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My platy has multiple white spots all over its body and now opening his fins.. He's stopped eating 2 days ago. I'll post pictures below. Tank is 37 Galons. Ph 7. ammonia 0. temp is within range, can't remember exactly. Had the tank going for almost 3 years, with all the same fish besides a...

My male guppy has a very swollen chest. He is the only fish out of about 20 that are like this. He including all fish are healthy and act fine. Tank is healthy, steady for 2+ years. Water is great, tested regularly and water changes weekly/ biweekly. feed 1 x per day. Is this a parasite? Any...

37 gallon tank 7.0 PH 0 ammonia 0 nitrites Temp is 24 Variety of tetras, platys and guppies. Not over stocked. 3 years old Just got one new black skirt tetra today and I noticed it has a small white almost fuzzy dot on it's tail or bottom fin. Seems healthy so far. How do I tell if this...

Looks like my platy is shedding scales, her one side is shiny and losing colour. Is this bacterial or fungas? I have medication for both not sure what one I should use. Please help? Thank you

I just noticed my platy has some shiny white spots on her. What could this be? Doesn't look like ich? Should I treat for bacterial or fungus? Tank is 36 gallons Ph is 7.0 Ammonia is 0 Nitrites is 0 Nitrates is 20 Temp is 75 Have 4 platys 3 zebra danios 2 black skirts. ( yes I know they...

White growth from platys anus. Happened over night. Anus was a bit enlarged but now an actual growth. Any ideas? Thank you!!

Fresh water tank.. Can I rinse the carbon media and reuse it. Rinsed in tap water? My tap water is very similar to my tank water in regards to ph, nitrates and ammonia Thanks

Recently had a nitrate spike, now everything is back to normal. Fish are all acting healthy. One of my platys has a white spot on her side that is raised an almost appears fuzzy. She also has on on her lip and on her fin. Acting normal though. Slowly increasing the temp to 81.. All other...

What should I do with a very sick, breathing heavy, on its side, been like this for 3 days now. She's pregnant, may have given birth to a couple fry.. But now internally bleeding maybe? Treated with melafix. Not helping, she's too far gone. I don't have Clove oil.. Any suggestions. Is it best...

I have a healthy 36 gallon tank. Been up for a couple years now. All levels are normal. Tank isn't crowded. Clean it regularly. All fish are happy. How ever I noticed a white shiny spot on the side of my platy. It looks as if I can just peel it off. Never seen this before. Dealt with ich...

I have one platy that has a white spot on her, she is healthy and last time i treated the tank with mardal maracyn the fish with a white spot died. so when i saw a white spot on my other platy i decided to just treat with a little extra salt in the tank. thought it was working and the white...

Why do fish flash? Rub up against things in the tank.

Almost all of my fish have clamped fins.. Started after I had some discoloration on my platy.. Doesn't look like ich tho. Just been doubling up on the salt as I heard that will kill the bacteria. As for the clamped fins.. Not sure why! The water temp, quality is great. Steady. No...

Hi everyone! Just when I thought I had some control and idea of what's going on, I lose all confidence. About 1 month a go one of my platys had a white spot and clamped fins.. Didn't look like ich so I treated it with merdal maracyn.. It went from doing okay to dead by the time the treatment...

Hey :) I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is for curing ick? My two platys have a white spot or two on them. They are both acting healthy, eating, swimming around. One just had babies, I have a total of 4 fry in a breeder net in the tank. Other fish (3 black skirt tetras and 4 zebra danios...

My platy started with a white transparent mark on his nose/head and then clamped fins and now his back tail is deteriorating.. He swims around fine and eats... What's going on Thanks

My platy started out with a small white transparency on his head and now spreading back slowly.. Both his fins are clamped. He eats, swims around and then will float on a plant and almost look lifeless.. Then he swims all happy again. This has been going on for well over a month now The rest...

My platy just gave birth to her first fry and she ate it right away.. I was ready to save the fry with my net but she was fast! When will the next fry come so I can be ready? This is her second batch, she gave birth during the night a few weeks ago and no fry survived. I just fed all my fish...

My one platy has a small whitish transparent spot on his nose. His fins are now both clamped. He seems happy, swimming around and eating, active. The water is great, been constant for months. I will upload a few pictures, does anyone have any idea what this could be. Thanks!

My one platys fins are clamped.. Just noticed both are clamped. A few days a go it was just one side. He has a whitish spot on his nose aswell.. Doesn't look like ick.. Swimming around okay, eating. Water is fine, been constant for months.. Any ideas? Thanks! Thanks!