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I need to raise the temperature due to one of the fish having Ick. Mostly African and one SA which is the one who is showing the Ick. Right now I'm going to raise it from 78F to 80F, how high can I safely gradually raise it to? I've decided to just raise the temp instead of medicating the whole...

I've heard that medication can kill the good bacteria and cause the aquarium to have to go through a cycle all over again :nono:. I have "SENTRY Mardel Coppersafe" I know that I need to treat the whole tank even though only one fish has the Ick but I am very hesitant and nervous to do so. I...

There is space between the middle of the bottom rim and my stand, i decided to slide card board underneath today but would rather not keep in there, it's as if only the ends of my tank is being supported, what do i do?

like I said he isn't over fed and he doesn't have raised scales and his stomach really doesn't look that bad so I don't think it is dropsy. could it be constipation or something else? if you can't tell in the picture, the bloating starts immediately behind his gills and ends where his bottom...

I thought that everything had turned out fine, as far as no compatibility problems while accumulating my small/medium sized Africans. Although today I noticed that two of them have been visibly bitten:( Is this something that is normal/bound to happen, or does this mean I need to make some...

one more severe than the other, the two pigs of the tank... the severe one looks horrible! so bloated like a pregnant woman... what can i do?

now that i got An African i'm concerned i may rather south American, can anyone tell me which you consider better and why?

Today one of my fish died (oto) when seemed completely fine yesterday and now my female swordtail is at the top, seems to be having a hard time swimming/moving and her belly is strangely bloated not just round and out there but kind of out of shape bloated. The only thing that was done...

Of course now I regret it and can't turn back, as with many things. I did however cut out a piece of the old media and put it in with the new. My nitrites are high right now... All in all i'm wondering did I make a horrible impulse decision? Is my cycle set back now after all this time?

I am a newb so bare with me if this is a silly question, but do swordtails breed with other types of swordstails? Because I do not have a male and female of the same kind yet today I noticed that the black ones belly is rounder and larger than normal... I have isolated it for the moment in a...

It has been about a week since I added pure ammonia and the ammonia level has not changed one bit. I thought I should have seen it go down shortly after and would of had to keep adding ammonia to get it back to 4. Is it normal that I've only had to add ammonia to level 4 one time and that it...

Wasn't even thinking about this in the beginning but now I am nervous. I have a 15 gallon and just set up a 50 gallon. Am I gonna faint when I get my bill or be pleasantly surprised?

I've been using it to clean a 50 gallon tank I just bought off CL. Due to the tank being the size it is I saw it in the store and figured it would be a pretty easy way to get the cleaning done. The tank was clean when I got it but you never know how the previous owner cleaned it. (sure I could...

I have used it twice now and now concerned after reading that it can mess up the filtration. If this is true have I used it little enough for it to not effect the filter? I have so many chemicals because so many instructions have suggested them but now I seem to read that they are bad and I...

In the past couple months I've gotten a 15g a 10g and a 50g also a 3g for my betta. I know I've spent well over 1000$ is this normal? I never expected the hobby to be so expensive. Does it continue to put a hole in your pocket or is it just when you're getting started? Is it unnecessary for me...

Or is it safer to just spend the money on a stand?

The guy assured me that it is a fish tank:ermm:, that it was used for fish for a long time, but he did not seem that confident and neither am I. It's about 40-45 gallons (long). The thickness of the glass measures about 1/4 an inch. (seems thin but I'm hoping to hear otherwise!) I currently have...

Apologize if this is the wrong thread, I can't see the full titles on my phone. Anyway, due to an issue with a couple other tanks in my house I was left with no choice but to move 3 more tetras into my 10 gallon with 3 other neon tetras. ( I forget the name of the tetras I added but they are...

I have a 15g with currently a filter for up to 10g (That's what it came with :ermm: ) I bought a new filter fit for 15g, same brand and takes same cartridges... Will I mess up everything accomplished in the past few weeks by switching filters even If I transfer everything from the old filter to...