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Hey guys I noticed this issue on one of my firemouths a week ago and it didn't seem to bad until now where his eyes got cloudy and he is not moving much. I just did a water change so the water might be a bit cloudy. It is a 70 gallon aquarium with great air and filtration. Everyone else in the...

Hello everyone, I am going away on vacation sometime this year and need to have a feeder for my South American cichlids for 2 weeks. (70gallon understocked) These fish tend to get swim bladder disease fairly easily so I need the food to sink or be wet. Does anyone have experience with this also...

Hello! I have tried to ask about this before but no one seems to respond. I beg of you guys to please help me out because the condition has gotten so bad! I am leaving soon and cannot leave the fish without knowing what this is. Basically there is a huge growth on my 4 year old parrots nose and...

Hello everyone!! I have never bred fire mouths in my life and after a long week the fry are free swimming haha. It's so exciting but I don't know what to do! I attempted to move the fry into a breeder box that I have but the parents won't let me :/ at this point I don't really know what to do...

Never knew this day would come but one of my fire mouth pairs are having babies!!! I spotted eggs this morning on a piece of driftwood and they are clear with a few white eggs here and there. I know absolutely nothing about breeding cichlids because I never focused on breeding. The male is...

Hello everyone!! Hope everyone is well. So the queen of my tank. My beloved blood red parrot who is 4 years old now has gotten a weird growth in her nose for the past few months. I will attach pictures but I'm so confused as to what it is. It all started a few months ago when I noticed her...

Hello everyone, Have not been on here in a while because of the app being disabled for me!! However I hope everyone is doing well. Here's my issue today I hope all of you cichlid lovers could help me out with. So about a month ago I noticed an irritation on my parrot fish' nostrils and did...

Hello everyone, I went to this page because it is my favorite to talk about anything regarding freshwater even if my fish was unhealthy. Well this death was devastating for me because nothing lead up to it. I turned on my tank light last night and see a fish ripped up into shreds. After looking...

Hello. Can anyone id this fish. I'm sure it's obvious. But I have never seen one and wanted to know a little about it before I take it. Cause I was offered it. Thanks in advance. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hello everyone, I was wondering what the ideal conditions are for breeding firemouths. I have 6 and they have been in my tank for about 5 months now and idk what's wrong. They don't breed... It's a 70g with a parrot, pleco Severum and geo. Nobody bothers them and there are 10 caves Not sure how...

Hey everyone, I wanted to know a little about wild caught fish like perch in an aquarium. Any thoughts are appreciated. Also would it be possible to keep one with SA cichlids Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

My ehiem Pro 3 just failed on me. And after 6 hours of trying to fix it. Its just won't work. I need to know what to do for the night can they survive without a filter?? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hello everyone, For the past few days I have seen my pleco swimming after my parrot fish and sucking on to him. I have never seen any of my plecos do this. But this pleco doesn't only do that, he swims around in a shark like manner around the entire tank. I don't know how to stop the sucking...

Hello, I just finished treating one problem yesterday, but now I have a new one. My parrot fish has black spots on her after being treated for swim bladder. Can anyone find out what's wrong. She's fully active. Eats and everything. Parameters are good 70 gallon On the fins and under her...

Hello everyone. For the past few days my full grown parrot fish has been floating up on top of the tank. Sorta mouth up breathing water/air No other fish seems to be doing this. Parameters look great Ehiem pro 3 filter Good aeration I tapped her mouth and she swam down in the tank but then...

Hello everyone, This tank has been 5 months in the making and I feel is finally complete. It's a 70 gallon with Texas holey and lava rock, driftwood, small shells and sand. There is also a fake green plant in the back center that's around 3 feet long. Inhabitants: Parrot cichlid Gold Severum...

I want to see what others keep as their main centerpiece. I'll start this thread off with mine! A Blood parrot fish Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hello everyone! Haven't been on here for a while! But I'm back and ready to get back to working on my tank. I have a 68gallon aquarium with a blood parrot and a pleco. I want to add a needle nose gar. There is a very nice one at my lfs that's around 5 inches so I want to hear your thoughts and...

Hello everyone, My 10 gallon anole tank with one anole has a problem. The lizard is great but the UVB lamp always makes the humidity go from 80 to 20 in a matter of 30 minutes. I have a spray bottle that I use to mist it but it is a pain to spray all of the time. These lizards need around 60-80%...

I have spent tons of money on Texas holly rock and other rocks, I realized getting rocks from a landscaping stored would be a lot cheaper. Would this be okay for my aquarium. Thanks :)

Hey guys I have a blue gourami that's like 3 years old and was born with a bad eye(it's half gone). He always sits at the bottom and slowly breathes but when he sees me he perks up and when there's food. He acts so lively. I want to convert the tank to cichlids but no fish store wants this guy...

Was at the doctors and saw this tank, I want to do something similar so I had some questions. First of all is this overstocked?, it's a 50g hex What type of African are they? Not the parrots And which are male/female/or juvies. Thanks :)

Hey guys. This may be the wrong place to ask this but I like this group cause they are very knowledgeable. Anyway I have a recently started 65 gallon aquarium running for 2 1/2 months now. With African cichlid substrate( thought I was doing Africans) I had to get rid of my 55g because I was told...

Hey guys I have an anole lizard in a 10g 70% humidity 80 temperature Under tank heater Basking lamp Driftwood Fake plants Wood chip substrate It's kind of boring in the tank because she doesn't move. I want to know if I can add any frogs or other reptiles Like that. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys I've had two gouramis for years now in my community tank and they were fine till I put them in a bigger tank recently. One picks one the other and the other has a bleeding lip, torn fins, and damaged scales. He's a very strong fish. I was just wondering how I can help it cure without...