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  1. Marinemammalover

    Gourami with lymphocitis?

    I have a honey gourami with a sort of bump that has developed into a larger white lump. He has had it for about a week in a half, it only just now developed a white head to the bump. He has also been having clear stringy poop hanging off of him for about two weeks. Could this be lymphocitis or...
  2. Marinemammalover

    75 gallon full set up on craigslist: is it worth it

    I have always wanted to start a saltwater aquarium, after I started my first freshwater aquarium a little over a year ago. I was surfing craigslist for any good deals on tanks and spotted a full set-up 75 gallon saltwater aquarium, with all of the fish, corals, live rock, etc. included. I have a...
  3. Marinemammalover

    Death by Tumor?

    Hi everyone, I had a honey gourami die this morning. I had him for about a year now and he had a bulge on his left side for a couple of months. Unknowingly I thought he was just over-eating. I think that the growth was a tumor, but I'm not sure and unfortunately don't have any pictures. I have...
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    Power outage and filter media

    I am experiencing a power outage. I have a battery-powered air pump and the temp is fine, but I know that the power will b off for more than two hours and I have somewhere to go. Should I take out the filter cartridge so that the dead bacteria don't pollute my tank or replace the cartridge and...
  5. Marinemammalover

    Gourami flashing

    So I have a honey gourami that has been fladhing in this one part of the tank. He is the dominant fish in the tank and I was wondering if a fish can be flashing as a show of dominance? I remember hearing that somewhere.... Also, he has a white stripe and on the edge of his anal fin and some...
  6. Marinemammalover

    Birth mark or something else

    Honey gourami has had this for as long as I've had him on his anal fin....is it a birth mark or something else?
  7. Marinemammalover

    Dropsy?

    Tank size: twenty gallon Species in tank: 5x zebra danio and 2x honey gourami Cycled: yes since November Parameters: all good (within range) Most recent water change: Wednesday jan, 30 Been treating for: at first ich (heat and salt treatment) then parasites (ich treatment wasn't working...
  8. Marinemammalover

    HELP!!!! Fish on the verge of dying!!!!

    I have a zebra Daniel that has been lying on its side for about ten minutes now.... Gasping for air. I have separated him and put him in a half full three gallon bucket with lots of air flow. I am battling what I think is an outbreak of ich and constipation what should I do?! Please HELP
  9. Marinemammalover

    Constipated fish

    So I have a zebra danio that is showing all the signs of being constipated/ having indigestion (lying at the bottom of the tank, slightly bulging stomach, gasping for air a little). I am currently treating my whole tank for ich with the salt and heat method. I have seen both of my honey...
  10. Marinemammalover

    Is this ich?

    I I just got two honey gouramis last monday and I'm afraid one of them has ich they both have been flashing (rubbing against deco). My water parameters are all good and one of the gourami has one spot on his top fin and some white splotches that might be unrelated to ich on his anal fins. If any...
  11. Marinemammalover

    Algae?

    My tank has been cycled for about two months and this stuff has been appearing on some of my airline tubing..... It has black spots on it and I was just wondering what it is? Is it algae? [
  12. Marinemammalover

    Active filter put in at the end of a cycle?

    Hi. So I have been cycling my twenty gallon for about eight weeks now with six zebra danios and am currently in the middle of a nitrite spike of around one to two ( I have been doing fifty to sixty percent water changes whenever I can which is usually everyday). I have read online about buying...
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    Ammonia woes

    I Have been in fish cycling my twenty gallon tank for around six weeks. I have had my ammonia spike already and the majority of my nitrite spike. My nitrite levels have been ranging from 0.5-1 for the past week. My ammonia levels have steadied at 0.25 because I have 0.25 ppm in my tap water...
  14. Marinemammalover

    Another cycling question

    Ok I know this is like the third thread I've started about fish-in cycling but here it goes. Ok so I have been having a nitrite spike of around two since 9/10. I know that I have 0.5 ppm of nitrite in my tap water. I have been using amquel plus to take care of that( I know it only gets rid of it...
  15. Marinemammalover

    pH problems

    I have been fish-in cycling my twenty gallon tank with six zebra danios. I have had my ammonia spike and am currently having a nitrite spike. Ok so here's the problem... my pH has been slowly dropping and now it is at 6.0! i read somewhere that below seven the nitrification process slows and...
  16. Marinemammalover

    Good fish store near Boston

    I am near boston ma and am looking for a good freshwater fish store. The zebra danios i currently have in my tank are from a Petco and I wasn't very happy with the way that they were keeping their tanks. I am looking to get some cherry barbs, a dwarf gourami, and some ottos once my tank is...
  17. Marinemammalover

    Amonia and nitrite problems

    Ok so I am currently cycling my twenty gallon tank with six zebra danios... And my ammonia levels are currently at 0.5 I am planning on doing a 50% water change later this evening. However, my nitrite levels are at 1.0 currently... I have around 2.0 nitrites in my tap water ( i used test...
  18. Marinemammalover

    Quick question

    So I am cycling my twenty gallon tank with six zebra danios and I used a bacteria starter called microbe-lift and it says to put a dose of it in on the first day which I did.... But it also says to put a dose in on the 8th day. Today is the 8th day and I don't know if I should put it in it...
  19. Marinemammalover

    Stocking a 20 gallon

    I am currently cycling my twenty gallon aquarium with six zebra danios which I am going to keep in there. I am planning on getting: -2 dwarf gouramis - 2 cherry barbs - six neon or cardinal tetra Once the tank is cycled... Would I be overstocking the tank and if you guys have any ideas of...
  20. Marinemammalover

    Confused

    I am currently fish-in cycling a 20 gallon tank with six long-finned zebra danios.... I am new to keeping fish but I understand the nitrogen cycle and what should happen. I'm confused because I have had these fish since Sunday and the tank has been running since Saturday. I added a liquid...
  21. Marinemammalover

    Hello I'm new

    Hi I'm a new to this website/app and to fishkeeping. The only fish that I have had in the past was a female betta named violet. However, when a friend was watching her for the weekend they left the lid open and she jumped out. I am currently doing a fish in cycle with six long-finned zebra...
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