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  1. M

    Betta sick (posted in disease thread but need help quick)

    I have had my betta for a few months now and over the past 1 or 2 days he has just sat on the bottom of the tank and hasn't eaten, when i go to see if hes alive (by brushing water around him) he darts around very quickly and returns to the same spot on the ground. I looked online and did the...
  2. M

    Betta sick and I don't know why? Help!

    I have had my betta for a few months now and over the past 1 or 2 days he has just sat on the bottom of the tank and hasn't eaten, when i go to see if hes alive (by brushing water around him) he darts around very quickly and returns to the same spot on the ground. I looked online and did the...
  3. L

    Molly wound or illnesses?

    I have a female black molly she was in a 60 with other fish (mollies, guppys, plecos and zebra something) I saw that she was less active and had white spotting so I treated her for ick in her own tank. I haven't seen anything on the other fish. After a week the spots cleared except one on her...
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    Female betta in community

    So eight months ago I adopted my fifth betta. A veiltale female. Violet. A few months ago I had a male betta ( seperate tanks) pass away. ( I had him since I was 9, I'm currently 20) my mom and grandma BOTH gave me bettas for my birthday ( a few weeks ago.) I considered doing a female sorority...
  5. A

    Please Reply... HELP NEEDED

    My Gold Doubloon Molly (female) won't eat. She has been in my 10 gallon tank for a few months now. Other Molly's have sadly passed away but their deaths have never really affected her until one of the other females she was fond of died. she passed at the end of august and ever since, my Gold...
  6. A

    Need Help with 2 Questions relating to my 10 gallon tank

    First question, I was wondering how many more fish i could fit in my 10 gallon tank, I currently have 2 neon blue dwarf gourami and 1 albino algae eater catfish or something like that. And second question, i was wondering what type of fish are there that are generally small, dont need a school...
  7. A

    Need help please

    I'm wanting to stock my 30gallon aquarium. I'm thinking to schools would be okay. I'm thinking of a school of 5kuhli loach. I have read if you don't keep at least 5 they will always be hiding. Then my second school I want Bala shark of 5. I have read if you don't keep them in a school that they...
  8. S

    Dying gourami?

    Hello, I'm very new to fish keeping but About a week ago I ordered some fish and plants online. The fish got here a day earlier than the plants, the fish were fine. I acclimated them to our tank and put them in. They were all doing fine, the next day the plant arrived and so we planted them...
  9. Nesnej

    Dwarf Gourami Scale Loss

    My dwarf gourami has a patch of scales missing on top of his head and I don't know why. Everything seemed fine a week ago and then i noticed what looked like little flecks in the water around him. I thought they looked like his scales and then looking at his head I noticed the coloration was...
  10. Nesnej

    Dwarf Gourami Scale Loss

    My dwarf gourami has a patch of scales missing on top of his head and I don't know why. Everything seemed fine a week ago and then i noticed what looked like little flecks in the water around him. I thought they looked like his scales and then looking at his head I noticed the coloration was...
  11. E

    Aggresive tank mates plus goldfish

    Hi! I'm posting in a bunch of forums because I really need help... At my job we have a fish tank and its not doing well. They have had it for years, far before I started, and the staff who used to take care of it left. Since then it was periodically taken care of by someone else, but the tank...
  12. H

    HELP!! Blue Dwarf Gourami staying at the top and not swimming

    Can someone help me? I have a new fish and it's a Blue Dwarf Gourami and I've had him for about a week. Suddenly, starting today, he has been staying the the top of the water and trying to get air. But we just put in an aerator and he hasn't changed but gotten worse? He isn't swimming and he's...
  13. M

    Molly with Swim Bladder Being Beaten by Other Mollies

    I am fairly new to fish keeping (I've only been in the hobby around five months at this point). One of my very first fish was a black molly. She has been perfectly healthy until about a week ago. I noticed she was having trouble staying upright and she was constantly swimming vertically with her...
  14. J

    Any help on determining what sex my fish is???

    Hi all Could you please help and advise me what sex my fish is?? I assumed it was male however ive noticed the other fish are following it around tank and wont give it a minutes peace.
  15. S

    Gouramis turning black?? Help!

    I recently bought two gouramis and were told they are Thick-Lipped Sunset Gouramis. When I got them, they were all orange. Now they seem to be turning black? Can anyone tell me if that's normal? Or should I do something? Thanks!!
  16. M

    New 60 Stocking Help and Ideas

    Hey guys, My 60 has been running for a few months now but not with to many inhabitants. It is planted with water wisteria, a couple amazon swords, anubias, and a few java ferns. The only residents as of right now are a group of 5 albino corydora (I know they do better in 6+ but my LFS only had...
  17. M

    SICK GOLDFISH PLEASE HELP

    OK SO MY GOLDFISH HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A WEEK OR SO HIS SIDES ARE BLOATED AND HE STAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK OCCASIONALLY GOING TO THE TOP FOR AIR I THINK AND THEN FLOATS DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AGAIN. HE HASNT EATEN FOR A WEEK AND HIS UNDERSIDE AND EDGE OF HIS FINS ARE TURNING WHITE. HE IS...
  18. A

    New to Cichlids

    Hey I just bought two Cichlids from my LFS. They were unhelpful in being specific about the ones I bought. Hoping you guys could help identify the type I have.
  19. Laura_b

    What is it??

    Hi all, could really use your help and advice! I was just giving my freshwater tropicals some food and saw a little grey leech type creature in my gravel substrate!! I didn't see the whole thing but I'm guessing it was around 2cm long or so. Any ideas on what it is and how/if I should get rid...
  20. H

    My tadpole isn't EATING?!

    I retrieved a baby tadpole from a lake, it had a broken tail. I've had it for about 3 days now and it won't eat! I got it into a proper tank yesterday with gravel from the petstore (I rinsed it before putting it inside the tank) I moved my tadpole in yesterday, the water is still cold, should I...