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Thanks for responding! His tail has always been that shape, it hasn't changed. He has been flashing against the decor from time to time. That's why I was dosing with Paraguard (and because I thought maybe it was ich.) Should I also dose with Furan 2? Or just stick with the Paraguard? I...

Sorry to bump folks, but any ideas here? I feel like I might lose this fish unless I do something soon.

This is my boss's fish, it's been kept in a 5 gallon, well maintained tank in her office with two other male guppies. The fish started getting a growth on his tail, so my boss treated with a round of Triple Sulfa. There didn't seem to be much effect, and the growth turned into a white bubble...

Cool thanks, I think I'll give it a shot, thanks guys.

Cool, thanks. I knew Johannis looked similar to the other type, although I guess that's not ideal because Johanni's are a far more aggressive type. So I'm glad to hear I've the IDs more or less correct, and the Socololifi shouldn't be an aggression issue other than he might be TOO wimpy for...

So a few weeks ago I decided to set up a 55 gallon cichlid tank. I've always just had tetras, rainbowfish, platys, that sort of thing before, but I live in Tucson where our water's hard and the PH is about 8, so some Mawawi cichlids seemed like they'd be a good idea. I've had the tank set up...

Oh I'll keep you all informed. Thanks for the suggestions! :hide:

Okay, I will do that tonight. Should I test my tap water for nitrates as well? I already do fairly massive water changes.

I will definitely try this. What's the recommended way to reduce nitrates? The test kit says to use Nitraban.

Sorry everyone for not getting back to this sooner, I got called away to an emergency and have been out of state for awhile. I did all the tests in the API master reset kit and here are my results (I had to do ranges on some of it because I have trouble with color matching tests, I wish this...

I've tried Coppersafe, it did nothing, maybe killed a few random snails. If you're not opposed to snails in general, I can't say enough good things about Assassin snails, they DEMOLISHED the pond snail population and it's only been two weeks so far. I'm not sure they'll 100% eradicate the...

Sure, of course. Borrowed a filter and gravel from a friend's tank, that's why I have the two filters. Added a half teaspoon of ammonia every other day and tested with some cheap strips the day after, after a week the ammonia was gone within by the next day, after three weeks no nitrites. At...

I don't mind grabbing a decent test kit, I'll do it tonight in fact (especially since the only two guesses are ammonia burns). It does seem a bit odd that the problem would suddenly present after this long, though. I DID cycle the tank beforehand (although admittedly I confirmed no ammonia...

Anyone? Even if no one could even hazard a guess as to what's wrong, could I get some advice on whether I should just euthanize him or something? He's definitely not feeling well.

Sorry, I have zero NitrItes. The bad one, not nitrates. My nitrates are fine as well but I don't know the exact. I thought Ammonia as well. I have one of those little disks that hangs on the inside of the tank and is supposed to change color if the ammonia starts spiking. Once we started...

1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.). Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish - Has dark spots, is mostly hanging out in one area of the tank and gasping a bit, is not eating well...