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My fishtank has not been well recently. I have done EVERYTHING that I could think of to save my tank from various ailments. Recently, it has been fungus. I had two fish of the same type that got fungus. One of them died. The other one is still alive and has just gotten fungus. However, he is not eating and is not very active. I treated the tank with something called acriflavin. It is supposed to be good for fungus. I don't like using it in the tank because it turns the water NEON GREEN and kills the plants. I don't even know how effective it is, but it says on the bottle that it can be used for fungus and the lfs told me so also. I don't want this fish to die and don't understand where the problem is coming from which is why this gd tank is driving me insane i don't know what i will do if he dies i have about eight fish left in a fifty gallon tank maybe i will just go live in the corner of my basement for a while oh god PLEASE HELP SOON!!!
 
Generally disease like that in a tank is a sign of water quality problems. So put sick fish into a hospital tank and then start working on your main tank. Check your filters are all working (don't over-vigorously clean them out as they will make your tank cycle again ie. you'll get ammonia and nitrite). The colour of your water is simply a cosmetic issue at the moment - get everyone healthy and then worry about what it looks like.

I'm assuming your tank is cycled - do check for ammonia and nitrite and if you find any do a 20% water change immediately and daily after that until they come down. If you tank was cycled before and now you're getting problems its possible the medicine has knocked out your beneficial bacteria. Also test your nitrate levels as very high levels can harm fish.

Fungus can be a symptom of too low temperatures, so put the temperature of your tank up to 80F and keep an eye on it, especially in the night.

Check any bogwood for signs of rot and do a gravel clean under rocks etc. to ensure no "dead spots" of anaerobic bacteria that could be poisoning your fish.

Then keep up a regime of frequent partial water changes and check your water parameters regularly. Have you been trying to alter pH or anything? pH swings can kill fish really easily, so don't use pH buffers etc. and if you have used them, allow the chemicals to be removed from the water with water changes.

Don't replace any fish until you've had healthy fish for at least a month. It is possible that whatever caused the fungus in the first place has affected their immune system so it may be you cannot save them. OTOH, some fish can be tough. Try Melafix in the main tank as that is a good tonic to cover fish with depleted immune systems. Also give your fish top quality food - live food, fresh food for the herbivores and frozen food.

I have had an experience not dissimilar to this - I had multiple problems in my tank, including filthy gravel and an unstable pH. But I saved most of my fish in the end.
 
P.S. Please don't threaten suicide even as a joke, just because you are having fish tank problems! It doesn't do my nerves any good at all! :(
 
Don't worry i wont really kill myself i don't think its a water quality problem pretty sure its all ok byt i cant test it right now cuz the waters green thanks for the advice yall
 

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