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Shes got this fat overnight, all of them looked completely normal yesterday. I feed them bloodworms as I have a false eel (he goes a bit mad without food) and I give them a small amount of flakes and granules as well. I havent actually checked on the tank since I posted this, I'll see if she...

Yes hes eating, he got fat after eating. I havent noticed any poop so far. He still moves very quickly and is quite hard to catch if I was to euthenise him. Should I leave it a few days to see if it goes down?

I only feed them once a day, not multiple times. It's only a small amount of each as I have quite a lot of fish in one tank. I'll check the nitrates but it's only one fish out of 37

One of my cardinal tetras is extremely fat. I dont know if its pregnant or just very fat. I fed them today (bloodworms, granules and flakes) He looks like he might explode. 3 of them look fat but none as big as him. The fatter ones seem to be breathing quite quickly as well. I attached a...

One of my cardinal tetras has a small yellowish lump on the side of it. His colour is great and hes swimming around normally with the others. It doesnt look like ich, maybe a tumour? None of the other fish have it. Hes about 4 years old and 1.5 inches. I cant seem to take a picture of him...

Unfortunately my little neon got so bad, I had to euthenise him. His bent spine is quite clear now.

Thank you. I have a female swordtail who I rescued from a tiny tank. She's constantly going up to the surface and gasping for air. She did have white poop a few months ago but obviously I had no clue what I could do to help her. She eats and swims around perfectly fine and her colours are very...

10 nitrates, 0 nitrites, sorry. He died a few days after doing a water change, not when I did it.

Do you think my fish might've had a heart attack as well? I don't think the fish died because of the water change, but I dont notice any difference in their behaviour. People didnt agree with me when I said my reasoning for not doing water changes. My test strips don't say anything about...

I explained why I haven't been doing water changes in a different post. Yes I did add water conditioner, it was saying 0 chlorine. Yes sorry I meant 10 nitrates, 0 nitrites One fish does gasp for air quite a bit. I'm not sure why as none of the other fish do this. Saying that, I've noticed...

One of my very healthy guppies has passed away overnight. I have no idea why or how as all the other fish are still thriving. I did get them from a pet shop, could that be why? I'm not sure how ethical it is. He's still very colourful meaning it would've been a recent death. I'm struggling to...

I don't have a quarantine tank sadly. There are no other neons so he shouldn't pass it on to anyone? Also how do I scoop up a tiny, skittish little neon?

Yes I have. Many times. Is that the reason the eel is always going up the side of the glass? Because he wants friends? Thought it was just because he was hungry. I don't know where he came from or what I can do with him if I need to rehome him.

...I've had them all for almost 4 years and they've all been fine like this. The spiny eel is 5-6 years old and has always lived by himself. The red phantoms have always lived in a group of 3. The swordtail was a rescue. I dont know how old she is but probably around 3-4. She came from a...

But I have so many plants, why would the nitrates be a problem? Don't the plants need food?

Before I did a water change the results said 0-10 nitrates. Its only gone up since I did a water change. I've heard the water testing kit is good but it's also £50...

At first it says 10, but 3 seconds later its closer to 25.

The nitrates are around 10, not very high I thought?

The strips are terrible. They dont give me the correct result. It's now saying the fish water is 10-25 nitrates, 0 nitrites. Tap water is 0-10 nitrates, 0-0.5 nitrites.

It wasn't high before I did a water change. It was around 10 before.

The temperature in the tank is 26°c Nitrates 25 ish Nitrites 0

Thank you, the water parameters are all normal. I'll have to check again tomorrow. I did a 30% water change, should I do this every week? The guppy was very sick, it didn't have a tail and all its scales were turned up. I don't think it would've survived even if I kept it in the original tank.

I only have one neon tetra, will it still spread to other fish? He's had it for a few weeks, I've noticed it but it looks like it's got worse. I have a question about the poop, where does it actually go? Like in my old tank, I used to very clearly see big poops along the bottom. But I haven't...

How do I treat it? He is eating and swimming around fine by the way.

I know about water changes, but it's a huge tank and removing up to 75% of water is so much. The fish get so stressed out whenever I do it. The water is crystal clear, the plants do the work! I also have like 300 trumpet snails that clean up any mess. Also, I have two very powerful filters...

I just don't really see the point in doing a 50-75% water change every week as the fish are very healthy and lively. None of the fish or plants have died since setting up the tank meaning it must be fine. In my old 70l tank, I had to do a large water change every week as the water turned yellow...

My neon is looking quite strange lately. It has a huge head and it's back is very bent, sort of like scoliosis? He still eats normally but prefers his own space. I have never done a water change and the fish/plants are fine. Picture attached, by the way the water is not yellow, it's just the...

I have a half-banded spiny eel named Reggie. He is very fussy and only eats frozen bloodworms, which he has done for 5-6 years. A few of his scales look a little damaged. I have only noticed this today. I'm really not skilled enough to know if he maybe got stuck between two rocks and rubbed...

The joists are a little closer together, I think its sitting on two. My mums boyfriend said it would be fine as one joist should be able to hold at least 200kg

Thank you so much everyone - it's a semi-detached house, the tank is on the wall which is connected to the other house. I feel a lot more content now, thank you again!