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Just wanted to update and say thank you for all the advice. I have been treating the tank for Ich for the past three days with Quick Cure and although it turns the water blue in the tank, the rest of my Barbs are doing fine and so far have had no adverse effects to the medication. On a different...

My larger Tiger Barbs do this a couple times a week. Very fun to watch indeed.

Well, I went home on my lunch break to check on things and the Cherry Barb in the hospital tank didn't make it. :-(

I am in the U.S. I have read about Protozin. I will see if I can get it at my F.S. Thank you! :good:

I will treat the whole tank. Thanks again. Any certain med that you would recommend over another for treatment? There are quite a few. - Mike

I was running a smaller charcoal filter ( Top Fin 10 ) so I would change it every two weeks or at least wash it. I have now upgraded to a larger double charcoal filtration system. The infected fish has been put into a separate tank. I am really hoping I can save her. None of the other fish...

Although they are hard to tell apart when they are younger, once they reach about an inch and a half long, you will easily tell the difference. The females will have a large robust body and not much orange/red on the fins and nose while the males will be narrow with much red definition on the...

Thank you. My 20 gallon tank has been up and running for about four months. A really close friend of mine has kept fish for decades and has taught me good housekeeping and maintenance. I do weekly water changes, b-weekly filter changes and gravel cleaning. I test my water every other day. My...

The past week, I have lost two of my Green Barbs. They were the newest addition to my community. I purchased them from a LFS that I normally do not shop at. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary wrong with them. This morning I woke to find one of my larger Cherry Barbs not eating and very...

Hi everyone, My name is Mike and I am a "Newbie". When I was growing up, my parents had aquariums in the house. Well, now I have a son of my own and recently he wanted a fish. I got him a Betta and he loves it. Well...........I was jealous so I went out and purchased my own tank and set it all...