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yes, that does sound like dropsy. Please be aware that there are very few things that you can do for a fish when they have dropsy, and prepare yourself for the worst. The most successful way to treat drospy is with a series of epsom salt baths (NOT aquarium salt) Google should give you the...

tights over the intake is always a good plan xxx

That may have been more exclusive to the betta as they're labyrinth fish and actually breathe air... but i've never heard that before so i don't know! xxx

white stringy poo is a classic symptom of internal parasites. I'd look up those symptoms before jumping to a dropsy conclusion. Its more likely to be dropsy if its scales are raised and looking pine-coney and it's having trouble staying upright when swimming. xxx

not necessarily. Electricity and water are a famously unpredictable mix. If he somehow took most or all of the shock then theres a chance it would just have been him... its hard to say. I'd certainly replace the heater or filter rather than just replacing the fuse though - or get them tested...

Guppies really should go into a much more mature tank than 2 weeks old. Atleast a couple of months i'd say from experience. If you take a water sample to your local fish supplying pet shop they should do you a free water test,or give you parameters for a small fee depending on where you're...

sounds like one of your pieces of equiptment has fused and electrocuted him :( xxx

what do they look like? Do they have one end with a noticeable 'head'? xxx

finish the parasite course, and if she's no better then try internal bacteria medication. Don't start the next course of treatment until that one is finished and you've done a substantial water change to get the chemicals out of the water. Try making sure that you've got as much oxygen going...

I've been looking at this thread and have been completely unable to help you at all - but that load of information really helps. Her body being bent suggests internal parasites or flukes. Either way your parasite medication should work, if it doesn't i would suggest using a gill and body flukes...

If i were to get a few more, do you think that he would calm down? Because it doesn't matter what i do, he attacks everything and anything bar my bristlenose. If i got more wouldn't he just attack them? xxx

Hello, I have 3 male guppies in my tank, and no females at all - and one of them has suddenly turned ultra aggressive! They're all very different colours, and the all black male won't leave the others alone; he's always nipping at them or chasing them, pushing them into the side of the tank and...

does it look like black cotton wool? or is it a discolouring of the skin? xxx

any chance of some pictures? xx

How are your water parameters? xxx

oh yes, definately try an epsom salt bath - it readjusts their electrolyte balance and lets them expel some of the excess water they're retaining. xxx

It sounds like dropsy to me, and there's not a lot you can do about it when it gets to this stage, other than euthanase. You will have to make sure your tank is cleaner than clean and do really regular water changes to get the nitrate/nitrite back to 0 - because its bad water parameters that...

My stocking is fine, the fish are all small and have more than enough room body length/water ratio wise. I have 3 white cloud minnows, 2 danios, 3 male guppies, 2 dwarf ram cichlids and a small bristlenose. I'm moving to a 4ft tank (about 300l) when i move home again after university in a few...

does anyone have any experience of treating with Potassium Permanganate? xxx

I know that i have parasites in my tank, which aren't reacting to my formalin based treatment. I tried medicated food and it had no effect, and as such i'm going to have to potassium permanganate the tank. My female cichlid has been unwell for over a month - eating but always losing weight...

After nearly 3 weeks of my female golden ram being ill i have come to the conclusion that she has internal parasites - fitting the symptoms perfectly and her illness starting when i was treating for parasites. So here is my question, WHERE THE HECK CAN I GET THE MEDICATION TO TREAT HER WITH IN...

You sound like you're getting ontop of it, which is great news. I still say you're right and its scepticaemia. It fits the symptoms and the picture of definate scepticaemia looked exactly like your first casualty, by your own account. A lot of people report lots of other illnesses that set in...

oh no! It sounds like you have a fungal infection in there now. Its horrible when this happens, it all just snowballs out of control. Are you sure that you haven't over medicated? When a fish is already ill and being attacked it is far more prone to fungal infections which are extremely common...

not if you use the right dose, and like i say if it is scepticemia then it's in your water and it's only a matter of time. I'd medicate carefully making sure the dose is right, or use half the dose for 1 week and then up the dose to the full dose after a week so that you don't shock their...

Have a look at the symptoms of Scepticemia in fish. You will need to treat your entire tank with broad spectrum anti-biotics which you will probably need to look into and source. If it is scepticemia, which is what it definately sounds like, it is in your water and it is only a matter of time...

you'd probably be better off putting this question to the people in the hardware and Do It Yourself section, as they'll be more familiar with equiptment issues. xxx

I've never used Pimafix before, though i have used melafix and do regularly when i have problems. I would say carry on with the melafix as it's not an invasive chemical and it's quite natural. I don't know about pimafix so i shan't give you bad advice. I would say that it is very possible that...

Im almost positive you did. If you're worried that your cichlid is lonely or is behaving erratically looking for companionship you can always buy a definate female and hope for the best - but not until you have a bigger tank. He won't mind being on his own, in fact if he has a tank to himself...

I only put the salt in last night though, and she was like this before. It can't be the salt as there was none in the tank at all before last night. I'm doing daily 25% water changes but she's not improving. Its not behaviour related to spawning at all is it? I've never had cichlids pair off...

I had a pair of golden rams who have been nothing but trouble really. The male swam into a cloud of medication and poisoned himself so i had to get her a new man. I got her a dutch ram male after being told they're just colour variations, and they have paried off beautifully, a genuine match...

Theres no real way of knowing, it will start dripping first, but it depends how much pressure is on it as to how long it will drip for. xxx

the curve of it looks like a fracture yes. Nightmare! I hope you get a new tank soon xxx

if you have a breeding trap you can move one into there for the night to keep them protected, alternatively, arrange the ornaments and plants etc in the tank to clearly divide it into two halves. Hopefully they will take one half each as a territory and that will limit aggression. Though as i...

Lip locking is a fairly normal part of cichlid life unfortunately, and it is incredibly unnerving to watch when you don't know what it is. It is a sign for a struggle for dominance - not a mating ritual. As you say they are realistically too big and as such it may well be symptomatic of them...

What tankmates does he have? Could it be a developing agression problem? Everytime i've had dwarf gouramis that have exhibited the same symptoms it's due to bullying. Does he have a female? Normally they like to be kept in pairs as if they're alone they tend to fall prey to loneliness and lots...

My neons had this colouring, so i think that's just them reaching adulthood and their colours coming out. The only thing that makes me concerned is your platys doing it.. any chance of pictures of the platy? xxx

point the outlet so that it is aimed at the glass, it breaks up the flow like you wouldn't believe. You still get the filtration and oxygenation, but a lot less current. Can you move your outlet to point at the glass at all? xxx right, ignore that i've just seen what your tank looks like on...

quite possibly. Make sure you aren't overfeeding and that your water changes are regular and it should keep shrinking. The fact that it's going is a good sign, if it was getting worse it would be cause for concern. xxx

how is the water current? Sounds like their behaviour when the flow is too strong. xxx

is fighting off every ailment known to fish kind at the moment!