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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

My 20 gallon tank has been cycling for about three and a half weeks now. I'm doing a fish cycle with 1 rainbowfish, 1 red-tailed shark, and 2 peppered corys. All fish seem to be completely healthy and happy. I had not tested my water for about three days and then, about four days ago I did...

Could I make a trout aquarium? If you have ever had one please give me a detailed description of the setup and the inhabitants. I have an empty 125 gallon long, plenty of room for small brooks or rainbows. If you know of a way I could keep the water chilled and/or flowing, please help.

I recently built my own tank. It's long (about 6ft), and currently empty. I am interested in putting 1-4 large predators in it. I plan to plant it. Any ideas? I prefer fast streamlined predators over bulky cichlids. I'm already thinking about some pike cichlids or red tailed barracudas.