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How's she doing now blugrassboy? I'm not really sure how to help you but wanted to respond because I think she's a stunning fish and hope that someone else can help! I'm not sure why you haven't gotten more responses yet; maybe make a post in the Unhealthy Fish forum? Anyhow, I just wanted to...

Thanks for the reply Jchillin. Went ahead and did the water change with tap water as suggested. My boyfriend and I sometimes get into pseudo-arguments about fish decisions; I read so much more about this than he does but sometimes he still insists that he is right. Today it was about whether...

So finally, after several weeks of monitoring my 55 gal to make sure everything was okay (had some concerns about the health of 2 tetras for a while; QTed them for a couple weeks and all has been fine since) I got 4 new angels on Friday with the hopes that one will pair up with my original...

You're talking about the medicated gel food right? I'm almost positive it will not have any effect if you put it in the water and the fish don't eat it, as it is not an external medication. When I used it (geltek tetracycline) with my fish they would not eat if directly because they are...

What do you mean when you say that his upper back looks paralyzed? Do you mean that his dorsal fin looks collapsed or that his spine isn't straight? Is his belly swollen at all? When did he last eat? If he's still eating then he may still have a chance if we can figure out what's wrong and...

The tetra with bulging eyes that I QTed unfortunately got more swollen and died. :( I'm not sure if it was bloat or maybe dropsy caused by a bacterial infection. The guy who had the whitish patch on his head/face is still in QT but very active and the patch is pretty much gone, but there are...

I'm having trouble keeping nitrates as low as I'd like them to be and am wondering if this could be caused by rotting driftwood. The tank has been fully cycled for over a month and my tap water contains about 5ppm of nitrates. I have a really hard time determining the exact level of nitrates...

Hey Ray, I wouldn't recommend another male dwarf gourami in a different color variety as that doesn't help the situation at all IME. The first fish I got were 2 dwarf gouramis, 1 neon and 1 flame, and the flame killed the neon very quickly. For sizable fish with lots of color, I'd take a...

Thanks Brian! I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, but he's defintitely reached half dollar size now, and is maybe a bit larger than that. Do you think I still have a few weeks? I'll probably get the new angels on Monday and then it's a week min. in QT. I know I should probably do...

That would make sense because he backed into the cave when I first turned on the tank lights; they haven't been on for several days because a bulb is out.

On Tuesday of last week, I noticed a small, flesh-colored patch on one of my loaches' heads. (Not his flesh color, like human flesh color.) Being the fish hypochondriac that I am, I spent a couple hours online poring over disease info. and also forced my boyfriend to stare into the tank with...

Thanks so much to everyone for your advice! I'm sorry it has taken me a while to get back here, but the purchase of new angels has been put on hold because of my health concerns about two tetras who are currently occupying the QT tank detailed here...

I do have a spare tank where I could temporarily house anyone who became a problem (although the 55 is Poldy's and I will not remove him even if he rejects all the additions). I'm mainly just wondering when problems would start showing up. Is it most likely that things will be fine until they...

Ok, so originally I was thinking of finishing off my tank with a small school of Boesemani rainbows but since then I have come upon a couple new considerations: First, I have fallen madly in love with my baby, veiltail angelfish, Leopold (Poldy). We got him a little over a month ago when he...

How big is the clown loach you have now, nitrous? If I were you, I'd go ahead and get 2 more because if they're babies, they will take a WHILE to outgrow a 55g, and they will be so much happier in a group. I had 3 clown loaches in a 25 gal. for a little over two years (by themselves), and just...

cbk-- What you do is dose the TANK with dechlorinator right before filling it back up with new tap water. I have a 55 gal. and put in two capfuls of Prime (we have high chlorine levels) right before refilling with the python after water changes. I have had no problems with this method (except...

If you're sure to have lots of hiding places (especially floating plants in various areas of the tank) then you could probably give it a shot. I've only kept one, so maybe people who have kept them in multiples could chime in. That's great about the rainbowfish. I found a store that has some...

Actually, gouramis are top-dwellers. They're labyrinth fish which means they need access to the surface to breathe. Sometimes, the males will build cool bubble nests on the surface as well. I'd recommend those because they definitely meet your criteria for color, but I'd recommend getting...

Jodi-- For a second I thought that was a joke but checked out the photo properties and googled "hairy lobster" and wow. I must say that is a terrifying looking animal, and I am rarely creeped out by aquatic creatures unless they are of the slug/worm sort. I'm reading the CNN article on it...

Yeah, having that kind of thing in the tank with clown loaches can be a nightmare. We were in exactly the same situation as jim532 last week, after moving my loaches from their old tank to the new 55, in which I had placed a large, Penn Plax "tree stump". We did not see them again for over 3...

Thanks for all the information-- highly interesting and informative-- and it seems that Prime really is a great product. I do think I have the Nessler test (this is the one where the presence of ammonia is shown by increasing shades of yellow, while no ammonia is clear, right?) and as of this...

How exactly does Seachem Prime work? I've been doing some research on here about which dechlors people consider to be the best, and decided to switch from using Stress Coat (which I have used for at least 3 years without problems, but know it's not the best) to Prime as my dechlor. This is...

Thank you so much for your quick response! I feel kind of dumb that I couldn't figure this out myself but I've only had the Eclipse tank and smaller tanks against the wall. Another question I have in this case is cycling: We were going to just replace one of the biowheels on the emperor with...

Hey everyone, It's been a long time! I am finally upgrading my 25 gallon (which has been housing 3 clown loaches for 3 years) to a 55 gallon-- super excited. We have the tank set up as a sort of room divider behind the couch in the center of our apartment. We just planted it and filled it...

Thanks for all the advice you have been giving me throughout this, An t-iasg. You've been giving me advice ever since I brought Ziggy (my betta) home, and I really appreciate it. However, I have quite a problem right now. I set up a 10 gal. QT tank over the weekend. I also bought a heater...