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my tank has just come down with ich and i dont know if plecos are classified as scaless fish i dont want to put in too much medication and kill it . in the tank i have 1 pleco. 2 oscars. in 1 of my other tanks i have pictus cats and columbian sharks which i know are but that tank is not sick...

my bp which i have had for a year now is acting hurt. about a week ago he freaked out and hit the glass really hard i could hear it on the other side of the room! the last 2 days he has been acting strange, he will be swimming normally and then all of a sudden sit on the bottom of the tank and...

i have a cichlid tank and in the last couple of days i have noticed a white spot on one of my blue acaras eyes. it dosent seem to be bothering him but it seems to be getting bigger.he still eates like a pig and seems normal. i was wondering if it is dangerous as the tank is all cichlids...

thanks guys for all your help. i went out today and got some marine salt , changed the water and raised the ph to 7.7 and cartman is like a new fish ! since i put him back in the tank he hasnt sat on the bottom once, like he has done for the last 3 days. i only added 1/2 the suggested amount of...

:huh: the guy at the pet store told me to add some aquarium salt. this i take it is not right. can i use this or do i need to get sea salt thanks for all your help!

the driftwood im talking about is from the pacific ocean.

i have him in slightly brackish water so i didnt think any of the salt in the driftwood would hurt

hi guys i live on the west coast of vancouver island canada about 10 min from the beach, i was given a figure 8 puffer and i was wondering if it is ok to use driftwood from the beach to put in the tank as it is expensive to buy in the pet stores here, i would boil it before adding to the tank...

i was also wondering something, i live on the west coast of vancouver island canada, about 10 min from the beach would it be ok to put some drift wood in the tank as in the pet stores here it is very expensive. i would boil it first to kill any bugs before adding it.

the cichlids just ignored him ,as far as i saw, he was only in the tank overnight and as i said he was the only one without missing fin parts, the amount of salt in the tank is 1 1/2 tablespoons per 5 gal, i checked with the person who gave him to me and they said that the puffers where in with...

hi guys! newbie here, i just got a figure 8 , it was a gift, i put in with my cichlids ,severum blue acara, etc and he reeked havik . not one fish without bit fins! i put him in a tank of his own , the ph,nitrites and ammonia are all fine, and added aquarium salt 11/2 tbs to 5 gal. he swims...