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The fish is a white shubunkin, a type of goldfish that normally has black, grey, blue and red markings, except this one doesn't have any colour. They are renown for very transparent gill covers. However, the water does look a little milky cloudy and that means poor water quality and you need to...

If you want the aquasoil for plants, it won't be any good if it's been in water for 6 months or more. Mixing substrates gets messy and sand tends to drop through the other stuff. Before long you have a mud pie at the bottom. You are better off just using one type of substrate and sand or fine...

I found a high pH (above 7.6) increased the number of male offspring in soft water fishes. I never tried it with livebearers. How big are the babies when you sex them? Young male livebearers look like females until they become sexually mature around 1 inch long. The other option is genetics...

If it's been getting bigger slowly over time, it's probably a tumour. There's no cure for tumours in fish but some vets will do procedures on fish and charge you a lot of money. Most fish die while under anesthetic.

What is the GH (general hardness), KH (carbonate hardness) and pH of your water supply? This information can usually be obtained from your water supply company's website (Water Analysis Report) or by telephoning them. If they can't help you, take a glass full of tap water to the local pet shop...

What sort of thermometer are you using? If you are using a glass thermometer that floats around in the water, that should give you the correct water temperature assuming the thermometer isn't out. When buying thermometers, check a group of them and get one that has the same temperature as the...

Hi and welcome to the forum :)

Hi and welcome to the forum :)

Major internal problem and breathing heavily, which indicates he's not doing well. I would euthanise him.

Just keep the gravel unless you want to change it, and use a liquid aquarium plant fertiliser once a week. Have a decent light on the tank for 8-12 hours a day and see how the plants go. ------------------------- AQUARIUM PLANTS 1.01 TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF Stress from tank lights coming...

You can put a container of aquarium water under the eggs to catch the babies. However, I would leave them and just let nature take its course. Chances are the Betta won't eat many and you could have 50 or more snails hatch out. If the eggs are on the coverglass, you can move that to another...

The outside of the fish appears fine so the issue was internal, probably an infection in the brain or body. As Andy said, it's expensive and most vets will charge anywhere from $50-100+ for a necrosy of a fish, plus the cost of culturing if required. If you contact your local department of...

It's a bubblenest created by male Bettas when they are happy and want to breed. Just leave it alone.

Hi and welcome to the forum :) Any chance of a video and some pictures of the fish? You can upload videos to YouTube, then copy & paste the link here. If you use a mobile phone to film the fish, hold the phone horizontally (landscape mode) so the footage fills the entire screen and doesn't...

Hi and welcome to the forum :) What fishes are in the tank besides the cichlids. What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)? Can you post a picture showing the entire aquarium? Can you post pictures of all the fish or a video of the fish? Upload videos to YouTube, then copy &...

It's an internal problem, either a tumour or cyst. There's no cure for either and you just let the fish live until it has trouble swimming or eating, then euthanise it.

Picture of the snails? They might not be an issue.

Haphazard swimming is normally caused by an infection in the brain (virus, bacteria or protozoan), a stroke or brain injury. Bacterial and protozoan infections are the more common cause and the fish usually dies regardless of treatment because once they start having problems swimming, brain...

I know that feeling. It's so tempting when people ask you to identify this fish. Um ah, oh I know, it's Judy from the nightclub.

If you glue a support strip on top you should drain all the water out, or at least most of it. A couple of inches in the bottom is fine but you want the water level as low as possible when gluing the strip on. If the tank was set up for a while and it never had support straps, it might be...

They normally use thicker glass/ Perspex on tanks without supports. That adds to the weight and cost. The tank should not bow anywhere, especially 1/2 inch. If you bought it new, you could return it and get one that has cross members and support straps. Alternatively, glue some cross members...

You need to get another monkey you crazy man :)

Don't nuke the tank unless you have confirmed the fish has TB. Then let the tank run until the fish have all or most have died, and then nuke it. Fish TB is common in pet shops, fish farms, and wholesalers/ importers all around the world. If you nuke the tank and start again, the new fish could...

You should check the water quality and pH. One of the fish appears to have red lines in the tail, which is usually linked to poor water quality or a low pH.