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I was doing a water change on one of my tanks and when cleaning the glass I noticed one of these this little organisms. They don't seem to move or have any visible effect on the tank mates but I don't know if they may be effecting them internally. 2/3 of my tanks have these little organisms. The...

I had 4 comets in my backyard pond for the past 6 months. I've had the fish for many years and I've always brought them in for winter and out at spring. Today I went out to find all the comets dead. The only survivor was a pond loach that I have also had for quite some time. I recently did a...

I've had many of these snails in the past but I have never seen one float for as long as this one has. I know it's alive as it comes out and latches itself on to the glass occasionally but for the past month it's just been floating when it not stuck to anything. There are no issues with the...

After 5 years with no problems I thought my turtle didn't care about the Pleco but today he decided to take a bite out of him. The Pleco was bit on the lip of its sucker and its fins look a bit tattered as well but I know from experience that can be a result of stress. I separated the Pleco and...

My ACF has been bloated for a month now and no one seems to know very much about these guys. I recently started using aquarium salts but no improvement has been seen in the frog's bloat. I know the water quality is not an issue so I have to assume he already had this when I bought him. The frog...

One of my albino clawed frogs has been really bloated for about a month now and I don't know what to treat it with. I originally posted a thread about this in the general discussion form but didn't get a lot of answers. The water quality is not the issue and the tank has been set up for a few...

Within the past month my albino clawed frog has become bloated and I'm worried about the effects this may have on his health. He eats normally and his behaviour is fine he's just bloated. I feed him and the other frog in the tank once every other day and there diet consist of bloodworms, brine...

I removed this bamboo from my aquarium as it started to turn yellow about a week ago. I pulled it out and put it with some others by the window but it still appears to be going down hill. Can I turn this around or is it just going to continue doing this? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

I m having some difficulty choosing a good filter for my aquarium. A while back I purchased a Marineland bio wheel 200 but I found though it gave me better water quality it was really not pulling its weight. I'm a fan of the bio wheel filters and now that the next one up from what I have now is...

I've had 5 comets in a backyard pond for several months now but I have to bring them in as the temperature is starting to drop bellow 0 at night now. I have 2 tanks already setup a 20 gallon long and a 29 gallon. I know if I put the goldfish in either one I'm going to have to make some changes...

For the past few weeks now my turtle has been digging in his aquarium from dawn till dusk. The substrate that's in there are medium size river rocks so when he digs it's really loud and annoying. I've had the turtle for 5 years now and he never use to do this so why is he doing it now? Any...

I've had a panther crab in my 29 gallon for the past month and ever since I got it I've been having fish disappear. Just yesterday I caught my crab in the act eating a sail fin Molly I had just added to the tank. Now I'm faced with the decision either to trade the crab in at my LFS for something...

My fiddler crab went for a stroll last night and this morning I found him on the bathroom floor. I put him back in the tank as he was alive still but I would like to know why they do this and how I can prevent it. Thanks Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Today I purchased what was told to be a fiddler crab but I'm having some doubts on what the LFS told me. The LFS told me these crabs are fully aquatic? I've never known any crabs to be fully aquatic but I may be wrong so I just want to make sure I'm not killing this guy. I'm also unsure of the...

My RES turtle always bites me while I'm cleaning his tank so I was wondering if I'd be able to put him in the pond for an hour or 2. The water is clean and a good temperature but I just want someone else's advice before I do anything. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

For the past few months the shell on my apple snail has been developing what looks like erosion. I've tried the cuddle fish bones and even a cream that suppose to help with shell issues but nothing has worked. I recently checked my water quality and it appears I have high ph and high alkalinity...

A purchased an albino Cory catfish a few weeks ago and ever since I've got this one it's been hiding in the plant. I recently noticed after I pulled the decor out for a water change that the Cory catfish had some small almost like warts on it. I want to know if anyone can help me identify what...

I currently have some goldfish outside in a 70 gallon pond. For the next couple days the temp is suppose to drop to 1C. I would like to put a heater in the pond to keep the fish warmer but I don't have the correct size heater. The heater I have is 200w and I was wondering if I can use that in...

I'm wondering if it's too early to put the fish back in the pond yet. The lowest temperature where I am now is 12C. I just finished setting up the pond a few days ago so I'm anxious to put the fish in but I don't want them freezing. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

For the past couple months now all my snails have been developing shell problems. I noticed one was really bad today when I saw the Pleco trying to eat it. All my snails are about 6 years old and Have been in the same tank there whole lives. I've tried the cuddle fish bones, special diets, and...

I've noticed the shells on my 3 Apple snails have lately started to almost erode. I've had them for many years now and their shells have always looked a bit off though it has gotten worse within the pass month. I feed them lettuce and a verity of fish pellets but I'm wondering if their lacking...

I've been using an aquarium thermometer in my tank for the longest time and today I noticed it was broken and the Mercury had came out when I saw the goldfish picking at it. My first question is are my fish going to die? And second are the Mercury balls harmful to the tank. I did an immediate...

One of my comets has recently appeared to be bloated after a weekly water change. It still eats and acts normal though it's scales are sort of ruffled. Is this something I should be concerned about? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

I have a decently large vampire pleco in my 29 gallon that is not getting along with another fish. I was wondering if I could move it into my 40 gallon tank with a red eared slider and a Raphael catfish. The turtle has tried biting at a smaller fish in the past but has never given any problems...

I had to bring in the fish from my pond as they weather is starting to get cold out. I put the other 2 comets in a 20 gallon long tank and I do not want to overcrowd it so I was wondering if I can put this guy in with my 29 gallon tropical tank. I lowered the temp in the tropical tank to 74F so...