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My fish are dying off, one by one. The last several fish that died didn't have any outward symptoms other than appearing to be a little more lathargic and reclusive than usual. Then, after a few weeks, they look contorted and then they're gone. I had a couple of fish die of what I think was...

I've got about 30 black molly fry in my 10-gal tank. We didn't separate them or anything because it just isn't practical for us to try to keep 30 more fish, so we're just letting nature take its course. There's three adult fish in the tank - besides the mom, there's two male platys. Four days...

Thank you, that's good to know before we go crazy buying new medication. One more reason to be frustrated that we only have the big box pet stores in my city. Ugghh... just when I thought I'd finally figured out how to keep fish alive for longer than a week. We've been trying to get this tank...

Don't have a hospital tank. I've started treating our tank with Paraguard as a matter of course whenever we get new fish and - happy days! - I finally have fish who have stayed alive longer than one week!! Got two new fish on Sunday and one of them has been very lathargic from the beginning...

Bought my daughter a 10gal tank for her birthday last May. Tried a fish-in cycle with two platys; they were dead within two weeks (white fuzz). Then tried again with four danios. They were dead in less than a week (white fuzz). I assumed then that their deaths were my fault for putting them in...

Yes I did clean the tank after the danios. I rinsed everything, ran the tank with hydrogen peroxide and water, rinsed again. So how do I treat my fish for fungus? Last time I added sea salt and tea tree. This time I'did rather get some expert advice first. I'm thinking a pwc is in order...

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So my tank FINALLY cycled, and last Saturday we went and my daughter picked out four fish for her tank: black molly, guppy, purple glowfish tetra, mickey mouse platy. Now already they appear to have little white spots on them. We got the tank last May and I tried to do a fish-in cycle with two...

Okay, thanks everyone for your answers. Sounds like I'm going to try replacing the UGF with a sponge filter. Question - can I use my powerhead with the sponge filter? I'm rather confused as to the difference between a powerhead and an air pump. It seems like I should be able to use the...

...alternately titled, "Why Won't My Tank Cycle?" Bought a 10 gallon aquarium for my daughter's 7th birthday in May. I decided to go with a fish-in cycle so that she could enjoy fish right away. Bought two platys. Was vigilant with doing PWC every few days, but they died after two weeks. Took...