Recent content by gbp34c

No scales are sticking out and I have added salt. The fish I had pulled out I heard splashing around like he was trying to get out and then was floating sideways but breathing then just stopped moving and was dead. It was really weird and very sudden...the bump on him felt very hard but as I...

Not sure if I am just over reacting here or if something, maybe bacteria or fungus, has started to affect my tank. I purchased a Fire Gourami about 2 weeks ago to go along with the other in the tank and all has been well until a couple of days ago he stopped eating. Since then the fish has...

Been keeping up with 20% water changes and added a little more of the stabilizer when changing as instructions say. Nitrite levels still don't seem to be staying down, they do for a while then shoot back up. Only people with fish I know have had disease in past with fish so don't want to use...

Will do....keep you posted, Thanks again

Wow such quick responses...Fish with popeye is isolated and it has gone away but don't want to put him back in until levels are correct because he got it back rigbht away when I did it before and did not use meds b/c it went away very quickly and has not returned if out of regular tank. Levels...

I figured the cycle was done and all levels seem to be good except for the Nitrites, is that a lack of bacteria??....tank has been running for about 3 months.....will do a water change right now and have already cut done on food. I have two filters and will leave the one with a carbon filter...

Posted a topic a couple days ago and can't seem to find it but have been gone again out of country. Back now and long story short my Nitrite levels have been up, down, and all over. I came back in town and girlfriend had over fed fish like crazy. Took everyones advice and did huge water...

Hi everyone, have been searching around and found this forum to be very helpful and knowledgeable about anything and everything related to fish!!! I was hoping someone could help point me in the correct direction. Basically I started my first fish tank about 3 months ago and all was well until...