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I had three goldfish I believed to be all females in a 125 gallon tank. They got along great, everyone was happy for about two years. Then it turned out one of them was male and well... eggs everywhere. We couldn’t have that keep happening so we got a 75 gallon tank, set it up, cycled it, and a...

Hi. I have an African cichlid in quarantine that has a weird lesion on his head. I’ve been treating him with an antibiotic, some aquarium salt, and doing 50% water changes a day. there is no ammonia, nitrite, or nitrates in the take because of this. the last two days this fish refused to...

salt is the miracle cure lol thanks for your quick responses!

No, it doesn’t look fuzzy. It kind of looks like the top layer of “skin” was removed. The outer edges are a little jagged so I can see where the idea it’s fuzzy comes from though in the picture.

I was doing a water change yesterday on my cichlid tank (75g, with 5 African cichlids, not 100% sure of specific fish names) and I noticed this little guy. I quickly got him out and placed him in a hospital tank. Before I did my water change the parameters in the 75g were: Temp: 80 F (26.6 C)...

Hi. I honestly didn’t know where to post this so I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place. Currently I have (approximate sizes) a 5 inch long, 8 inch long and 11 inch long comet goldfish, a 4 inch long black Moore, 6 African cichlids, and a male betta. In January, I’m going to be moving from...

I still have no idea what was wrong with my fish, but I followed your directions with the salt and the water changes and he’s cured! Whatever it was, you’d never know he had anything wrong with him. He’s swimming better, eating better, and looks perfect! Thank you so much for your quick answer...

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Sorry for the delay. I’ve been in panic mode. No I haven’t added anything to the tank in months. I’ve been trying the salt and water changes. He stopped eating as if this morning. I’m really freaking out. The little patch looks like the scale is going to fall off but is barely hanging on...

Hi guys. I have a 4.5 year old goldfish and just noticed this weird spot on his side. I’m having a hard time telling what it is. My first thought was he just injured a scale but the more I look at it the more I’m not so sure. Is it a cut? Infected? A parasite? A tumor? How do I find out? He’s...

Hi guys! I recently rescued a black Moore goldfish a friend of mine was keeping in a fish bowl. They had him for about a year before asking if I’d take him. By the time I got him he had a pretty nasty case of popeye and some pretty obvious signs of ich. I now have him alone in a 30 gallon...

Hi! I have a 4 year old comet goldfish in 125g fish tank. Lately I’ve been noticing he’s hanging out in the back corner of the tank and isn’t swimming around like he normally would. His fins aren’t clamped and he’s not resting on the bottom, just sitting in the corner. He comes out to eat. Any...

Update: no new deaths but the remaining mollies don’t look good. I’ve moved them to a new tank and there’s been no change. I’ve been treating with LifeGuard broad spectrum because I have no idea what this is. I’ve also been doing water changes and adding salt and upped the temperature in the...

Ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, nitrate is 0. I just put them in this tank and then did a huge water change.

I woke up to another death. I lost one of the 5 mollies. I’m at such a loss for what this could be. There’s no fraying of the fins. There’s no white dots. There’s no fuzzy or discolored patches on them. Their coloring is normal. But they’re not eating, they’re all sitting at the bottom of the...

Help! Backstory: I had a 45 gallon tank with mollies and neon tetras set up for about a year. The mollies were breeding like crazy (as they do) so I rehomed all but 5 males. I needed the 45 for a rescue goldfish I got so I purchased a 30 gallon tank. I set it up, let the temperature settle to...

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Yes... it was a typo. My goodness, my brain today. The tank is 37 x 13 x 24 I don't know where i got the 59 from... :oops:

My betta is in an (open) closet out of direct sunlight, with a regular LED strip light. I do weekly 25%-30% water changes as a part of my maintenance routine for all of my tanks. The substrate is sand. There are no live plants, but I did add an Algae Ball in an attempt to control the algae...

My apologies! The tank is 37 in x 13 in x 59 in. There are no water parameters yet, as I completely broke down the tank (not including the bio-media) to clean it out and prepare for whatever my new fish needed, as I doubt it would be the same as what a goldfish needed! So it's looking like...

Hi Everybody! I have a male betta in a 10g tank that I'm having a horrendous time controlling the algae in. I've done everything I can think of to control the algae in this tank. It's all over the glass and the sand and there's string algea all over the decorations. Short of taking the betta...

Hi Everybody! I recently just moved my goldfish from my 45g tank to my new 125g tank and I'm undecided/unsure what I should put in my 45g tank. Do you have any suggestions? I'm pretty much good with anything fresh water. I was leaning towards either cichlids or angels. If I go with cichlids...

Thanks so much guys! I took your advice and the three goldies are very happy being back together!

Hi everybody! I got a new 125g aquarium to move my goldfish to. After 3 months of doing a Fishless Cycle, my tank was finally ready and I added 1 of my 3 goldfish (the largest of the the three). That was about a week ago. The two smaller goldfish are still waiting in the 45 gallon tank to join...