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Hi Fin Pleco Sick So, Hi I HAVE AQUARIUMS! I've been posting requests for help with my sick Hi Fin Pleco. You offered no advice for my problem, but advised that I "have a disaster waiting to happen".......What advice do you have please, to prevent this disaster? What is it in my description of...

Hi Fin Pleco-Sick I just tested the water & we're getting some improvement: Ammonia-0 NO3-80 to 100 NO2-0 pH-6 KH-40 GH-120 Any suggestions for my bloated Pleco? & Is it better to keep the airstones bubbling away fast? Is the extra carbon helping, or is it removing the good additives? Should...

Hi Fin Pleco Angellove 78 & Brookster 123. Thanks for the interest. The tank is a 75 gal octagon high. I did remove most of the decorations & vacuumed the bare bottom, removing about 25 gallons. Replaced with about 75degree tap water, treated with "Stress Coat". Tank now contains: one very...

The replacement water was about the same temp as the tank—75

One of my Plecos is floating at the surface, belly up and “shedding “ his slim coat. He is definitely alive! I was able to gently cradle him in my hand. He then swam out, swam to the bottom WITH A LOT OF EFFORT. When he stopped swimming he just rose back up to the surface again. Is this...

Re "Removing Chlorines/Chloramines", the advice about using the Python Gravel Vac is appreciated, but still leaves the question un-answered about how/when to add the "de-chlorinating" chemical---before, during, or after the water change----to have a less stressful effect on the "residents". I...