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My Red Eyed Tetra has swimbladder disease, I believe. He began doing somersaults this AM. He's in a QT tank right now. Any suggestions on treatment? I read that trimethoprim helps, but at what dosage? Are there other treatments? Can this guy be saved? Also, the water parameters are fine. No...

He has big sores on his body that aren't healing. I thought he may have furnunculosis and treated him with Tank Buddies Fungus Clear, but it's not helping. He hasn't eaten in days and he appears to be gasping. His stomach is bulging out and he's swimming with clamped fins and just appears to...

I just got home and saw that one of my Danio's has sores on his body! They are surrounded by a reddned area. He's swimming around and in no apparent distress. The water parameters are as follows: Nitrates = 0 Nitrites = 0 Ammonia = 0 pH = 8.4 None of the other fish are having this problem...

I am considering buying 2 Dwarf Blue Gouramis soon. I would like to try my hand at breeding them. The guy at the LFS didn't know how to tell the difference between the males and females. I was wondering if anyone can help me here. Thanks, Michelle

I am planning to change the lighting in my new 55 gal planted. So far i only have the lighting that it came with, which I am sure is way too low. I don't have a CO2 injector, so I think I need to say below 2.5 watts/gal. Right? I am so new to the lighting/plant thing and am unsure where to...

I have been considering getting some type of cory for my 55-gal community tank. I am planning to add a Blue Gourami in a few days. My tank inhabitants as of right now include 3 Red-Eyed Tetras, 3 Silver Hatchetfish, 5 Danios and 3 CAE. My water is very hard with a pH of 8.4. Are cories a...

I have been battling sick Hatchetfish for the past 12 days. I can't seem to get them well and I don't know what i'm doing wrong :( I have 3 silver hatchetfish. They are all alone in a 10-gal QT. This tank was recently my main Community tank, but I moved all the fish, but them to my new...

I'm would like to begin adding new fish to my newly cycled 55-gal. Currently I have 5 Danio's, 3 Red-Nosed Tetras, will soon add 3 Silver Hatchetfish (being QT), and False Chinese Algae Eater. I would like to get something a little bigger and colorful. Was thinking of Gourami. Is that a...

:( My poor tetras just seem plain miserable. They just sit at the bottom and rarely explore the tank. Is this normal behavior for them? I had an outbreak of Ich and used methyline green one day until I noticed it said not to use it on Tetras. I got a copper formulation today. I believe I...

Is it true that they should not mix, or is it just a nasty rumor?

Morning all! I was wondering everyone's thoughts regarding the type of filter media they use and why. I currently have Aqua-Tech Activated Carbon in the filter media baskets of my Penguin 330, but have been wondering if something else may be better. Plus, I just read articles FancyGuppyGuy...

OK, so my Danio's are ready to go into my 55-gal. Parameters are great. Time to take the plunge! Yeah! I put them in a clean bucket. Put water from the tank they were in (10-gal) and plan to slowly add H2O from the 55-gal over an hour or so. I pt an airstone in the bucket. Sound good? Thanks

I've been thinking about how I want to stock my 55-gal once it is cycled. From what I've read, Ciclids will do well in my water parameters: ph = 8.4 very hard very alkaline water. Problem is, I was planing to put my Red-Eyed Tetras, Hatchetfish and Danios in their as well. I think this is a...

I was just wondering if anyone knows if there are any fish clubs in central IN? I really would like to get out and meet other enthusiasts. Gracias

We just had a nasty ice storm up here in Northern Indiana. Fortunately, my power did not go out, but it made me think that I better start thinking about the future. What is the best thing to do to prepare for possible power outages to avoid fish deaths?

I am positive that my fish have Ich! I have some Ick Away with 0.075% malachite green. I put the recommened dose in 1tsp:10gal. Upped the water temp (it's now up to 75). Added 1tsp salt. Removed the carbon filter. I tried to add more air stones, but I couldn't get my gang valve to work...

Can anyone tell me anything about cotton mouth? My Danio and red-eyed tetra both have this spot on their bottom 'lip'. They eat and do not seem to have any other troubles.

I bought 3 Silver Hatchetfish the other day before I really knew much about them but they were so cute! - Impulse buys always gets me into trouble. I have them in my 10-gal FW tank. Problem is my PH is 8.0, GH 150, KH 180. I just read that they like slightly soft, slightly acidic H2O. Can...

I bought 3 Red-Eyed Tetras one week ago and I'm concerned they may have fin rot. It is worse with the smallest fish. His front right-sided fin look almost like someone chopped indiscriminately at it with small scissors. He swims almost vertically and to one side. His top fin is also that way...

I bought 3 Red-Eyed Tetra 2 days ago. I have noticed that one of the guys swims somewhat vertically. When I looked closely, it appears that one of his fins on his front side is damaged. When I looked even closer, it seems like many of his fins have chunks out of them. I noticed today that he...

I've decided to try to cycle my tank the fishless way and I was wondering if I am going about it correctly. I've been taking bits and pieces from the collective knowledge from my feeble brain and this website and this is what I decided to do. 1. Took gravel and decortions from my established...

Yesterday I put flourite in my 55-gal tank. Of course, it's all muddy but slowly settling out. I planned on putting my Danios in to cycle the tank, but thought I'd better wait until the water is clear. My husband is chomping at the bit and wanting to put some fish in. I don't think it's a...

I went to a LFS a few months ago and they had a tank full of these little silver round fish that were lined with different brightly colored neon stripes on the top and bottom. I think they may have been injected with this coloring. I went back a few days later and they were all gone. From what...

I was recently away from home for a few days over the holidays and left my husband in charge of feeding my fish. 10-gal tank with 5 Danios. Well, I come home to several Sundried Baby shrimp floating in the tank or sunk to the bottom. (Out of fish flakes. Only had treats at the time. He...

I was thinking it would be interesting to get a fitted piece of mirror as a background to my community tank. Would make the tank appear bigger and I just haven't seen it done before. Is this a bad idea? Would the fish freak out? Right now I just have my 5 danios and I just got 3 red eyed...