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There are no other symptoms whatsoever except it seems a bit lethargic. It is a little thinner than usual and slightly pale. None of the other fish are suffering any illness. The water stats are all normal except for a very small level of phosphate which is present in the water supply. the...

I had a similar problem a few years ago, I had to use a carbon pad in my filter to remove the medication from the water before any bacteria would grow. Lots of death first. I was NOT happy.

I have had a pearl danio for about three years now. About a year ago its back began to arch, which I put down to old age but recently it has become a lot worse. It seems to be overbouyant, spending most of its time at the surface. It swims ok when feeding and remains upright all the time. I...

Not really a fish vet as such but I was chatting to someone in my local aquatic centre who have one visit every so often. I told him that if the fish dies I will let him take a look as this looks like a really odd thing that no one seems to have seen before. If I knew what to do with him I...

Yes it is the profile picture. It's a bit blurred and the blisters appear white when in fact they are the same colour of the fish' skin. It's just a quirk of the picture. I cant get the attachment to go on this post. I have another picture taken with a flash which is more representative of the...

I have put a picture on "my Card". The blisters are almost perfectly spherical in shape and grow over time until they rupture about a week later. They then regrow.. They are filled with what appears to be clear colourless liquid. They are all different in size. Apart from the blisters the fish...

I was told that the filter bacteria turns the ammonia into the nitrates and nitrites And that the regular water changes gets rid of those. Am I misinformed? If so what gets rid of ammonia without the use of ammonia lock? and what gets rid of the nitrites and nitrates? Now I'm confused.

[size=1]Hi I have taken what zoekin8yg said about overstocking very seriously and have bought a much bigger tank. Just to clarify the catfish is in fact a peppered cory and he was put into a hospital tank as soon as a problem with him became apparent. His condition has deteriorated hugely. He...

All the sick fish were put into a hospital tank as soon as I found something wrong. The catfish is still carrying on as normal, the sick platy is hiding and still not eating much. hre find are still down. the dropsy platy was destroyed shortly after confirming the condition, and the neon died in...

I have a 65 ltr tank which has been established for about a year now, we have recently had a spate of diseases with several fish of differing species. The water condition seens good, low ammonia, nitrate nitrite and PH all are ok. The first thing was a platty with dropsy, which died. Then...

Hi, like i say, hubby normally deals with this stuff, he's working abroad.We have had this setup for 2 years, all sorts of fish, mollies, guppies,neons, 55 litres, never had any problems. Did water change on friday, stats all ok, going from what my husband had written on the cards when he has...

Hi, just found dead fish in tank. Bloated, pale and scales sticking out. Other fish seem ok. Hubby normally deals with this stuff, he's working abroad....any help greatly received. :(