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Sorry I haven't listed my water parameters. I just have a general question about Melafix and Pimafix. Is it okay to stop using them after 2 days? Two days ago, I started medicating my main tank for a sick glowlight tetra but she got so weak I moved her to my hospital tank, where she isn't...

DESCRIPTION OF ILLNESS I have 5 Glowlight Tetras. One is sick. On 1/19/08, I noticed a swelling on her underbelly the size of a small pea. I moved her from 20-gallon community tank to 5-gallon hospital tank. Shortly thereafter, I noticed loose skin hanging from her underbelly and the swelling...

I have a bad fin/tail rot situation. My water perimeters are basically the same as listed in this topic: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=96036 Last Sunday, I discovered a glow light tetra laying on the floor of my main tank. It was still alive so I moved it to my hospital tank...

Help! I have resilient fin rot affecting 6 of my 11 fish! :( I first noticed it last August with my 3 corydoras elegans. I treated my tank with Melafix. When I didn't see improvement, I moved the 3 elegans to a hospital tank and continued treating them with Melafix (which didn't work), and...

Months ago I noticed a cory missing its tail fin all the way to the base. 8O It has a difficult time swimming and kind of wiggles to get to its food. I decided it must have been somehow injured. The rest of the fish seemed okay so I left it at that. Yesterday, I took a closer look at my other...

I have a 20 gallon freshwater aquarium with 8 glowlight tetras and 7 coryadoris catfish. I did a 5 gallon water change with treated tap water about 5 days ago. When I tested the water today, the alkalinity has gone from 40 to 0, the nitrate has gone from 80 to 60 (although it's normally around...