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Thanks, ill be sure to change the water more often. The white line has been there, i cant tell if its scar tissue or some kind of infection

Sun/eclipse catfish is 2 years old and 9 inches. He has some kind of open wound on his side, i noticed it about 2 weeks ago. It hasnt healed yet, and his behavior has changed. He used to never leave his log with the lights on, now he'll sit out in the open. Ive been treating with melafix, is...

About 15 dollars.

I've had this guy for a while, but I need a species ID in order to determine whether I can keep him or not. I bought him from a LFS in July, he was labled as "red pike" and the shop owner assured me he would not exceed 6-7 inches. He is now roughly 8 inches in length. It might be helpful to add...

It is a 75 gallon tank, I know it will be overstocked when all fish are at max size, but not all of them are staying for the long run. Thanks for the advice, ill definately try meal worms. How has your bichir grown since you've bought him, just for comparison?

Welcome, I hope you find this forum as helpful as I have!

I have a large aggressive stocked with: 1 silver dollar (other 4 died mysteriously) 1 sun/eclipse catfish 1 pike cichlid (exact species unknown) 1 senegal bichir 1 plecostomus I introduced the fish into the cycled tank in february of this year. Since then, all fish are substantially larger...

I did catch them in a local pond, but the pond water is much warmer than what i currently have them in. I expected them to be cautious of eating the first couple days, but from their lack of movement they already appear half dead.

I also have a senegal bichir in the same tank as my eclipse catfish. The bichir is by far my favorite fish. Very cool to watch, and doesn't pick on anybody.

eclipse catfish are awesome, I have one in my 55g. They grow so fast! Mine went from 1 inch to like 4.5-5 in 3 months. Make sure you have a dark place for him to hide, mine's in a driftwood cave. I dont see him during the day, but when you wait until night, turn off the lights and shine a...

First of all thank you for taking your time to help, i appreciate it. Now then, I have been working on building a pond for the past month now. I have a small stream that runs through my property, and I simply found a good area to dam it up; fast forward to today, I now have a small pond. It is...

I own a Red Tail Shark that is nearly two years old. He does not live up to his aggressive description and only chased a couple of cories for a few days when they were 1st introduced. The cories and shark now live happily together and the shark only flares his fins a little bit when competing...

I'd have to say go out and get another filter. They're like 10 bucks.

I own a 55g tank with driftwood, rocks, and plastic plants. It has been set up for nearly two months now and I have several questions about the fish I have stocked it with. I have 6 silver dollars, 1 Senegal bichir, 1 sun catfish, 1 common plecostomus, and 1 pike cichlid. All the fish are very...

Take out the shark for a few days and see what happens+ treat with Melafix

Thanks for all your help! I do not plan on keeping any fish in the tank that my bichir could eat; I do not think live foods will be a problem. The zebra minnows currently in the tank are just from cycling, so I do not really want them in the tank anyways. I was just wondering if he was...

Sounds like you have had a lot of fish coming and going. If you have purchased any of your fish from a LFS like Petsmart, then you could have introduced a harmful bacteria into your tank (especially if you put the store water in your tank). I had the same problem with my cories in my first tank...

What is this slimy coating on my driftwood? The driftwood has only been in my tank about a week, just noticed the slime a couple days ago. Kinda hard to see with the glare, but its white, and on multiple pieces of driftwood in the tank. I just need to know if it will harm my fish. It is in a 55g...

I have a planted 55g tank with 1 barracuda (freshwater of course) , 1 pike cichlid, 1 sun/eclipse catfish, and 2 birchir. I have 3 55g aqueon filters. I need a middle swimming school that won't be eaten. Silver dollars are cool but I read that they will eat my plants. Is this true. If the...

That setup would be perfectly fine, assuming you have the filtration to handle it. My friend has 1 1 foot pleco, 2 10" knife fish, 3 6" eclipse cats, 4 6" piranhas, 3 6.5" bluegill, 1 10.5" foot green sunfish, and a turtle in his 55g. They've been happy for years.

I live just North of Atlanta, GA, and I own a pond about the size of a football field. I was looking to introduce a new species of fish to it. I am an experienced angler, and the fish in it just don't provide much of a challenge anymore. I know I could destroy the ecosystem, so I came here to...

I'm using an API Master test kit. I have 1 aquatech 20-40 filter. My fish were perfectly happy before I introduced the two catfish five days ago. The shark chased them every once and a while, but they survived for a month. I kept the rainbow and shark alive for a year only changing water once a...

Another died today, please help!

Could be fin rot. If you have recently introduced any new fish they may have transferred it. I would suggest treatment.

1~What type of fish is afflicted? No immediately visible symptoms, if any they are barely noticeable. 2~ What are your tank parameters? 0 ammonia, nitrites, and miniscule nitrates. 3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 20 galllon. It has been set up for a month and...