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Hi, I have a 20 gal tank containing 2 ryukin goldfish. One has begun floating upside down at the top of the tank. He seems to be doing this during the time when he is normally inactive, and the other goldfish is inactive as well. I have read that this can be a swim bladder problem or...

I have a 55 gal fw tank that currently houses 11 fish. 2 mollies, 1 platy, 2 variatis, 1 skirt tetra, 1 minor tetra, 2 torpedo barbs, 1 dwarf gourami, and 1 lamp eye tetra. The lamp eye, gourami, and barbs are new. I have since read that the tetra is a schooling fish and needs to be in a group...

I'm going to Las Vegas for a week next month and I've started to have some axiety about how my fish are going to be fed. Everyone who would be willing to come to my house and check on them is going on vacation with me! I've seen those dissolving food blocks sold at pet stores. Are they to be...

Yeaterday was cause for celebration because my cycle is finally over (woo-hoo!). I had a rough start... ammonia killed 3 out of 4 fish. I had one courageous Molly that stuck it out and lived through the whole nine week process of constant water changes. Now, my water is testing normal: 0 ppm...

Hey there! Quick question... I had a rocky start to my cycle, but my survivng Molly is doing great. It's been a good 7 weeks since the process started, and in the last week I assumed that I was approaching the home stretch. I began to get a nitrIte spike. I test the water daily and do PWCs...

Hi there, I got some great advice on my last problem, so I'm hoping to get some more! I'm in my 5th week of cycling a new tank with fish. I lost 3 mollies to ammonia toxicity (I was uneducated) and I have one remaining. My last fish is showing some signs of disease that may not be related to...

Hi, my name is Amy. I live in Delaware. I am not new to fish, but totally new to keeping fish the right way! I had a 10 g tank in middle school... I remember it being EASY. Fill the tank with water and fish, remember to feed them. no test kit... no water changes. I am surprised I had any...

I need help! I suppose I have "new tank syndrome"... I am a new aquarist. I bought a 20 gallon tank kit about a month ago. The tank ran fishless for 3 days before I added 4 mollys and some aquarium salt. Everything was going well for 3 weeks. I was doing once a week 10% water changes...