but the only non-protein i can get him to eat is apples. his shell...

I currently have a 40 gallon tropical community tank and i'm wondering what to put in my tank next. Currently i have 5 small glass catfish (about the size of my guppies), 3 male guppies, 3 rosy red minnows, an african featherfinned catfish (about 4 inches) and a cute little small black ghost...

This betta has been deteriorating for months and I tried everything people told me to do. Nothing worked. So i finally decided to tell people to piss off and do what i think is best. although i'm curious to see what actual fish keepers will think versus what these other people have told me...

So i'm new on here, just started two days ago. Just wanted to pop in and say hello. My name is Lexi and I have a 40 gallon tropical freshwater community tank and four betta tanks. three are 10 gallons and one is 5 gallons. I also have a semi-aquatic Eastern Painted turtle in a 20 gallon long...

Wanted to Show off my bettas! Their names are Sapphire(blue and white), Ruby(red), Garnet(red and blue) and Onyx(black).

No questions or anything here, just wanted to show off my bettas. The blue and white one is Sapphire. The red and blue one is Garnet. The red one is Ruby. And the black one is Onyx.

I have one 3 or 4 inch comet goldfish that was originally purchased as a little feeder for my crayfish. unfortunately, the crayfish died before eating the last of his meal. all of the other goldfish eventually died off but i just have this one left. he's been in my tropical community tank for...

The picture attached is my male half moon betta, Sapphire. My profile picture is also of him, before he got sick. When i got him, i also got one other male betta who i named Garnet. I was told that putting them together with a divider would be fine. I put them in a 10 gallon tank and...

I have one comet goldfish in my tropical community tank, which i know is not ideal but how he ended up there is a long story. he's probably 3 or 4 inches long now, in a heated tank that's roughly 40 gallons. he's been in my tropical tank for nearly a year now and is usually my most active fish...