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Here's some pics of her tonight. She's getting out and about a bit more, but the gap under her gills is concerning me. Looks like she's a little white around her gills as well. Does anyone have any ideas? Really don't want to lose her. She came from my stepson's aquarium as a fry. Sent from...

BBRadbury, just an update. I got home last night, and the platy in question was actually swimming around a bit towards the top of the aquarium. However, she also began flashing on some of the items in the aquarium. I examined her and am not really seeing anything on her. Very familiar with...

I will certainly give the plants a try. I just added a new light last Friday in an effort to go with a planted setup. Only added a new light and a couple of plants. My LFS was almost out, so I have to wait for more plants to arrive this week. I've already got the salt in there, so I'll...

I stay on top of my water changes. Every Saturday I do one, though it's likely about 40-50% and not 60. Like I said above though, I'm not reading any ammonia or nitrites. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hello all. I'm hoping someone here can help me. I'm an experienced aquarist, but I've been lucky and haven't dealt with sick fish much. However, my platy has been staying almost exclusively at the bottom of the aquarium for several weeks now. She eats on occasion, but does not come up to do...

I have one myself right now. While I think it works ok, I'm not in love with it and am thinking of making a change. It doesn't keep my water as clear as I'd like, even though I don't overfeed and clean the filter out regularly. I also hate how much room it takes up in my 45 gallon. Finally...

It seems to me to be attacking the fins. The dorsal and pectoral fins are in really bad shape. The one pectoral fins seems to be almost non-existant.

I think it's just on the one side. In fact, that line didn't appear until this morning. It was just the grayish coloring and the weird pectoral fin. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Hey everyone. If I could get help, I would appreciate it. I've used the template to provide info. Will also include a picture. 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.)...

Thanks for the info. Just wanted to know what others did to keep their tanks going. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

So my step son is taking the last of his fish with him to college this weekend, meaning that I will have a 10 gallon aquarium that I could possibly us as a QT/hospital tank. My question though is what do I keep in there in order to keep the BB alive? Never had one before but since I'm at the...

Try this site. This will help you with your question on stocking.... AqAdvisor - Intelligent Freshwater Tropical Fish Aquarium Stocking Calculator and Aquarium Tank/Filter Advisor

Very nice!! Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/the-almost-complete-guide-and-faq-to-fishless-cycling/ Read this first, before you do anything. It is a great guide. Probably the best one out there. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I will agree with you on employee knowledge. It's very frustrating walking in knowing that I know more about the fish than probably all the employees combined :) Especially when you find a fish you've not heard of before and have questions about it. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium...

Can I ask for reasons? I've seen the debate on this, but have always had a generally positive opinion of PetSmart. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Would you guys almost always recommend avoiding PetSmart? Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

Thanks for the help everyone. I will hold off on buying anything for a while. Lesson learned. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

It's actually a PetSmart. But it's a nice one. I like them because of the 14 return policy. I got my gourami at a lfs though and am thinking about picking up a few more rasboras from them. The lfs is reputable. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I have two platy fry in there now. Thought about going with more. I have the sunburst variety. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

I'm guessing it's a stock issue to be honest. Could also be me not acclimating them slow enough too, which I've addressed and won't be adding them in any earlier than one hour. They have always hung around the bottom; they still do that. They're schooled up and appear eager to eat. Having the...

I appreciate the feedback from everyone. I'm very familiar with the basics of water chemistry, but I'm not at all educated with regards to pH and hardness. I still wonder if my pH isn't causing somewhat of an issue, but I'm hoping that by acclimating the fish properly, I can avoid issues with...

That's what I'm wondering was the cause of my problem. I floated them in the bag for 15 mins. Then added some of my water and let sit for 15 mins. I then netted them out. My gourami was acclimated over an hour. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

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As I said above, I completed a fishless cycle. I've checked ammo, nitrites, and nitrates three times and all readings have been normally. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app