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My fish have the long stringy 'parasite poop'. Do I need to treat them with food and a tank treatment or just one or the other? Will the tank fizzies do the trick on their own? :confused:

I was sold this as a blood platy but is looks more like a balloon platy. Is there such a thing?? She had 5 fry and one survived a couple of months ago but her size never changed and she looks round all the time. Not preggo, just round. She is healthy and active, eats and poops normally. She...

My female platy Millie had her fry yesterday and this morning when I counted I got 43 babies!!! That's a heck of a lot of fry! They are so cute but definitely too many for my tank. Anyone sell to pet stores successfully? I don't have the heart to let them swim with the grown ups and get...

I woke up this morning to 30+ baby platies in my tank and a very tired mommy resting under a plant. I've since moved mommy out of the baby side of the tank and the babies are doing great!! They are so cute and sooo tiny!! I didn't think my Millie was ever going to have those babies!! I'm...

My tank is not quite finished cycling. I have one newborn and one mama who is ready to give birth any day. My levels are Ammonia 0, Nitrite .25 and NitrAte 5. Should I wait until the tank is finished cycling before treating for ich? And is it safe to treat with newborns in the tank?? I've...

My tank has been up and running for almost 8 weeks and I'm pretty sure all the females are preggo but this one has been pregnant forever. She is huge! Any reason why she might not be dropping? Any suggestions on how to make her more relaxed? The boys won't leave her alone and she hated the...

Is it normal for a male dwarf gourami to build a bubble nest even though there are only males in the tank? I'm pretty sure they are all males because they are all gorgeous! Aren't bubble nests for the eggs? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm fairly new at this!

I'm new here and can't wait to learn from all of you! I have a 15 gallon gourami tank and a 30 gallon community tank. I am obsessed with my fish! I just love them! Anyway, just wanted to say Hi!