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Any guesses??

I had thought this subadult Mbuna was a rusty because of its pale brown color and orange dorsal, but when I received rusty juvies in the mail that are a different brown and with their sub lineal black dorsal line, I realized this one I already had must be something else. It has faint vertical...

It's still at about .75ppm today. What should I do to get this tank cycled? I have a sick fish waiting to hop in. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm setting up a 5 gallon hospital tank that came with a tiny filter and a little carbon media. I added about 2 tablespoons of Seachem matrix (all that could fit) from my cycled tank. Several days have passed (no fish) and the tank is showing a nitrite and a nitrate reading. There is, of course...

I always keep 1 tablespoon Epsom salt per 10 gallons of water, every time I do a water change. I need to add some aquarium salt to help with a fin rot situation. Should I stop using the Epsom salt until I discontinue the aquarium salt? Should I water change out all the Epsom salt first? Sent...

I've been dousing the tank with Melafix and Pimafix for at least a week now to help with some healing -- what does it mean that in the last day or two I've been noticing more that most of the fish swim around excitedly rubbing themselves on the rocks after I've thrown the stuff in the tank...

How long do I keep the salt in there? Do I increase over time? I already have epsom salt in there all the time - is it okay to add aquarium salt? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

No it's for water changes: it detoxifies the water and it says it "provides slime coat." But the question is moot now: my dragonblood is gone. I don't get it. Three days from completely healthy king of the tank to belly up. Doesn't seem fair. Don't even know what I should have done...

Does Prime work as a stress coat sub? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

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Horrified to see the guy today: Getting into the hospital tank now. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Do I isolate? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

He looks pretty chewed up. Fungus maybe? What medicine should I use? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

This morning the dragonblood is hanging out in the top corner colored down a bit. No one is chasing him. Is this an indicator of anything? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I've occasionally seen this before but only at nighttime. The dragonblood bends over sideways while one or two synos scratch him maybe?? Then he zips away until they find him again and go to town. The dragonblood is the boss of the tank and three times the length of the synos. Is this good or...