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I have had a red platy in my tank for a while and he hasn't been an issue. Yesterday I added some new fish and he is harassing them and even some of the fish he's been living with. His main target is a male rainbow platy and while he hasn't bitten him he keeps chasing him constantly. What should...

I got a mystery snail yesterday and I'm wondering what color he would be classified as? He is a teal gray solid shell with a black body

So I got rid of my problem with diatoms but now there's green algae everywhere. As far as I know the tank has never been exposed to sunlight and I've been treating it with algae remover stuff and cleaning once a week but it won't go away. Doesn't help that one of my fish has fin rot (he's had it...

one of my cories was upside down with his head in the gravel, so I thought he was stuck. I dug him out and he swam in a circle upside down and then lay down on his side at the bottom. He can barely swim and only upside down. he is quarantined so I can watch him. Can I help him at all or will he...

I have a 20g long fish tank that I use for my gerbils instead of fish. They chewed the frame at the top of the tank and I was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it. It is not something that affects the tank's structure or ability to hold water if I ever wanted it for that, but it annoying to...

My platy is getting fatter and fatter, but I've been feeding my fish consistently. I think he may be bloated. He always has those poop strings hanging off him. Would an Epsom salt dip help? I have tried to give him peas before and he does not eat them.

My cory has been laying on the bottom of the tank and not eating for about a week. Today I moved him to a qt tank and gave him a salt dip. I'm not exactly sure what's wrong with him. Earlier I thought it looked like fungus, but now I don't see any signs. I have tried to get him to eat, getting...

I tested my water a little a while ago and ammonia was super high, about .5, after I had just changed the water. One of my cories has been super lethargic over the past few days and I suppose that's why. A few hours ago I saw my platy with clamped fins and spazzing out, so I put him in...

I have a 10g tank that is stocked pretty much at 100% on aqadvisor and I can't get a good ammonia reading. I change the water about 30% once a week, and I always vacuum the gravel in the whole tank. My ammonia last time was .25 now it is a little higher even though it is right after a water...

I just looked over at my tank and saw that my platy's fins were clamped. He then started swimming around crazily in circles and flipping around, but then settled down on the bottom and stopped moving. I immediately moved him to his own tank. What is wrong? he looked okay earlier, this has only...

I have 4 cories which are usually very active, but over the past few days one has been sitting at the bottom but way more often than usual. He stays hidden in the rocks behind the bubbler and does not move unless he has to. I am not too concerned as he does not have any other outward signs of...

I know that bubble nests are a thing that bettas make for breeding and males make the nests even when there are no other fish around. My betta made his first bubble nest today (I've had him a week and a half). It's mostly in one corner but also all around the edges of the whole tank. How often...

I have a tank that is stocked full (97% on aqadvisor) in a freshwater 10g. My tank has been okay until now, but there is a ton of brown algae over the past few days. My fish are also very messy eaters and a lot falls to the bottom, but my cories do nothing about it. I am going to the pet store...

I looked in my tank and there are dark orange/brown spots on everything (filter, decorations). Is this a type of algae? I wouldn't think algae would grow because there is no sunlight ever hitting the tank.

I have heard lots of different ways betta tanks are set up so I was wondering about the tanks you guys have. I have a male half moon double tail that is white and light blue. He is in a 5 gallon with 2 fake plants and 3 rocks from my backyard.

In the freshwater section there is a separate space for cichlids, and I think that is great. I was wondering, though, if there could be a betta section. I see lots of questions about them and they are different than other fish because they are kept alone and in smaller spaces. A lot of people...

My tank finally cycled and I got a betta recently. He is double tail but I am wondering what color? Is this blue Cambodian or blue and white bicolor or something else? he is also piebald but it is hard to see because his body is so light

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f23/favorite-betta-353983.html Just posted another thread about favorite tail type so here's the one about color.

I'm going to get a betta pretty soon, so I was curious what tail type you like the best and what color. (I can't afford halfmoon/elephant ear/plakat so I can't get one of those but it can still be your favorite).

I have been cycling a new tank since Jan. 1 and for the past 2 weeks it has been 0 ammonia but maxed out nitrites. Today I tested and nitrites are down to .75 ppm! still very toxic but it's the first sign of progress and I'm very happy and it should be done by next weekend. I have been keeping...

As you can tell from the title, I am the type of person who cannot wait for things to happen. I am fishless cycling a tank, and confused on how to speed up the process. The nitrites are high right now and it will probably be done by next weekend (but of course that's too long for me too wait...

I got 2 new cories yesterday and I noticed they had ripped dorsal fins. I did not see at the store because the guy said they were new and they were quite small. they don't seem like they have diseases, and they were being kept with peaceful fish (tetras I think) at the store. How could this have...

I know tetras max size is 2.5" but most of mine are about 1". Except for this one I got today who is well over 2". Also wondering about their sex. I think it's all female except one of my black skirts?

I had a tank with a white skirt tetra, 2 emerald cory cats, a red platy, and a blue dg. went to the fish store, got 4 more tetras (1 white 3 black) and 2 more corys. one of the tetras is huge! larger than my dg.

Is there a way to tell when nitrite levels will decrease based on when ammonia levels spike? my understanding is that ammonia will spike, then nitrites, which convert to nitrates. is there any way to calculate when this will happen without testing the water so often? right now my nitrites are...