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Well, been a rough week with the fish. Monday morning, one was dead. Monday night when I got home with the Ick Cure and Pimafix, another was sick. Wednesday that one was dead. Yesterday, another was a goner. Sadly, this morning another was dead. I have two of the five original zebra danios left...

Could be a fungal infection. I had this a week ago with one of my zebra danios. Monday morning, dead. Come home on Monday with some API Super Ick Cure and Pimafix. Treated with both. Thought it was getting better, but I guess not. I've lost 3 of the 5 I started with. I would do a water change...

He is also swimming towards the top and no where else. The other fish will swim by him, but not much. I have Pimafix and also purchased Stress Zyme, too, for water changes. Any recommendations are good before I lose more of my little dudes. Update: Just added Pimafix after talking to...

The color of its stripes went from bright blue to pale white, there is a film/fuzzy mold looking thing wrapped around it between its top fin and tail fin. No spots on the face, just the change of color in its stripes and the fuzz around its back portion. Since adding the Ick Cure, the fuzz seems...

I stopped at Petsmart after work. The lady suggested I buy some API Super Ick Cure, Pimafix, and some other stuff to add to the water during water changes. When I got home, I have another one of the little guys with the same stuff on it. I put in the Super Ick Cure according to the bottle...

He did not make it through the night. The other fish appear to be okay this morning. I'm going to head to the store and pick up Pimafix and Melafix tonight to treat the tank. I'll probably wait until the weekend or next week to pick up a replacement or two. It's weird, I feel like I let down...

I did a water change yesterday and tried to syphon the bottom of the tank/gravel. They were all fine this morning when I fed them, but about an hour ago, I noticed the fungus. If I were to put him in a container, do I take the water from the tank and put it in said container? Is there...

I have had my 5 zebra danios for about a month now. I just noticed tonight one of them appears to have a fungus growing near his tail fin. It's a fuzzy looking fungus from what I can tell. He is the only one that has this. I have done some research about what it could be, and everything I've...

Just did a small water change as the water level was getting so low from condensation/evaporation. Added in dechlorinator and shook the pitchers of water several times to get it moving. Hoping I did everything correctly so that Minion and the Mob are alive and well in the morning. Bigger water...

Using Aqadvisor to see what the tank can handle without being overwhelmed, and it said that having 5 zebras, a few albinos or other cories, and a gourami would be too much for the filtration system in place. Was wondering if there was a smaller filter system that could be added along with the...

With the Top Fin 10 filter, it really looks like the number of fish that that type of filtration can handle is limited. I'm already at the capacity almost with just the 5 zebras. Adding in a few small cories and maybe one other fish, it greatly lowers the effectiveness of the filter it looks...

I have the light on a timer. 2PM-10PM that way I can see them when I get home from work. As I'm thinking about the next round of fish to get by looking at aqadvisor, I'm wondering if I should upgrade the filter system, or would that be detrimental to the growth of my tank? If I did upgrade, is...

Probably a silly question, do fish get tired as the night goes on? All the zebras have slowed down in the last half hour and are kind of off on their own in different parts of the tank. A few are just kind of floating around. Really hope that's not a sign of bad news in the morning. Again...

Another question incoming. I have been monitoring the zebra danios that I currently have in the tank. They have been super peaceful and seem to all get along really well. I just noticed in the last 20 minutes that two of them will chase each other in circles for many seconds. The one being...

I really appreciate all the advice. The Petsmart here in town doesn't have the master test kit and the nearest pet store is around an hour away. Ordered it online and it should be here by Thursday or Friday. Plan is to do a water change tomorrow evening. Hoping I don't mess it up too much and...

When you do these daily/every other day water changes, do you leave the fish in the tank? Are there any tricks to easing the stress on them during these significant changes?

Being it is a new tank, will the pH likely go down? It was very clear that it was above 8.5 when I did the test a few minutes ago. I really appreciate the advice! It's been much appreciated as I get started in the hobby. The test kit should be here by the end of the week in time for the...

I picked up some of the 5 in 1 test strips from API when I purchased the tank. (Just ordered the master kit a few minutes ago.) I just did one of the tests, my hardness levels were where they needed to be, the carbonate levels were a little high, the pH was extremely high, and the nitrate and...

Would the API Perfect Start not have helped with the cycling process? What I read and was told about it was that when that was added, fish could be added at the same time. When it is time to add to the tank, wouldn't 5 cories be too much? I know that it's a rule of thumb to have 1" of fish per...

Excellent suggestions! I'll look into them to see if the Petsmart has them at all. I don't want to order anything online as I live in Minnesota and they'd likely freeze if left outside while I'm at work. Would neon tetras be an okay fish to get? I like the schooling fish a lot, but don't want...

Hello! I recently bought one of those 10 gallon kits from the pet store. Kind of a spur of the moment purchase, but I took awhile to plan the purchase. I bought the Top Fin kit, and everything seems to be off to a good start. I used API Perfect Start to kick things off so I could get fish going...