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Hi, I have a blue african cichlid who is breathing heavily toward the bottom of the tank and not moving, though I can see he is alive. He appears to have some red discoloration on his fin. Is this fin rot or some other disease? Could it be contagious? Please see the attached picture. Any help...

mfdrookie, you've got a very good point. You're not the first who's said that also. What are your thoughts on this: The red parrot (4 inches) is a bit larger than the largest of the 4 african cichlids (2 are 1 inch, and 2 are 3 inches). When the 3 inch cichlids come anywhere near the parrot's...

Blueiz, Thanks very much for your reply. That explanation is very helpful and makes a lot of sense. Good to hear that it may not be contagious. The red parrot is very active as he usually is (had this on his mouth for about 2 weeks), but could still be very stressed unbeknownst to me. The rest...

Below is the a post I made about a week ago in the cichlid section, but with no responding help. In a nutshell, I think my red parrot has cotton mouth (columnaris). I've been doing almost daily 30% partial water changes, raised the temp to 82 degrees, added salt, continued to add rid-ich (see...

I've recently finished cycling my new 55 gal. freshwater tank. Cycled for about 6 weeks, used mostly water from my existing 20 gal, and finally added the whisper x45 from my 20 gal in addition to the aquar clear 110 for this 55 gal. (needless to say, I should be covered with filtration). Ammonia...

By way of background, I am relatively new at maintaining a healthy aquarium. I started my first 20 gal about 4 months ago. I cycled for 8 weeks with feeder gold fish. Finally got my levels right to add real fish. Added an oscar, red blooded parrot, silver dollar, pleco catfish (yes, I know I...

My 20 gallon aquarium is approx 3 months old. I spent the first 2 months cycling with about 10 goldfish. Some died but were replaced. Last month my numbers became steady - approx 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite, and low ammonia. but ph was low (yellow) due to the amount of goldfish. removed all the...

I have a catfish in my 20 gallon tank that has appeared to grow 2 white bumps. One is on his fin and the other is on his belly. They are very white and appear to have some fuss on them. This is my first catfish and not quite sure what it is. Bought him 3 weeks ago. I am attaching a picture...