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Thanks. I think I figured out the problem. I checked my filter again today and it was VERY clogged with dissolving food pellets. Like a ton of them all clumped up. I asked my other family members about it and apparently my two year old accidentally dumped a bunch of food in one morning a few...

Well... my fish are dying. One has lost half its scales and all its fins and has started floating. The others are still bottom sitting and their fins are dissolving. I don't know what else to do.

Sorry, that's what I meant. My phone doesn't seem to like that word lol.

Thank you! I forgot to add that I won't be replacing the filter, just adding a stronger one. I will leave the current filter in place. I appreciate the suggestion, I will have to look into that as well. I don't currently have anything to test nitrates but I will pick something up today. I am...

This is exactly my problem. Every bit of advice is contradictory. Stop changing water to allow bacteria to grow and tank to cycle... but that will take too long and kill the fish due to the high ammonia levels...so do the water changes... but that will keep the tank from cycling and continue the...

Had some treated water waiting for today's change. Tested it and its fine.

Thank you for your reply! I have municipal water, yes, but I do treat the new water before each change. The only thing I have not done yet is test the water for ammonia after treating before adding it. I plan to do that today out of curiosity.

((You can skip the first paragraph if you don't feel like reading)) Let me start off by saying hello everyone, while I'm not new to fish, I am new to properly taking care of them. I was raised by a father who broke just about every aquarium rule there is. Mixing unfriendly fish, freezing cold...