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The scales are for the most part lying flat.But at the largest point of the enlarged area some are standing up.The strange shape is not uniform and seems to be more pronounced on the right side. She is still eating and will swim about to feed but mostly is staying hidden and at rest seems to be...

My normally active platy started looking a bit sorry for herself last week.Fins clamped floating inactive near the top etc. She then gave birth but has remained fat and looks bloated. Could this be constipation or something else? What can I do? she is still eating but will not move unessasarily...

I have just introduced a male betta to the tank.There was a blue dwarf gourami already in there. in the past hour the betta has started displaying and chasing the gourami.will this settle down or should i remove the betta? There are two fan tail guppies in the tank as well but it seems to be...

Meant to say thank you for all the advice but got a smiley instead, so thank you.

Am desolate. Came down this morning to find four little corpses. Have broken the tank down and am sterilizing everything. :cry: for all the advice guys, not sure if going to try again am feeling like a fish serial killer right now. RIP my little musketeers. :cry:

Have not removed any part of filter as it is sealed unit on the biorb.Should I take it out altogether? and hope enough bacteria in the substrate and water? Have lowered the water level for the fish that is struggling so max surface area, only thing is pump has to be off for it to get to surface...

yes it is heated to 26 deg C

Please can anyone help? please view posting in unhealthy fish forum. Am having views but no advice.

I know i have seen this in a forum but now cannot find it. I am very new at this and am having an unbelievably hard time.I have a 15gallon Biorb(like a big bowl ) I did a fishless cycle using raw shrimp to establish the bacteria.All parameters fine.Live plants were added 2 weeks before the fish...

As identified by you guys on the forum, I appear to have mts that hitched a ride on some plants.Got rid of all but one which showed itself the other day.Does anyone know if these snails can reproduce on their own or do you need two?At moment have got him/her in a jar out of the tank.I do'nt want...

think it is ich.The treatment that i have for white spot says nothing about repeated doses.do you do treatment every day for a week?I dont want to overdose them. Temp at 26/78 if I raise it to 87 wont it kill the fish?

Have just noticed that the neon Tetras in my tank are showing what appears to be white spot. I have treated the tank (they are the only occupants) with King British white spot remedy.How long will it take to be effective? How long should I wait to introduce new fish?, as I was due to get some...

Thanks for the info. What is the accepted way of disposal? they are quite sweet little things but I dont want loads of them.

because of the ceramic medium in the tank (Biorb) it says that it is unsuitable for bottom feeders.So I guess this rules out the loaches? Would loaches just do the sides and have the sense to keep off the really sharp medium? Good point about not releasing unknown species into wild. Snails have...

Even though I checked them very carefully(obviously not well enough) live plants in newly set up tank have introduced snails. Just found about 20 tiny little things! have removed them and they are currently residing in water logged garden. I do not want to kill them if it happens agin but not...