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This is a fish forum but For some advice on cough medicine id say go to a doc and ask him. Maybe its a chest infection. Its not my place to judge ur habits. Thanks for sharing tho. Thanks for the advice on olants and food, i will definatley get somebloodworms and look up the rest. Ps im...

Cycle or stabiliser should help this issue by lowering these levels. Its caused by not enough bacteria in the tank.

Thats a good explanation above. Definatley return the females. Guppies breed like mad. Have an all male tank. Personally i would keep no more than 10 in a 30 litre as guppies can get quite big. Even then its not ideal. Make sure you add cycle or stability accordingly when cleaning and adding...

Im so sorry this has happened.:-( maybe ask at your fish store as it may be bacterial in which case melafix would be better. As far as im aware fungal r usually on the outside of the fish but dont take my word for that. Also i cant see the black spots perhaps my screen isnt as good quality as...

So is anyone going to answer my question please? i will rehome fish as they grow too large.25% water change should be fine as tetras are liw waste but il keep an eye on the ammonia levels etc and Chang as required. So........Plants? food? etc. I notice on this forum people have alot to say but...

ok so i rehomed 10 fish including the rosys and the blue gourami. i have now as follows: 1 pearl gourami male 10 black neons 8 cardinals 5 golden minnows 2 panda cory cats  2 peppered cory cats 5 male guppies 2 bristlenose 1 male and 1 female.   will leave it at that with weekly 25% water change...

i have a jewel filter, its tall rectangle and there is a gap between the glass and filter. my big fish dont go near but my bristlenose practically lives behing it. its his fav spot. at one time he even dug a nest under it and my female layed eggs. the smaller fish are able to swim in and out of...

iv decided to overhaul my tank. i have rehomed a number of fish where they were small numbers of different species in favour of having more fish of the same species. i have a 60l. 60cml 30 tall and 30 wide. it is a jewel 60. ph 7.2 nitrite 0 nitrate 4 ammonia 0. contains 2 fake plants a chunk of...

i wont add more but perhaps rehome my blue. i cant bear to part with my pearl. hes my favourite haha. he has seemed to stop chasing the female now. perhaps it was bacause i had recently fed them...maybe he was chasing her away from a flake. thanks guys

i have had most of these fish in this tank size for 2 years and a few less of these in a smaller tank before hand. it seems to me that the number of fish allowed in a tank in the us is different for what they say here in nz. admittedly my blue has lived with me for almost 2 years and she is a...

when cycling you shpuld be checking the ammonia and nitrite levels however they will often correct themselfs after a spike in turn. mine did this when i got my new tank. those top fish are defdinately tiger barbs. aggro fish very nippy you need 8plus to manage them. the bottom fish id say is...

i will just add......do not add too many fish at once or the ammonia levels can spike and they will die quickly. just add a fer every so many days or weeks to let the filter cope with the waste levels from the fish. goodluck. :-)

his belly looks ok to me as i keep cardinals and they are similar looking bellys. the red looks a little fuzzy in that area usually. my ph is 7.2 as thats how it comes out the tap. and i never had any problems. often fish can adapt to different ph levels so as long as its not extreme they will...

this is extremely strange i just have to say. platys and guppies are not saltwater fish. they are freshwater tropicals. my sister has these in her tank and i have some guppies in mine. both tanks are freshwater. iv never heard of them being in saltwater before unless you count adding epsom salts...