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Hey all, Brand new to the fish hobby:) and loving it so far (exept from the dying part...) Can't seem to understand why my fish are dying and would very much appreciate any help! Background: Two month old - 65 Liters / 17 gallons open top Aqua El fish tank with live plants cycled for a...

Hi, so about a week ago I decided I wanted to have a go at fishkeeping again. Previously I had set up a small planted tank (52l ~ 13gal) but had problems with pH fluctuations, which can be seen in this previous thread. I had left the tank running for a few months and only turned on the light...

Hi there I have been having ammonia issues (0.25-0.5) in our established planted 150litre tropical tank for about a month now. There is 0.5 ammonia in our tap water. To deal with this we have started waterchanging with RO water, but this hasn't made much of a difference. Our nitrates are also...

I’ve been keeping koi for a few years and have been highly fortunate never to have a casualty. I recently did a 50% water change and hoovered the sludge from my pond—the usual clean-up after winter. I have replaced some filters by dipping them in the previous pond water. The pond is 2.4m x...

This white stuff showed up the other day, I think it was maybe the day after a water change? Does anyone know what it is or how to get rid of it? I first noticed it on the plants (none of the plants are new) and now it seems to be on the substrate too. My tank currently has 3 old guppies (I...

I've just recently got back into fish, and run into an old problem I've always had from my 20 gal to my 40 gal breeder. Tank has been up and cycled for years, just haven't been replacing fish until it got to the lone cory. I currently have a 20 gallon with 6 albino corys, 5 guppies, and a bamboo...

I keep seeing my platies gulping air from the surface, which I know isn't normal for them. Sometimes when they do it they also appear stressed, and will clamp their fins and/or fade in coloration (I have painted platies; the black part fades into splotches and you can see the orange underneath)...

Recently bought a bag of marine sand to use as substrate for my freshwater planted tank. I'm worried that it might not be suitable for the plants and fish inhabiting the tank. Can someone clear my doubts?

Hi There Can anyone help with me with my angel fish please? She has holes in her abdomen and has a poor appetite. About 3weeks ago she began hiding and not eating. I was unsure what was wrong so started wit Melafix no improvement. Then one of my discus also stopped eating. I treated tank...

I have had my tank for about 9 or so months. Recently added a yellow mimic tang. Today i just noticed this. Is this ich? What do I do?! This is my first time dealing with this. None of my other fish have those spots. I went to a local pet store and a marine employee said he has seen tangs have...

I'm sorry if this isn't much of an emergency, but my male guppy won't eat, and now isn't swimming with the female guppies. Please direct me to the right posting area if this is wrong. 10 gallon tank Heated to 80 F Filtered Water change every weekend (20 percent) Tankmates: betta fish, two...

Hi all, So I absolutely love fish keeping and I have had my 120 litre Jewel for a few years now. My tank is home to 15 diamond Tetra, (they won't stop breeding) 5 shrimp and my oldest and grumpiest fish of them all... my 18 year old bristlenose pleco! He's called Gutbucket ☺️ I do weekly water...

I recently noticed a white spot on my bettas eye,it’s just one eye though his other one is alright thankfully.There’s also a small white dot on his tail. I’ve had him for a few months now and he’s been pretty healthy.He’s still active and moves around his tank a lot,I’ll change the water today...

Tank 55 gallon & 15 gallon Nitrate 20 Nitrite 0 Hardness 150 Chlorine 0 Alkalinity 100 pH 7.2 78 degrees The above readings have been steady for at least 3 months. Tank mates are: 20 pygmy corydoras (55g) started with but moved---> 2 female bettas (15 gallon split tank) started...

Hello, Thank you ever so much for taking a look at this thread and my fish! I appreciate it ever so much. I have a 120l Lido Juwel tank, with 15 Diamond Tetra (that have been happily breeding for the last two years), a 17 year old Bristlenose Pleco, 5 Amano shrimp and 2 Ottos. I absolutely...

Hi I have 5 platty fish and 2 off them today won't stop doing this I have also notice the sunset platty having a really black insides all other fish fine

So we discovered during a water change 3 little fry - presuming they are mollies Weve googled how to save them (i know a lot have probably been eaten) and found a 'fry trap' using a bottle with food in and a small hole for them to get into but so far no luck 😔 Ive ordered a hatchery type...

a little under a week ago while i was cleaning the sand with a gravel vac, his leg got stuck and i accidentally sucked him in. i panicked and got him out of the tube as quickly as i could but his skin was incredibly red and irritated. i’ve been keeping an eye on him the past week or so and while...

“Santa” (my mother)got my 5 year old fish for Christmas. I have 2 rescued dogs and a cat but I’ve never had fish. We now have a 20 gallon community tank. There is a female betta (who is the one I am most worried about), cory cats, glow tetras (who the people at the store said would be perfect...

Recently i added some chiclids,one juv golden sev and one juv green sev... Everyone one is doing fine except the green sev.On the contrary to its size...he is not eating recently... everytime shying away from me whenever i want top open tank lid...Most of the time i see him is eating something...

