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I have a 90 gallon, it’s been set up for 3-6 years (moved everything and filters into a new 90 3 years in due to a leak) and its stocked pretty at capacity. My angelfish in particular seem to have white stringy poop sometimes. Should I be worried about parasites? What’s the best way to treat...

All I can add here is that I had a 20 gallon with 100 rcs and then I added 1 betta.... within a month and a half I had 0 rcs left. They don’t fit in his mouth but he can tear them apart alive then eat them.

It’s possible that they’re both amazon swords, there’s a few different species. Look up pictures of Anubius and see if the base of the plant looks similar to yours. I second that both Anubius and java fern need to be attached to driftwood or rocks rather than planted. I personally use those ties...

I thought earthworms can’t survive under water? Are they bad for aquariums? They seem much thinner than a typical earthworm.

So I have a 10 gallon quarantine/med tank and it’s been empty for about 1-2 months now. I will put a piece of fish food in there every week or two to keep it cycled, otherwise there’s a handful of rams horn snails chilling in there. I was looking in it and saw a worm! How did this get in...

Dosed kanaplex today. I also took another look at his gills and now they do look a little red. Somebody mentioned that it could be iridovirus, which is common in gouramis but others can get it too. Does anyone have experience with it? Today I found him pressed against the heater and some of...

The gills don’t appear to be an abnormal color, but they do look like they’re bulging a little, just because the area under them is puffy now. I don’t have an hob filter, there are 2 sponge filters with air pumps attached instead.

So my guy really isn’t doing so well... a day or two before I added the Epsom salts he started gasping at the surface more, but not as extreme as I’ve seen other fish do in the past. So after the water change and adding the salts he continued this behavior. I’ve also been doing metroplex into...

Thank you. I will add salt today with a water change. I didn’t know about the de chlorinating and dissolving step prior to adding it to the tank! I always just throw it in there but this would make more sense. Previously the ES helped heal his side wound. I’ve tried using kanaplex and metroplex...

Actually that’s what I did try, Epsom salts and not regular salt. Didn’t think about it long enough to realize it wasn’t aquarium salt! I’m always open for more details if you have the time! But that’s what I was thinking, of f it can help with constipation then maybe it can at least relief...

My worry is the change in behavior rather than the behavior itself. The barb didn’t used to act like that, he was a normal guy before. I’m worried about parasites since he does seem to have a caved in abdomen and a buldging head. Here’s a picture of my “normal” looking Odessa barbs next to the...

Hi there, I have a great school of Odessa barbs, and one of them has become a little odd. It’s disfigured now and has started schooling with the pearl Gouramis instead. Still eats happily but behaves strange, nibbles on my arm when I stick it in the tank and isn’t shy at all, more outgoing than...

My angelfish has been bloated for about 2-3 months now... it’s been about 5-6 weeks in quarantine and nothing seems to be working. Any advice? What I’ve tried: Peas 4 tbs salt (I read max is 6) Metroplex and kanaplex Prazipro Paragaurd Not feeding for a few days Soaking food first Large water...

Hi, This is possible. But they were distinctly okay with the angelfish before, and with opaline Gouramis. I now have pearl Gouramis instead and added the rams. I wouldn’t think the rams are an issue since a couple of them made their territory near the tetras and they still hang out there, plus...

Okay, here’s a video I made, they’re a little active in the beginning because I just fed them, and then it is a good example of how they usually are about halfway through where they just sit in the corner most of the time and occasionally come out to the middle and then run back to the corner...