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Thanks for your advice. Considering a gourami.

I'm not keeping snails because they transmit disease, and personally it would be too hard on me to keep another betta. I was looking for an alternative.

I googled it and it says dwarf gouramis are not solitary fish, and require a minimum of 10 gallons, and the other gourami types are even bigger. Is that info correct?

I read that you can keep one in a five gallon, so I thought my 6.5 gallon would be big enough. If not, is there another solitary tropical fish I can keep that would like my current setup and preferably live longer than five years? That was my main reason for the kuhli loach, as they can live for...

So my betta recently passed and I was thinking about maybe getting another solitary tropical fish for my 6.5 gallon. My question is: can I fit a kuhli loach in my aquarium comfortably? I have a large mushroom castle thing, two plastic plants, and a bunch of marimo moss balls in my tank. I also...

Thanks for all your help. Just wish he could've made it.

Magma passed on last night. Thanks for all your help. Really gonna miss that little guy.

I checked on him this morning and he had passed on. I'm really gonna miss him. I just used the plain stuff. Thanks for trying to help.

He's really limp and won't move the net's the only thing holding him up he's laboring for breath really worried he's gonna die help!!!!!!!!!!

I tried espom salts for swelling in eye and tummy and posted about it but now I think Magma is dying I have him propped up in a net up near the surface but it's only a temporary solution. He can't breathe was gasping on the bottom and tried to swim up several times but kept falling. His color is...

I really worried he won't make it as he has started refusing to eat and he just won't move any more. Any advice?

Yeah Magma's doing worse in the fact that he's just laying flopped over on his side all the time. Should I treat with Kanaplex again? Treated a couple months ago with no results. Should I start today or do water changes to get all the salt out first?

I would say that you shouldn't replace aq salt for anything else. It works for aquariums, and anything else might have additives that are dangerous to fish.

Quick update: Magma seemed to be doing fine and improving a bit (slightly less swollen eye) at five days. However, I've noticed that he seems to be lying on his side and sleeping more than normal. He sometimes doesn't even wake up when I do a pwc. Should I stop the treatments or continue like...

Okay, thanks for your help!

I can take out about 1/2 gallon each pwc. Also could I just do one pwc a day instead of twice a day as I'm really busy in the evenings. I plan to start the treatments on Monday because I'll be away for the weekend. Thanks again for your help.

Ok, yeah that does make more sense now. Thanks. I don't actually know how much water I take out cause I use a small glass fishbowl to hold the dirty water and pour the clean in, but I'll try to figure it out the next water change.

Yes, I removed the filter pad when I medicated. The tank is 6.5 gallons. Thanks for your help! Already have the epsom salts, just a few questions from the procedure you mentioned. How much is too much water to take out when making the epsom salt treatment? Also when making the treatment, can you...

So Magma(my betta) has been swollen for some time. I've posted on here and treated for popeye with seachem kanaplex. However, even after treatment one eye was still swollen, as well as his tummy area has remained swollen for several months. I'm wanting to treat with epsom salt. My question is...

Don't think it's ich because ich is really small dots, like grains of salt. Not sure what your molly has tho.

Thanks for your advice!

Ok, will try that and see if it helps. Thanks!

So I know Magma(my betta)'s getting old, but i'm really worried cause he's not eating. Keep finding uneaten food in filter. Is this just a sign of old age or is there something I can do to help it? Thanks in advance!

ok, thanks so much!

ok, thanks! Also sorry if this is obvious, but what exactly is the nitrogen cycle? Thanks!