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I have 8 fancy goldfish and 8 zebra danios, how often and how much should I feed them? Should I put in extra for them to forage or will that just cause bacteria blooms? The goldfish are all 1.5-3 years old and are very sensitive. Any advice appreciated [emoji846]

I woke up this morning and my tank is quite murky, there’s a lot of particles floating around. I tested the water and it’s normal considering I haven’t changed the water in a week (ammonia is 0.25, nitrites are 0 and nitrates are 0). I put some water clarifier in a couple hours ago, but it’s...

I bought a small ryukin goldfish just over a year ago. She was about 8cm with tail, and now is still only just 10cm. She has gotten slightly fatter but nothing like pictures I’ve seen for ryukins her age. She’s in a fully cycled 170L tank with a good quality canister filter, perfect water...

I have a 170L goldfish tank and an Aqua One aquis 1200 canister filter. How often should I replace the cartridges, which ones should I replace and how often should I just clean them? TIA

I currently have 10-15 guppy fry in a 20gal. I have just finished a routine water change, 25% as it’s cycling. I added api stress zyme, api algae killer, ph down and a plant food. Nearly all of them are now lying on the bottom and barely moving and they are usually quite active. I put some...

We bought some guppies about 5 weeks ago. About 10 days later we noticed she was pregnant. Fast forward to three days ago, she is massive and her gravid spot was extremely dark. The current tank is too small to put the breeding tank in, and we didn’t want her fry to be eaten by the other fish...

Wondering if I could put 3 female swordtails, 3 female balloon mollies, 3 female platies, 1 Bristlenose catfish and one angelfish in a 20 gallon? TIA

I’m about to purchase a 75L tank, and was wondering if I could put x4 male guppies, x4 platys, x4 balloon mollies, x6 neon tetras, x1 dwarf Gourami and x1 Bristlenose catfish/. The filter has bio noodles, bio balls, sponge and carbon media. Would they get along and would that be fine or too many...

I have a 55gal tank with 6 small goldies. 2 weeks ago, I had to completely drain my tank as I had an ammonia problem. I filled it back up and added the fish, assuming the cycle had started. I’m now on day 15 and no nitrites have shown up (0ppm) . My ammonia is 0.5ppm - 1ppm (usually closer to...

I have a 55 gal goldy tank. About 4 days ago, I tested the water after my standard weekly 40% water change. After this water test the ammonia is usually 0 and the pH is usually 7.8. When I did the change 4 days ago, the ammonia was 0.5-1 and the pH was 8.2. After some further research, I found...

I just came home to my ranchu who has a red patch on her, but it doesn’t look like red pest disease. Is this a bruise or scratch? Please help, I’m very worried!!

I recently noticed that my black moor has some white patches on his tail. They are not small spots as he has had white spot before, but rather larger sized patches of a white/pale blue. He’s alway had that kind of colouring in his crevices, but wanted to make sure he doesn’t have white spot. Any...

What temp should I keep my 7 fancy goldfish, assortment of orandas, telescope eyes, ryukins and ranchu, at? It’s currently 18-19 degrees but is usually 18-21. Is this ok? What is best for them? TIA

My little ryukin is chronically unwell. She almost always has clamped fins and looks sick. I’ve given her peas, medicine such as mela and pimafix, and quarantined her. Nothing has done anything. Lately she has just been sitting on the bottom of the tank doing nothing. I thought she was...

My bubble eye goldy has half a pea stuck in his throat. It’s too far down for me to pull it out. I spent about 10 mins of time yesterday sticking tweezers down and trying to pull it out. I couldn’t get it out. My fish is now in shock from the stress of me trying to get it out. Al his fins are...

My approx 3yr old Orandas wen is growing these light coloured looking lumps under the surface in the same place on each side of his wen. He’s got a few dents and marks from crashing into the walls (he’s not very manoeuvrable and he had a very traumatic experience that we think left him with a...

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I have a little black moor. He had ich, aka white spot disease, I put the recommended amount of salt in his tank, 3 tsp per gallon (he’s in a 5gal quarantine tank) and let the temp bump up to about 27-28degrees. For a couple days the spots were going, he was looking happier and he perked up...

My little ryukin has swim bladder disease. He keeps floating to the top. He’s had symptoms for about a week. I have just fed him some cooked peas, and will fast him for three days. Is there anything else I can do? How long will it take until I should see an improvement? I’m really worried...

I have a 55gal tank with 2 Orandas, 2 little telescope eyes and two very little ryukins. I noticed today that the current is too strong for my ryukins but the adjustable flow speed is turned as low down as possible. The other ones seem fine with it by my ryukins are really struggling. A couple...

I’ve had my betta for about a month and kept him in a 14L tank. For future reference, The tank has cycled, the parameters are 0 and the pH is 7 and the temp is about 27. He is extremely active and is swimming constantly, every 5-10 he has a little rest break but then is back to swimming around...

Hi everyone!! My Orandas, Ryukins and telescope goldies are a bit slower than usual. Other than seeming a little lethargic they seem pretty healthy. The water parameters are perfect (ammonia 0, nitrite and nitrates 0 and pH 7.6-7.8). The tank is 26 degrees Celsius, is this what’s causing them to...

Hi everyone I have a couple questions about my oranda and his tank. 1. He is gulping a lot more than usual. How come? (Btw my tank has cycled and my parameters are perfect) 2. My tank is way too hot (currently around 27 degrees (80 degrees farenheit). I’ve changed the water and added lots of...

Hi everyone!! I live in Australia and at the moment it is really REALLY hot. Not so good for my goldfish tanks which are currently at 25 or 26 degrees. He is also gulping a lot (water parameters are ammonia at 0.25ppm, nitrites and nitrates at 0ppm and pH at 7.6). Is there a way I can cool them...

Hi everyone!! I just purchased a Betta but am not sure how much I should feed him. Below is a picture (and my hand for relative size haha). He is a one year old male and is about 6 or 7cm. Advice is appreciated [emoji4]TTACH]