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They do. It usually equates to around 1 inch of fish per gallon. It sounds like you’d probably have room in your tank unless you had different plans for it. What kind of bottom feeder? A bristlenose pleco? Something larger/smaller?

Sounds like a pretty good setup. The male guppy probably chased her into a wall or something. I would personally get at least 4 more tetras (unrelated to your current issue). They’re happiest in groups of 6 or more- plus arguably the most fascinating aspect of tetras is their shoaling/schooling...

You can also treat lightly with a bacterial or fungal medication like ParaGuard as a precautionary measure because she may be more susceptible to disease in her current condition.

If it appeared suddenly, it leads me to believe that it’s probably just a bruise. My advice would be to monitor her condition and perform daily water changes on the tank she’s in. You can quarantine her if you would like. If the spot increases in size, definitely quarantine her. I’m sure...

Thanks I realized that like a few minutes before you replied. I was confused because I had never seen them in my other tanks before, but maybe the Kuhlis and Cories are them in their respective tanks.

If you get any more, be sure to get either only male or only female, so long as the ratio is 1Mto3F. Is he frantically looking around or shimmying in place? Wiggling side to side rapidly? Regardless, I would wait a few days before getting more and continue to treat the tank.

Looks like it could be either TB or just a bruise. Or a fungal infection. Did it show up suddenly or develop and grow?

Pics? More info? It could be literally anything from this description.

Realized they might be pest snail eggs. I’ll wait for someone else’s analysis and probably perform a water change tomorrow.

There’s a saclike thing attached to the side of the tank with a bunch of white specks in it. It’s a shrimp tank, but I thought shrimp carried their eggs. Nothing else in the tank but pest snails and a neeite snail. But I thought I remembered nerites dropped the big white flecks, not sacs.

I just noticed them, so I couldn't tell you. Whatever I do, I should probably act now so I don't lose him, but I will continue to monitor the location of the spots in his quarantine tank. If it is simply internal parasites, ParaGuard should definitely do the trick though. Do you think this would...

My panda cory has been lethargic for about a week or so now. I lost a peppered cory a few days ago and a different panda cory before that. It was hard to get a good look at them before they passed (or I didn't see both sides of them), so I don't know if they showed the same signs. But I did...

That looks like a fat rosy barb. I almost thought it was a very pregnant variatus at first glance. Perhaps a couple more pictures from different angles if possible?

I do really need to get a timer! My parents think I'm crazy because even when I'm staying with them down the road, I have to go back to the apartment and turn all the fish lights off!

This is all very helpful information! I will now try to turn the fairy lights off in the bathroom at night. Do you think the ambient street lights shining through the window would be an issue? What do you do personally? I make sure to turn all lights on at 10 and off at 10.

So obviously you want to leave the lights on for 10-12 hours a day on your fish tank and no more, but I haven't seen any general consensus on the difference in light levels between the day/night cycle and I'd love to hear everybody's opinions. I don't know if there have been any studies about...

I have some clown loaches, african dwarf frogs, a pleco, and three emerald corys, two peppered corys, and a panda cory with some mid to upper level fish in a 55 gallon (yes, I know clowns and corys shouldn't be housed together and yes, I know they need to be in groups of six and yes, I know that...

Do you think the 55 gallon will be large enough that this likely won't pose an issue? And if I were to find female dwarf gouramis, I could add them to the tank at a ratio of 2 males: 4 females, right? I'm planning on setting up a 75 gallon in a month or so and I figured I could stock it with the...

I went to my LFS the other day and they had a very pretty neon blue dwarf gourami and a dwarf flame gourami. I got both of them and, after the quarantine period, put them in my 55 gallon tank two days ago because I had heard that dwarf gouramis prefer to be in pairs. However, the dwarf flame...

Say hello to Pinocchio! I don't know if she's a specific color variant- she's probably just an assorted- but we hope that she doesn't become a real boy!

Hi, I have a number of clown loaches in a 55 gallon with a couple other fish. They're juveniles and probably only an inch and a half currently, but will be moved later on. My other clowns seem totally fine, but one of them I haven't been able to find for a few days. He came out today and was...

That's a good question. I know sometimes you can see the "eyes of the fry" in the gravid spot, but other than that I'm not sure. They usually give birth every 30 days or so though. I have 3 platies that are currently pregnant, so I would be curious to know as well.

It depends on how your tank is set up. Heavily planted tanks help a lot. Lots of floating plants or mosses. And I've read that marbles as substrate can give them more places to hide, but I'd say more plants is the best option. Know that it can take a bit more maintenance to raise fry- you need...

Yep, definitely pregnant and the orange one is definitely a male. You can tell based on its gonopodium. The females have a fin that you can see open up and such, but the gonopodium stays the same shape. How long have you had the platies? It's worth noting that platies can hold sperm for up to 6...

I noticed some white patches earlier today on one of my kuhli loaches. It definitely isn't ich, but I'm not sure if it's a disease or the Kuhli rubbed against something that scraped him. I looked up the issue earlier and stumbled onto a thread where someone mentioned their kuhli loach had made...

for the water test? pH around 6.5. I've adjusted it to 6.8. It's always been on the acidic side, so no change has occurred. Nitrates around 20. Nitrite 0, Ammonia 0, temperature 79, chlorine 0, GH 150 ppm, KH 0 ppm.

It's a community tank, a 55 gallon, with the only two semi-aggressive species populating the tank being the paradise fish that passed and a rainbow shark. I have relatively hard water (150 ppm) with a pH around 6.8. It's moderately planted with some driftwood and a number of other hiding spots.

I apologize if this question has been asked before. My paradise fish died earlier today. He was probably my favorite fish in the tank- he was super curious and would just swim directly in front of wherever I was looking in the tank like "hey, what are you doing? Why aren't you looking at *me?*"...

One of my other fish had died earlier. The water parameters seem fine. That fish had a white face when it died, but it was rather quick. I noticed it in the paradise fish and attempted to treat it with seachem paraguard, but unfortunately he passed this morning. I did as suggested, but I guess...

I woke up this morning and saw a white fuzzy patch around my paradise fish's mouth. I assume this is probably columnaris. What is the best way to treat this/which medications should I buy? And should I treat the tank or remove him and treat just him? I'm worried he'll get more stressed out if I...

Thank you both. I will attempt to get a look at the tail shape to be sure when I go in. Is it a good idea to get two females for the male, or would he/the tank be happier alone? All I know is that from what I've read, if it were to be done this would be the preferred ratio.

Thanks. So between the three tanks, would it be a good idea to house the rainbow and the clowns in the 75, leave the kuhlis where they are, and leave the corys/add more corys to the 55? Naturally, I want the fish I have to lead healthy lives. I didn't research the fish I have extensively when I...

Thank you for all of the info! I have a number of mid to upper level fish in my tank, in addition to some ADFs, clown loaches, and a rainbow shark in with the cories. So far I haven't seen any detrimental behavior between any of these species. The Kuhli loaches are in a 20 gallon of their own...

My LFS has some paradise fish marketed as "blue paradise fish" and "red paradise fish" but I can't find anything substantial about any differences online. Is there a difference? I currently have a male paradise fish and was considering getting two females as I've heard that ratio works, but I...