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My blood parrot was fine last night. I come in this morning and his eye is hanging out. He lives with loaches and they are fine. Does anyone know what this is and what to do? He is five years old. 55 gallon tank running for five years. Tank at 79degrees. I dumped 70 percent of the tank...

Hi, My blood parrot started to look a little weird a few days ago. He started turning white and looked lethargic and is breathing heavily. Yesterday I thought he looked really bad so I dumped 80% of the tank and started Kanaplex. I don’t know if the water chemistry will be accurate. Today I...

I need to treat a syndontis catfish and two blood parrots for fin rot and possible ich. I have three Blue Botia loaches in the tank they seem unaffected. Is it safe to use Metronidazole with them in the tank? If not what meds are safe for them? Thank you

Hi, I noticed some lesions on my blood parrots the other day. The smaller fish has always had some scarring on him since the day I got him. I noticed some white flecks in the tail that’s why I am concerned. The big one has what looks like ulcers on his face. Nothing on the body of these two...

Hi, A few days ago I noticed a white spot on my Betta’s head. My first thought was he had brushed against a decoration and knocked off some scales. Today I see another tiny spot appeared so I’m not so sure what it is. He still has a voracious appetite and seems normal. He lives with guppies and...

Hi, I just wanted to ask about my Lace Catfish. I’m not sure if this is just new skin growing or something else. He is about six months old. A few months after I got him I noticed he was always scraping himself on things. Really long deep scrapes. I’m not sure how he is doing this because I’ve...

My heater died about two weeks ago on one of the coldest nights of the year. I had been using Marina heaters on all my tanks. Even though I know they are cheap they have always been reliable or so I thought. I had a Marineland (I think) heater that came with the tank. It was very cheap no temp...

I just bought an API GH and KH test kit. For the GH I got 7 drops which says it equals 125.3 and for the KH I got a 10 which equals 179. I have Blue Botia, Blood Parrots an Algae eater and a juvenile Bichir. From what I can gather from the fish range recommendations it looks like I need to...

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone knew if I could use a Python water changer with this sink setup? It is a custom installed Delta faucet. I’m a girl so I have no knowledge of anything plumbing related. I’m just sick and tired of dragging buckets back and forth for hours and killing my back...

Hi, Okay I have a question. I had a Columnaris outbreak in my five gallon in the beginning of September. I lost a lot of fish. My Asian Algae Eater was one that made it. First of all the AAE is in a five gallon because of how territorial and aggressive he was being in my 55 gallon tank. He...

I had really wanted to get some Dojo loaches. I saw them yesterday at the petstore and was tempted to get a few. The petstore has them in a heated tank. I did some quick research online and read that a tropical heated environment will shorten their lifespan. I could keep them in a tropical...

I had a suspected Columnaris outbreak in my five gallon. I’ve lost most of the baby guppies and one adult guppy. I have currently been treating with Kanamycin/ Furan2. I’m about at the end of that treatment. Now I have several guppies that look normal but the adult algae eater has been...

My Betta has some kind of bacterial infection. I treated him with Kanamycin which really really helped him. It didn’t really do anything for his cloudy eye or his torn fins but I have noticed he can swim better, eats more and is able to keep his balance. I put Kanamycin in my five gallon tank...

In April I noticed my Betta was looking kinda odd. His fins were frayed and he developed a cloudy dot in his eye. I also noticed his red colors had turned to white and he had what looked like ulcers around his head. I posted pictures of him on a site specifically about Bettas. Several people...

About two weeks ago I picked up some juvenile blood parrots from Petsmart. I noticed that they had some black spots on them. It looked like it was just part of their coloring. They were so lively and followed me begging for food. That and the fact that the tank they were in was horrible and...

Hi guys, I’ve been having this issue in both my tanks for a long time now. I have a 55 gallon and a 5 gallon. In both tanks the water is crystal clear. I overfilter both tanks. I also don’t over feed and am regimented on my water changes. My five gallon tank I have a Betta and a few guppies...

I bought this guy about two days ago. He was in with several other types along with all the names in Latin written on the tank. I’m having a hard time telling what type he is or if he is male or female. Can anyone help? Thanks A lot of the pictures I uploaded aren’t showing up for some reason.

Hi, I just needed some help with a cycling issue. I set up my 55 gallon tank a week ago. I added some API quick start and put a filter cartridge from my old established tank into one of the new filters. Today I tested the water with the API test kit. I got 0 ppm for all of the following...

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about the timeframe for cycling a 55 gallon tank? I completely set up my tank about two days ago. I used both API stress coat and API stress Zyme when I filled the tank. I also siphoned about a gallon of tank water in from my established five gallon...

Just wondering what my Betta might have. I noticed what looks like sores or maybe ulcers. A few days ago he developed a white spot in his eye. I found some Pimafix but since I don’t know what he has I don’t want to use the wrong medication. All of the other fish seem fine. Also If I do have to...

Hi, A few weeks ago I had two ghost shrimps in my tank. One started developing black spots and becoming very dried out and crusty looking. I thought maybe she was just old. She died shortly after. My other shrimp seemed to be okay and unaffected. Yesterday I went out and got more shrimp. When I...

I think that my filter is failing. The last couple cleanings I have given my tank I have noticed a horrible seaweed smell and what looks like massive amounts of white poop all in the gravel. My fish seemed okay before I changed the water. I stirred up the gravel and gave him new water and now he...

Hi, I just wondered if any one had any tips or help to get a fish tank through a hurricane. I have a five gallon with a Betta, shrimp and an Otto. Today I did an 80% water change because I'm expecting no power for several days. Storm should hit Saturday night. Thank you so much

I was just wondering how you would test your aquarium water when you are using treated tap water. I live in Houston and our tap water had chloramine so I wanted to know how I would test water parameters. Thanks

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a filter for my Betta who lives in a five gallon tank. I currently have the API size 10. It seems to have stopped working as I have noticed that after a week the filter is covered in gunk. I usually could go two to three weeks without changing it...