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Hi all, I have a Orange Dalmation Betta Splenden who has a growth (3days). It seemed to sprout overnight. He is in a 2 gal/heated tank, 5-6 day 100% water changes w/1/4 tsp aq salt, 2 pellets Hikari morning and evening, he is eating well, active, and pooing. Can't find what it might be or if I...

I lost one of my 2 remaining Glolight Tetras (I'm not replace any Tetras, haven't had much luck with them). About 10-12 days ago, I noticed he stopped eating. No other symptoms right away. About a week ago he started acting weakish, swimming funny but still trying to keep up with the pack. I...

I lost one of my 2 remaining Glow Light Tetras (I'm not replace any Tetras, haven't had much luck with them). About 10-12 days ago, I noticed he stopped eating. No other symptoms right away. About a week ago he started acting weakish, swimming funny but still trying to keep up with the pack. I...

I've been treating my CT for velvet for 5 days now (it's in a thread further down titled velvet issues again). The malacite green based med I was using didn't seem to be working (he seemed to be getting worse), so I purchased some Coppersafe. Because he's only in about a quart of water, I only...

Is this more than columnaris and something else or columnaris at all? This Glowlight looks deformed in some way. Have had this fish about 3-4 months. Here are the parameters... Ammonia 0, NitrIte 0, NitrAte 5, pH 7.0. He is in tank 2 (see sig line). Pwc and vac 4 days ago done weekly. All other...

My CT Betta who resides in Tank 1 (see sig line), had velvet a little over a month ago. He was qt'd for about 2 weeks before returning him to the tank and since then he has been fine. This morning I noticed he was hiding for long periods of time in the cave. Same thing this afternoon. When I...

I have a bucket I collect filtered water in to use for pwcs (I use a Berkey gravity fed water filter). Occasionally if I leave the water to sit for more than a couple/few days, the water develops a whitish slime on the top. I thought I read somewhere that this is harmless and that there is...

Stumbled across this guy in my lps yesterday. Couldn't leave without him. I've shifted my Crowntail back into my community tank and the new guy has the 2gal. Best guesses is that he is either a MG butterfly or a tri-colored butterfly. Hard to see in this photo but there is white on the outer...

So, a new aquarium dropped into my lap today. It will be perfect for my Betta who is at the moment recovering (maybe) in a quart sized container with tank water from the tank he was in. Hexagon 10.5"x7"x8" (I think it's about 1.5gal - anybody know?) It came with some whitish river rock, a mini...

I've had my Betta for about a week now and he's been happy and healthy. Getting along well with his tank mates (see Tank 1 in sig line). Parameters are Ammonia 0 NitrItes 0 Nitrates 5 pH 7.6 Yesterday I noticed him sleeping for the first time and took some photos. It was such a hoot. Today...

Okay, so a week or two ago I posted about some white calcium build up on my heater. Someone suggested the possiblity of some stray electrical current accounting for the build up. I don't have anything to test the heater with and thought about maybe replacing it. Today I noticed a strange...

Hi Fish Folks of Great Wisdom, Here's the rub... Tank 1 (see sig line). Established for over 4 months no fluctuations in water parameters noted until today. PWC 4-5 days ago (usually do weekly), just removed three Glolight Tetras and added one Oto yesterday. This afternoon looking in at the...

See Tank 2 in sig line. Ed was one of my Neon Tetras. I had one who was losing color. Is faded and has been for several weeks. No other symptoms to suggest Neon Tetra Disease. When I looked in the tank this evening, I thought he had died, but it was one of the other tetras. Everyone was...

I noticed this white stuff on the bottom of my heater some time ago. The platys like picking at it so it must not be so bad, but I'm wondering what it is. Ignore the white stuff around it. It's only the background.

Well, my tank 2 is finally clearing of the green water algae bloom. Slow but it is clearing. I have noticed in both tanks, little white worms. They range about 1-2cm in length and look like white thread. I though it was a poop, but you can see them definately swimming. They seem to be in...

Hi everyone, I'm experiencing my first algae bloom (in tank 2, see sig line). I suspect that there were two factors responsible. 1. the sun shifted and is now hitting about 1/4 of the tank directly for about 15-20 minutes a day (I'm gonna start covering the tank during that part of the day...

I'm finally into weekly and monthly cleanings and pwcs. I've noticed that my decorations are getting kind of yucky looking with both green and brown alge. I just did my first rinse out of my bio-bag today and don't want to upset the good bacteria so I've left the decorations for the time...

Wondered when is it time to clean or change filter media. Are there any guidelines? I've heard that it's best to just rinse the media in tank water (obviously not in the tank) rather than change it completely, but there must be some instance when it would need to be changed completely.

TANK 2 (see below) has finally cycled. NitrItes 0 Ammonia 0 pH 6.5 NitrAtes 5. It zeroed out on the ammonia overnight and today the water seems slightly cloudy. I know it was cloudy when I first started the tank and went away on its own. Did the cycle do it or is something else going on?

My fry are almost 6 weeks old and have been in TANK 1 (see sig line). All parameters are wnl. Ammonia 0, NitrItes 0, NitrAtes 5, pH 6.4. The fry are in a nursery tank that floats in the larger tank (and uses the same water as the tank, there are small slits in the sides of it). They've been...

After some grueling weeks, TANK 1 is finally cycled! This morning my Ammonia was finally 0. Other levels - NitrIte 0, NitrAte 5, pH 6.4. TANK 2 is almost there Ammonia was down to 0-.25, NitrIte 0, NitrAte 5, pH 6.4. WooHoo! I lost two adult platies and one fry in TANK 1 and three Neon...

Hello, I posted yesterday about water quality problems and a couple of sick fish. One died overnight. Today the fin on my other platy definitely looks ragged. There was initially a thick, white line near the base. I realized by the end of the thread that I had to somehow tackle the ammonia...

Hi folks, Had taken some advice from another forum and here's where I'm at. I started TANK 1 a month ago with three platies. On the first day, a female had babies, I rescued 12 and then overfed over a week's time. My nitrites and everything else went through the roof. Three days ago I...

Just curious? I'm new here. Karen.

This is a long post because my problems seem to compound... I started Tank 1 (10 gal freshwater) three weeks ago. When I purchased my starter fish, 3 platies, I had them home one day and the female had babies. I'm a sucker for those little eyes and saved 12 of them. They are in a floating...