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Tank size: 10 gallons pH: 7.0 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 5 ppm kH: 40 ppm gH: 75 ppm tank temp: 77 F Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): In main tank: Clamped fins. Hiding/not moving more than half the time. in tank by herself...

Good morning, About a week and a half ago I noticed my female platy had started clamping her fins a bit. I waited a few days and she was still doing it so I added some salt to the water. Salt was in for about 3 days and a test of the water showed that the ammonia was maybe a little high...

Hello, I am posting because I’m concerned my platy may have pop eye but I’m not entirely sure. I’ll post pictures at the end. He’s perfectly healthy otherwise so I’m having a hard time telling if he might have pop eye or if I’m just worrying about him too much. He’s my favourite fish and I’m...

I know the situation isn’t ideal, we were beginners when we got our fish and the pet store said they would be fine in a group of three and would school with other types, so I have one panda and two black neons. They don’t seem to be stressed or anything though, and I’ve had them like this for...

Thanks for the advice! Yes, I agree that it is too warm. Our house is kept around 18C, which I think is what stops the tank from getting any hotter than it already is, but it also means that room temp would be about 10F too cold without a heater, or 8F too hot with the heater. No good solution I...

Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look into it!

Yes, it does keep heating and in the summer I plan to take the heater out. Our room temperature must be at the right point that it stops the water from getting warmer than 83F. I’ve thought about getting one of those I’m just scared of getting a faulty one and killing my fish. I’ve gotten really...

Thanks for replying! In the tank I have three tetras, a danio, and a platy. The tank is in my living room, there are windows nearby but there isn’t direct sunlight on the tank as to warm it up. I worry that it would get too cold without a heater because our house is at 18 degrees Celsius...

I need some opinions on what to do regarding my aquarium heater. I have a 3.5 gallon tank and the Aqueon 10W mini heater. My thermometer (which I’m not sure I fully trust, but anyway) says that when I leave the heater plugged in the water gets up to about 83 degrees Fahrenheit. It stays...

Okay. Thank you for the help. I picked up aquarium salt from my pet store today and added some to the tank. So far no improvement but I know it could take a little while for him to get better.

thank you for the advice. I had never had a problem before so I didn’t know that the water should be aerated before but I’ll do that for future water changes. As for adding salt, would I have to quarantine him? I’ve heard that tetras can’t handle any salt and I have some in the tank with him...

I’ve tested for nitrite, nitrate, ph, KH, GH and ammonia, all have been within range for a tropical fish community. I got a couple short videos of what he’s been doing. The other thing he’s doing is sitting on the bottom of the tank. Not on his side, or his nose or anything, just horizontal with...

Thanks for reply. I’m using a 5-in-1 test strip. I also agree that it is weird the other fish aren’t showing signs if something was wrong with the water. Although on the high side for hardness the tetras and danio are the same as they’ve always been. I thought the swordtail was reacting to the...

Thanks for replying. I don’t use dechlorinator because I am on well water at home here, so there isn’t any chlorine in the water. The pet store when I bought the fish told me that they would be fine with just three and didn’t mention anything about the danio. I’m going to try and at least get...

Thanks for replying. I just did a test and nitrates are slightly above zero. The tests are really hard to read but it does look like it is slightly pink. I will try doing a water change. I had been worried that it was something wrong with our tap water since I’ve started acting weird after I...

I’ve had these fish for 4-5 months. Tank was set up before I got them because the first batch of fish I had died with an incident with a slow food feeder (I won’t ever use that again!) I haven’t changed anything and this is the first time that one of the fish has acted up

Thanks for fast reply! The GH was reading 180 but that was the highest that the test would go so it may be higher and I wouldn’t know. The pH was somewhere between 7.5 to 8 last test. The tests are so hard to tell what the colour is. I don’t usually use distilled water, I just read that it can...

I know something is wrong with my swordtail but I don’t know what is up. One week ago I cleaned their tank as I usually do. A couple days after that I noticed the swordtail was hanging on on the bottom of the tank, which was abnormal because he usually sleeps in the middle of the tank. He did...