Recent content by joshbou56

Update: I did a 75% water change when I got home from work today. he is still tipped (facing up) in the tank and breathing very heavy. I did not realize how bad the water was as I have not checked it for several months. Ammonia: 4.0 ppm Nitrate: 80 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Ph: 6.0 ppm tank...

Update: I did a 75% water change when I got home from work today. he is still tipped (facing up) in the tank and breathing very heavy. I did not realize how bad the water was as I have not checked it for several months. Ammonia: 4.0 ppm Nitrate: 80 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Ph: 6.0 ppm tank...

He is in a 55 gallon tank along with a female jack dempsey and convict. These fish have grown up together since I got all three of them back in 2012.

Hi guys, I am having some issues with my Jack Dempsey. He definitely has some issues. He seems to be breathing a lot heavier/faster than usual. He is also tilting his body up (not hovering in place horizontally if that makes sense).For a little while I thought that he had hole in the head...

Hi guys, I am having some issues with my Jack Dempsey. He definitely has some issues. He seems to be breathing a lot heavier/faster than usual. He is also tilting his body up (not hovering in place horizontally if that makes sense).For a little while I thought that he had hole in the head...

Hi All, I have a 7 year old male Jack Dempsey in a 55 gallon tank. He has been rather sluggish lately. I just noticed a swollen portion of his caudal fin. He has two other tank mates: a female jack dempsey and a convict. I have attached a link to the portion of his fin I am talking about. It...

My male Jack Dempsey. He's about 8 months old. Need to get live plants. I'm tired of the fake ones!

Getting real frustrated with my jack Dempsey. He's about 6" long and about 8 months old. He constantly freaks out when I walk in the room. He whips around the tank smashing into things. Tonight I went to open the lead to feed my fish and he freaked out and splashed all over the place, soaking me...

Hey everyone. Having a LOT of trouble with my tanks the last couple days. I came home tonight to see my gourami in rough condition (I don't think he is going to make it through the night). But I was wondering what he has for a sickness. I've attached pictures. I noticed he all of a sudden had...