Hi everyone! This is my first post here, thank you for reading. My black mollies seem to be having an ongoing health problem. I received a 64 liter (17 gallon) fish tank, it has been running for a couple of years. It was stocked with a black molly colony, a Chinese algae eater, a pair of yoyo...

Hi there! So after watching and researching about planted tanks on the internet I've decided start one myself. I've bought the substrate, rocks, driftwood and plants to use in the tank and have cleaned them (boiled the driftwood, washed the sand, scrubbed the rocks, washed plants with hydrogen...

I am currently cycling (fishless) a 5 gallon tank with a HOB filter (TopFin) and Fluval BioMedia (BioMAX). That's not super relevant, but it's good to know and share. I have been dosing with Stability and the nitrites just started to spike. What I am not used to is figuring out how concentrated...

I'm currently cycling my planted 29 gallon tank going in to week 3 now. And there's no detectable ammonia, nitrites, or nitrates with my API master kit. The kit is not expired and is reading nitrates and nitrites on my other aquarium. I let the tank run for about two weeks use with some bio...

The other day one of my fish died overnight in my established 10 gallon. I tested my waters with the api master kit and my nitrites were off the charts purple. My ammonia is zero and my nitrates are about 5 ppm. My kit is not expired and it reads zero nitrites on my tap water and my 29 gallon...

Hello, I’m pretty new here. My mom has a blue lobster named Denny. When we went to vegas he was fine. We had someone there to take care of him, but he molted while we were gone. When we came back we saw what looked like legs or something coming from his side and his side is dented. These things...

I have 3 in the same tank from the same date. 1 is quite large, 1 is medium and the other still looks like a baby? The small one is healthy and seems happy and I ensure all 3 get food direct to them, so why is this one simply not growing? Any help appreciated They are in a heated, planted...

Heyo, this is my first post on here because I’ve been worried about something. I have a 10 gallon tank currently waiting for active filter media to cycle, and I added in some AquaSafe from tetra. On my bottle, I swear it said ‘add two teaspoons for every ten gallons’, so I added in two...

I have a cherry red shrimp tank and I have noticed that they have started to have babies (whoo hoo). I have also noticed two of these moving about but have no clue what that are. Can someone tell me. Ps. I also have assassin shrimp in the tank to. Thanks

Hi guys, I have a 36 gallon tank and was wondering what do you guys normally do/how is it suppose to be done when adding a new plant that wasn’t living in a co2 tank and transferring it into one that I dose daily with liquid co2. If that even makes sense? It’s a Madagascar lace Unfortunately...

Hi! I’ve had 6 female bettas for around 4 months. They where fine but unfortunately 3 have died ( old age for one and swim bladder for the others 2) I know have 3 left, however 2 are displaying mating kind of tendencies? Is this normal? I noticed yesterday a bible next sort of thing forming...

african sideneck turtle named taco is currently in a 10 gallon tank any suggestions for his upgrade?

Hey there! I have had my powder Blue Gourami (name is lightning) for few months. When I got him, he was beautiful and doing great. I've noticed over the last few days that he's losing his scales. I have noticed that one of the fish goes after him occasionally but he's a Chinese algae eater. My...

Hey y’all! I consider myself pretty knowledgeable when it comes to tank things and what I lack knowledge on, Google to the rescue. But this one has me all sorts of confused. I “adopted” this Molly 3 months ago. My local fish store has a “Kae Tank” that he puts fish in that he can’t sell for...

Need some help on this fish(channa sp. redfin)snakehead, can they be housed with tankmates? Water temp? Feed? What substrate is best for them?

I've noticed that when my water conditioner dries on the side of the bottle it leaves white crystals. Well today a crystal popped off the bottle and into the tank, and my betta ate it. Will she be okay? Here's an image of the water conditioner I use and a close up of the crystals

Hello everyone!! I was wondering if anyone knew what was wrong with my guppie. He seems to have these strange blobs on his dorsal fin, I’ve done some research and can’t seem to find the answer on how to remove the blobs. I do a 25% water change once per week. His behavior is quite normal too he...

Hi, I recently got 6 tetras and when I checked on them tdy, i noticed that one of the big tetras had a white spot on his side. The white patch was mot fuzzy or anything but I’m thinking that it may be neon tetra disease. The tetras r also in a 10 gallon with 6 other guppies. The water quality...

Hello everyone I'm afraid I'm not sure how to add a video on here, but I'll try to explain what's up with him. Sorry if this is a bit long. But I appreciate the help. My guppy started swimming very erratically yesterday and was swimming up and down from the bottom to the top several times...

Hi! I got 2 serpae tetras last Saturday and they always go twitch to stay balanced. My water parameters are fine and they are in a 10 gallon tank with 5 guppies and 3 tetras. I did some research and they are suppose to twitch swim but I’m just worried. Is there behavior normal or is there...