Recent content by Inkweaver313

I had three goldfish I believed to be all females in a 125 gallon tank. They got along great, everyone was happy for about two years. Then it turned out one of them was male and well... eggs everywhere. We couldn’t have that keep happening so we got a 75 gallon tank, set it up, cycled it, and a...

Hi. I have an African cichlid in quarantine that has a weird lesion on his head. I’ve been treating him with an antibiotic, some aquarium salt, and doing 50% water changes a day. there is no ammonia, nitrite, or nitrates in the take because of this. the last two days this fish refused to...

salt is the miracle cure lol thanks for your quick responses!

No, it doesn’t look fuzzy. It kind of looks like the top layer of “skin” was removed. The outer edges are a little jagged so I can see where the idea it’s fuzzy comes from though in the picture.

I was doing a water change yesterday on my cichlid tank (75g, with 5 African cichlids, not 100% sure of specific fish names) and I noticed this little guy. I quickly got him out and placed him in a hospital tank. Before I did my water change the parameters in the 75g were: Temp: 80 F (26.6 C)...

Hi. I honestly didn’t know where to post this so I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place. Currently I have (approximate sizes) a 5 inch long, 8 inch long and 11 inch long comet goldfish, a 4 inch long black Moore, 6 African cichlids, and a male betta. In January, I’m going to be moving from...

I still have no idea what was wrong with my fish, but I followed your directions with the salt and the water changes and he’s cured! Whatever it was, you’d never know he had anything wrong with him. He’s swimming better, eating better, and looks perfect! Thank you so much for your quick answer...

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Sorry for the delay. I’ve been in panic mode. No I haven’t added anything to the tank in months. I’ve been trying the salt and water changes. He stopped eating as if this morning. I’m really freaking out. The little patch looks like the scale is going to fall off but is barely hanging on...