sick fish

Ok, so ive been having problems. I made a bunch of rookie mistakes and now trying to tix them. I have had to move fish to another new tank to keep from dying. They are doing well and tank levels are near perfect for now. But it needs to cycle and was only a quick fix, i know. So on the 10 gal i...

Hi Guys,   First time posting on this forum but I've been into aquariums for a couple of years.    Anyway, the kissing gourami in my 55g planted tank isn't doing too well. He hasn't been eating for the past few days and just hangs around the bottom of my the tank. There appears to be some kind...

This morning I woke up and went to feed my 20 gal high tropical aquarium when I noticed my male fancy guppy, who had been completely fine yesterday, wad laying at the bottom of the tank. I see nothing visibly new with him. He seems completely, one hundred percent healthy except for the fact that...

Hi I'm sorry if this is a bit wonky but I really need help with my ghostknife.   A week ago he was acting a bit funny, swimming straight up, going after bubbles and bumping into things but then on wednesday he was on the floor gasping. I panicked, ran to the fish shop to get my water tested and...

One of my Ottos has recently developed a huge white spot on his back, and I don't know what it is! I couldn't find anything from online research either, so I'm scared it's undiagnosable?? I've attached a picture to this post. Could it be some kind of external parasite or an infection?

I have a beautiful ruby red male crown tail named Mistletoe who has the best personality! Until I could get a new home for him I had him in a large glass vase (he was a christmas eve gift)    He was in the vase for about 2.5 weeks, during his stay in the vase i did a 50% water change daily and a...

hello all, I'm new to this so forgive me if this is a silly question.   just started me tank, and added fish about a week ago. we have  2 angel fish 1 bala shark 2 white skirted tetra   one of our tetras has started to act a little funny, and is staying away from the other fish. today we noticed...

December 1st 2013   This isn't the first time I have done a journal,  but it is the first time I have typed it.    I have always loved fish! Salt Water is pretty, but what really makes me happy is freshwater.  Although most fish found in fresh water are not bright and colorful, they have a...

Hello, I'm new here.  My daughter and granddaughter gave me a betta for an anniversary gift. At first I wasn't sure if I even wanted this little guy. I've had him for 9 months and have grown quite fond of him. Now he is sick. he's bloated and somewhat lithargic and pale. I've read some symptoms...

Hey all, Background info is that I just upgraded and stocked my tank (now a 25 gal)  and had 5 corys of various types, one friendly female betta 3 honey and 1 powder gourami. So yesterday day ago I noticed that my 1 ½ year old leopard cory was sick. His entire nose was white as if the tissue was...

My ghost catfish is missing part of its tail. It's swimming in circles or not at all. I've moved it into my quarantine tank, which is doubling as housing for a betta. Is it okay in with the betta? Also, what could have caused this missing fin? I have four more in my tank right now, in with...

Hi,     When I woke up this morning, one of my Pipefish (banded) appeared to be dead - it had arched its body about 4cm above the sand with either end just dug into the sand.   I isolated it this morning for about an hour and it did pick up a bit and was swimming again, so I put it back in the...

Hi There,   Can someone please tell me what is wrong with my blue ram? Water parameters are all fine: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, minimal nitrate. PH is about 7.   I have added an airstone, and temperature is at 27 celcius. He has been like this for a few days now.   The tetras and other blue ram seem...

Do you think I can save this girl? Any advice welcome. This is what she would typically look like:   So as you can she she is normally a little round, but she has got larger over the past 24 hours:   What you can see is she is larger on one side and it looks like there is some reddening on...

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to fishkeeping, I've have a 20 US gal. tank running for about 6 months now and I thought I was doing fairly well. I even managed to get my Platys to produce some fry. When I first stocked my tank I had 2 wagtail platys, a sunburst male and a red female, ans I had 3...

Hi everyone! Im very new to this hobby and am incredibly frustrated with the different answers I'm getting from multiple lfs's. Here's my problems background: I set up my tank 3-4 weeks ago the way the lovely ppl at the lfs said to do. I got a 10ga tank, bought the normal paraphernalia, filled...

Hey everyone I have a 65g setup that has been running for 2 1/2 months. My tank is cycled and the levels are good. I came home today to find 2 clown loaches very sick and one just passed away. I'm not sure why they have gotten sick as every other fish in the tank seems to be more than fine. I'm...

Okay so hoping for some advice as i dont know what to do. So i am going to add all the info I can to help. I have a 30 gallon tank with 2 blood parrots. I have fake plants, rocks, gravel and a cave for them. I started this in december. No new fish or chemicals added to tank. There tank is 74...

(I DID NOT WRITE THIS I FOUND THIS ON ANOTHER FORUM)   Something I found Very Helpful!       Treating Hexamita aka Spironucleus with Epsom Salt Solution This is a rather safe way to treat any newly imported fish, as a prophylactic, just as one would use a de-wormer...

Ok hi guys. I have lost a lot if my little angels. They are not little but still. Almost tripe the size of a quarter. This is what happens. First the angel is just fine. The next day it has a huge red mark and a yellowish looking blob on/in it. Within the next two days the fish will die. I have...