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Hi, Can someone tell me a bit more about fin rot? I realise that it rots the fins! But I have a female swordtail whose tail fin has rotted down to nothing within 1 day! I didn't realise it was so rapid. Besides treating it with medicine which is what I am doing right now, realistically...

Sandy, 1 other thing to mention is that I had an Egeria Densa plant which died very quickly in my tank, but i've got a Vallisneria plant which has lived throughout. But I bought a plant which i don't know the name of but it's like a bottle brush, very much like the Egeria Densa plant and it's...

Yes one of them has red gills and one of the dead ones I remember had red gills. Well it was red in the bit under his chin when he breathes. I've checked them thoroughly and I don't see anything else. No raised scales, no white spots, nothing else out of the ordinary. I think the fin...

Hi Sandy, Have you added anything new lately? Only 1 plant and they had new gravel (much washed) about 4 weeks ago. What temp is your tank at? 23 degrees What type of filter are you using and when was the last time you changed its cartridge? The tank has a filter which doesn't have a...

Hi, I am in need of urgent help. My fish keep dying, i've already had 2 guppies die since the weekend. The remaining 3 guppies are swimming very fast, vertically up and down the tank. I cannot understand what is wrong with them? 2 of the guppies have already died and 1 of the remaining...

Hi, I have 1 guppy and 1 black phantom left. The tank is 20 gallons and it's been running for approximately 5 years in another location (soft water) with a friend and 1 month with me at the hard water location. I would like to slowly populate the tank again, but I would rather get fish...

Hi, I have posted before because my fish have been mysteriously dying. Here are my tank water readings:- pH 8.5-9 Nitrate 12.5 mg/l Nitrite 0.0 mg/l Ammonia 0.0-0.1 mg/l I introduced 3 new neons that all died, could they have brought a disease with them? I didn't notice anything? I...

Hi, Please help! My fish keep dying and I don't know why? 1. Water parameters. (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH, temp', Hardness etc) All perfectly fine according to a test kit 2. A full description of the fishes symptoms. 2 baby neons - found stuck in filter in the morning 1 baby neon -...

Hi Platypus, Here are the answers to your questions:- 1. How big is your tank? 20 gallons / 30h x 30d x 60w cms 2. How long has it been set up? I recently bought this off a friend, it came with 9 guppies, 2 red phantoms, 2 black phantoms & 1 neon (I added 3 baby neons) 3. How many fish do...

Hi, I've done my best to look after my fish as best as possible however 2 of my baby neons died last night. I'm new to fish keeping and I would be grateful if anyone could give me some general pointers to test, watch out for, to do, not to do etc.... as a newbie fish keeper. I have read...

My tank is 30 inches deep x 30 inches height x 60 inches wide so I'm not sure how many gallons that is. In that sized tank I have 8 guppies, 2 red & 2 black phantoms or black widows, 4 neons and the 2 algae eaters which I am exchanging! How many more can the tank take or shall I get rid of...

Thank you for your reply, the last thing I want to see are my fish being eaten by their aggressive tank mates! The fish shop I got them from has agreed to take them back. But can you advise me on a suitable replacement(s)? I would like either a pretty replacement, a cleaner fish (like the...

Hi, I'm new here and new to keeping tropical fish so please excuse any obvious questions I may ask! I have 2 golden algae eaters in a tank with guppies, neons, black widdows (i think that's what they are) and I've read that they can grow to 5 inches long and are quite aggressive? Do you...