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My one and only Oscar has delveloped an illness. His (i think its a "he" atleast, leave that for another thread) lips have turned white and look like they're decaying or rotting. Anyone run into a similar problem with their fish and could share how they dealt with it? Thanks in advance, Friendofish

I recently bought what i believe to be Otos (Midget Suckermouths) and one of them has what looks like red veins down the sides of the face near the gills. Before i put him in with the other fish i would like to know if this is some sort of parasite or disease or something less sinister. I don't...

Doresy, I'm not completely up with the lingo yet so i will ask, does tropical mean freshwater fish in general or all freshwater fish other than goldfish? Thanks mate

I am very close to buying the AquaNova 620T with the stand but i was wondering one thing. Do i need another from of filtration other than the inbuilt wet/dry filter or will this be good enough for a freshwater setup? Would this change if the tank was marine? AquaNova 620T Cheers Edit: Added link

Quick question. What kind of pH's would i most likely be testing in a marine setup? Cheers

Hi fish friends, I'm new to fish keeping so obviously new to the forum. Anyway, i have some questions that are better answered by non-biased experts like you rather than that of an aquarium shop employee. I'm putting together my first self funded aquarium and have decided to jump straight...