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Update, she’s now swum back to the top of the tank and is sitting in her favourite plant like a clown fish, like usual. Really at a loss what to do but glad I didn’t call it earlier.

It’s now been lethargic for two months and last week I thought it was improving as it swam from one plant to another. Last night it actively ate from the surface. Today though she’s lying or sitting on the sand. It’s not well. Do I euthenise now or wait and let nature take its course?

She actually isn’t bloated, that’s a bad photo where a plant is cropping part of the body making it appear bloated. I hate it when I can’t help my fish, it’s been a long time since I’ve lost one.

My female honey gourami is very lethargic and I don’t know what’s wrong with her. She spends a lot of time sitting in plants (like a clownfish) and sometimes lies on her side. I haven’t seen her eat for 2 days but she moves from spot to spiit sometimes and goes to the surface to breath. She’s...

Thanks, did a big water change and clean today (I do 40% change every 7-10 days) and finally the synodontis appeared this evening. Perfect shape, nothing wrong whatsoever! Whatever it was, it was something stuck to his side but not a growth. Needless to say, I’m very relieved. We’re in the...

Other fish are a cory, a honey gourami, some tetras and an oto, as well as shrimp. I used the salt previously, safely, with the same fish in it.

@Colin_T thanks! I’m not sure how long it’s been like it as he’s very timid but he looked ok a couple days ago and he’s eating normally (just not as visible/confident as he was a week ago, but I think that’s just a change in behaviour as he matures). When you say wipe the inside glass, should...

I just remember I have NTLabs anti whitespot and fungus treatment which has worked a treat in the past. Should I add this now (with the salt in there), or do a water change and then add it?

I haven’t posted in a long time as my aquarium has been a very happy place for the past 12 months. In fact, my dearf petricola bred! It’s the first time I’ve ever bred egg-laters (and I wasn’t even trying to!). It’s a beautiful little fish but this evening I noticed a white mark/growth on its...

Thanks for all the quick advice above, I’ve decided to feed 3 times a day over the next 4 days and do a water change on the day I go away. Hopefully all should be well.

I found a tetra gel block, still a no-no? https://www.tetra.net/en-gb/lp/holiday-food

I’m really surprised to read the comments about not leaving anything. I’ve been told that up to 10 days is ok to leave them unfed and I was planning a water change on the day I leave but felt I needed something in there food wise while I’m away. Is it because of what’s added to the food blocks...