sick fish

  1. K

    rescued shubunkin gold fish

    Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and not an expert when it comes to fish. I have been keeping goldfish for the last three years. I recently got a weekend job at PetStore and one customer came in and brought her shubunkin. The fish is four years old, has been kept in a little tank with NO...
  2. 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...
  3. D

    Molly acting very strange

    Hi! I recently finished cycling a new 20 gallon freshwater tank and bought a Molly and a swordtail. the day I bought them and put them into my tank, the Molly started acting weird. I thought it was just a little bit of water shock, so I left her alone. But then the next day I noticed she was...
  4. Laura_b

    What's up with my tetra?

    Hi all, I was wondering if any of you had any ideas or advice on what might be the problem with my tetra? It's only one out of the three that is affected, has lost some colouration, looks a little lumpy and I have spotted one white spot on its tail..really hoping it's not ick. I have only...
  5. A

    Sick Pleco

    Hi, I'm hoping someone can give me some info on how to save my Pleco. He's 5 years old lived with a black moor who passed away last week suddenly. There were no signs of stress. I recently cleaned the 40 gallon tank, set up the same as I always have. He's now alone in the tank and is getting...