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My bala shark had a swollen bottom lip and my turquoise discus had some discoloration on his body and scales. Along with what seemed like general fish disorientation.  Trouble staying upright and what not and all of the cardinal tetras were wiped out.  Once I put in the furan-2 they started to...

It is Columnaris.  The pigeon blood has died   Now to figure out how to treat the rest of the fish since it was sick the whole week we were away and was in the tank with his other friends 

Here is my pigeon blood  

My water parameters now are pretty consistent with what they have been before Ammonia is 0ppm Nitrate 20ppm Nitrite 0ppm Chlorine is 0ppm alkalinity is 80ppm and ph is 7.  I ususally use API freshwater water tester (the chemistry set as I like to call it) but sometimes I use the dips just...

Thank you for the welcome.  It is a common pleco and rather big around 12".  We used to have two bala sharks and had one pass shortly after moving.  We weren't told that they would grow so big or that they were a schooling fish.  I posted something on the emergency forum because I am having a...

I have a 55 g tank with 3 discus, 1 bala shark a rather large pleco and 3 cardinal tetras.  I have had the tank for about 4 years and moved a year ago.  My husband and I do fairly frequent water changes but our nitrates were also high so we added some bio balls to the filter.  I purchased 9...

Hello I am a freshwater hobbyist and not trememndously new at it.  I have a 55 gallon tank with 3 discus, 1 pleco, 1 bala shark and I started with 9 cardinal tetras that were disappearing and now are just dying.  I will be posting a question...   Nicole