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Thanks for your help, I feel better about it all now. �� I use Api stress coat as a dechlorinator I read that's quite good and I regularly add aquarium salt with each water change as I'm aware that columnaris cannot survive above a certain salinity. Thanks again guys...

Hi there, I recently had an outbreak of columnaris disease in my freshwater tank. My water quality was good at this point and I started treating my main tank with kanaplex antibiotics as I did not have a quarantine tank. I am now really concerned that my nitrifying bacteria were killed off by...

Is it a prolapsed anus? :(

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Hi there, My guppy has developed a mass on its underside it is small round and pinky coloured. He can swim and eat fine. The water quality is good. I have been doing regular water changes and placing aquarium salt in to see if this relieves it. But it's not going away. Please can you help me...

thanks for your help, I've just bought some minced garlic and salt online now. So you think its fin nipping then and the tail will never grow back?

Hi there, My male guppys tail is looking really bad. We had another aggressive guppy which we had to return to the lfs a few days ago because he was attacking this guppy. My water is good and it check with Api master test kit. My ammonia and nitrite is at 0 and nitrate is at 0. I've recently...

Shall I add an airstone to make sure I don't reduce oxygen levels too much in the tank? Thanks for your help :)

Hi there, I'm really concerned about my guppy who I think has ich. He has white spot on his tail and has lost his appetite and is flashing. I have several red cherry shrimp in my tank and two guppies, one of which has ich. I have read all about ich online and know about different treatments...

My ammonia is at 0ppm, nitrite at 5 + ppm and my ph at 7.6ppm. Do I not have enough nitrite-nitrate bacteria yet because nitrites are so high?

Hi please can you help me with my fishless cycle? Ive been cycling my Fluval edge 23l tank now for five weeks. I think I am coming to the end of my cycle because when I add 4ppm ammonia, it gets converted to nitrite within 24 hours. The only worry is that my nitrite levels are so high, they...

Sorry i keep asking loads of questions but managed to get my ph stable and im concerned that doing a pwc has stalled my cycle. My Nitrite levels have remained at a constant 5ppm before and after my pwc and my nitrate levels seem to be stuck at 80ppm but ammonia is slowly dropping to 1ppm today...

So I've done a pwc and my pH is reading 7.6ppm, Ive ordered some crushed coral and a mesh bag online, was wondering how much do you normally add to the tank. My tanks is 23l?? and then how often do you replenish it to keep things stable? Thanks for all the help guys :thanks:

Ok Ill do a pac now then and add some coral. Should I be concerned that nitrite levels are so high towards the end of my cycle? Why aren't they dropping off?

Hi there, I am currently in the middle of a fishless cycle with my Fluval Edge 23l tank. I am 4 weeks into the cycle and have been following the 'almost complete guide to fishless cycling,' on this forum. It is an unplanted tank and contains bogwood. I plan on keeping red cherry shrimp and have...

Thanks for the replies, :) If I leave it to complete the cycle should I add crushed coral to the tank to increase carbonate hardness to stop ph swings or is my tap water ph too high as it is?? :)

Hi there, I am currently in the middle of a fishless cycle with my Fluval Edge 23l tank. I am 2.5 weeks into the cycle and have been following the 'almost complete guide to fishless cycling,' on this forum. It is an unplanted tank and contains bogwood. I plan on keeping red cherry shrimp and...