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Moved the rest of my fish the only 3 (Clown Pleco, and 2 kuhli loaches) to my hospital tank, I know I said I had a common plec but I actually forgot it's a clown plec but for some reason it was labeled common at pet store.

No need it already died.

Thanks, my well has been having some issues lately and my landlord can't be bothered to fix it apparently. the only thing he did was have a filter installed after the water softener. the well is about 50 years old and it is now bringing up sand & dirt and the landlord called the well guy to...

dang, I never even saw this coming, was never prepared for dropsy :( I guess now I know to stockpile on some stuff like aquarium salt

Well I think we can scratch the hospital tank idea :( he just passed like maybe a few minutes ago he stopped breathing, isn't moving, nudged him with net and he's not budging anymore, all tell tale signs that he's dead. Upon scooping him up I noticed his belly is like really fat, is that normal?

Not exactly, Normal salt I think would harm the fish depending on what it has in it, but aquarium salt has some kind of additive to it, atleast that's what I've heard. basically in short I've been told in caps "DO NOT PUT REGULAR SALT IN A FISH TANK"

Yeah I just haven't had the chance to get out of the house this week yet. but I'll go ahead and get the Hospital tank prepared.

I'll move over my sponge filter and get my hospital tank all ready

well I don't have aquarium salt rn and idk what garlic to use like do I buy the pure garlic from store and not powdered right? because I only have powdered garlic

ok I know there's not a cure for swim bladder issues but can dropsy be cured? I haven't even seen him eat yet.

here's the second video

also results on my nitrite and high ph: Nitrites: 0PPM PH: 8.2

I am uploading another video I was going to nudge him with my net to show you but I lifted the lid and he freaked out and he's belly flopping around

yeah he's breathing and moving

here I uploaded it to youtube,

let me see if I can grab a video.

Let me run another set of tests because I did another 50% WC change today. and this time I'll check both reg PH and the high range

I will have to get a GH test but I just don't understand I've had the Gourami for about a few months now no issues whatsoever until today

actually the master kit has ph and ph high range yeah my water is softened but sadly not the way I get it since I use regular salt which is actually apparently toxic for fish

I have a lid on my fish tank, their are led's on it but 4/6 burned out I'm going to probably buy one of those glass sliding lids and one of those full spectrum lights I'm still looking for any answers to my issues :(

Ok so I know I've had my fair share of issues before however since I took the advice of some really great people on here everything has gone great until yesterday... well actually let me start from a few days ago so basically a few days ago I started noticing some suspicious activity around my...

and I miscalculated it's size it's about 2 and a half inches and it's not growing any bigger. I've had him for about a year now. I see they only grow up to 3"

you know what I just realized the pleco I have that I kept thinking was a common it's not after all it is a clown pleco it has the same stripes as a clown pleco and the same mouth...

No problem and that is awesome to hear that's what I like to hear that's true moderation! and I would If I had my tank stocked properly and healthy lol. but you guys have helped me along the way ALOT

https://www.fishforums.net/threads/praise-tff.475752/#post-4099307 made a post about it ;) - praise about TFF!

alright thanks!

oh, wait general -> discussion? IDK how to move this myself so if mods can that'd be great @Essjay or @Fishmanic could you help me? - sorry for tagging

just wanted to say thank you all soo much for all the advice you have given me :) This Community is more than just a few members it's full of members that have experience, help people out, are respectful, and much much more and that's what I love about it, you don't need to go to a store to get...

I just wanted to say thank you all soo much for all the advice you have given me :) This Community is more than just a few members it's full of members that have experience, help people out, are respectful, and much much more and that's what I love about it, you don't need to go to a store to...

he's smaller than what's in this picture

wasn't sure because my common is perfectly fine. he's about a medium size right now still small not huge the common is still less than an inch but he's right at the number before an inch

Cae's can actually wound through that hard shell?

yeah I'm aware of the common pleco, I've also noticed a mark on my dead pleco like from the the slice another plec would which reminds me when yesterday I put my fake plants in and my common pleco's tail rubbed against my clown pleco could that have done any damage? I know their fins are like...

wait so then I shouldn't get a bristlenose as was recommended in my good bottom feeders post? or do they eat off the bottom too?

But im going to stick with what you guys mention from now on since your advice is trustworthy and its worked for me so far :) anyways since i have algae eaters for now im going to save up some money for the LFS instead of the box store since it seems u care for them right but they get sick...

Ive suffered another loss: clown pleco though i think his was hunger because i saw him constantly scrapping the glass ive only seem him on the ground a few times and my cae and common ate the wafers before my clown ever got off the glass to eat them, but it could've been stress from the tiger...

gotcha, but for now until I can get my bigger tank I think I will get rid of my TB's because as much as they look cool but I do want other middle swimmers ;) and I think 10 TB's would put the tank near the limit.

Yeah, I sense that too, and after what all you guys have said I've used some of your advice and it does work so I trust this forum with a few of you guys so far more than just "googling" and looking at say one site, etc! my sick TB died, the other TB is perfectly fine, but I'm going to take him...

I have 2 kuhli loaches and want to get more but I'm saving money rn as for cories I think I might look at them. if I save up for a bristlenose pleco at my actual LFS (World Tropical Pets) and not said "Petco, Petsmart" AKA Big Box Store should I give my common back or put it in my dad's tank...