Recent content by fishkeeper07

Thanks so much for reassuring me nothing could be done towards the end. I know what to look for now going forward. My prized syno will be missed but I am excited about the silver lining of finding a new one.

Thank you for your advice, unfortunately my favourite fish didn’t make the night. I’m amazed how quickly this all happened. I wish I could have done something sooner, my tank isn’t the same without him. I’ll have to make sure I include more fibre in my feeding.

My 7" catfish (synodontis nigriventris, I think) has suddenly become huge and is very low energy. There is a "chunk" of off white fleshy growth that narrows into a strip which runs down his(her?) underbelly. He has stopped feeding, which is very unusual for him as he is the most active feeder in...

The clown loaches seem ok, they are out eating and acting normally. Just these weird marks showing up. The catfish however has been acting a bit reclusive and less animated than normal since performing the dips in Paraguard. I hope he's ok, it's been a few days since the last dip and he still...

I should mention that those white and silver shiny patches are not raised or fuzzy.

Hello, About 5 week ago I noticed a 'shiny' white and silver/grey patch on one of my clown loaches that spanned most of one side of his body. My nitrates were reading a little high (around 60ppm) so I did several large water changes until they were down to 20ppm. The patch did not go away and...

So I have done 4 x 50% water changes and the nitrates still seem to be the same! I am treating the water with Prime which says it detoxifies nitrates, what is going on!? I skipped one day of doing water changes to put new carbon into the filter as I was overdue. Could it be that my test kit...

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Thanks for the advice! I did a 50% water change (tap water treated with Prime) and then treated the tank with a dose of Prime (I read a double dose is safe and can further reduce nitrate levels). An hour later the nitrate levels appear to be the same (80ppm), although admittedly I have...

Hello! This is my first time posting, hope I do everything right. I set up my 50 gallon (bought used) about 6 weeks ago. I rinsed the gravel, tank and ornaments in water but left the filter to help cycle the water faster. Since I have had it I've done 2 x 20% water changes and cleaned the...