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Here are all the fun details. my red wag swordtail has ich. Today is day three of the treatment quick cure. According to all the info on quick cure i could find i only have one more treatment left, but my fish should of been cured in 2 days! Day 1-light sprinkling of white on top of fish and on gills. shimmying Day 2-heavy sprinkling of white spots, gills completely white. shimmying Day 3-even larger white patches, not as much shimmying. now hangs out on top of tank. So!my fish does not seem to be getting better. here is all that i have been doing. I change the water prior to treatment as instructed on package of quick cure. raised temperature to 81-82 degrees. use aquarium salt daily use water treatment with new water change. My Placo does not seem to have any signs of illness or ich, could my swordtail have something other then ich with very similar symptoms. also because of this treatment for my swordtail i had to remove my 2 African dwarf frogs from the aquarium. how long will they be ok in the smaller bowl? and now they are floating on the surface (a sign of illness too!) Please help me! all additional info you probably need to know: 10 gal tank freshwater no other fish other then mentioned above no living rock or coral 1 bamboo plant 4 general habitat plants 1 heater 1 bubbler 1 filter (with carbon removed for treatment) Nitrite levels are rising probably due to the fact that the filter is not actually filtering. same for my frog tank (have been treating water nightly with ammonia eater) Thank you!!

I just bought an eclipse 3 (37 gal.) tank for saltwater aquarium use. I know, from what I have read that this is fairly small for this type of aquarium. Can I use it for salt water even with the supplied filtering systym in the hood? I have also bought regular (black, not "live" sediment) after the fact of reading that I should have bought live sedimate an live rock. Will what I have work? What is my next step? Shall I keep my black non-live sediment get some live rock to put on top of it? Will the live rock's "creatures" take effect on the non-live sediment so that they become live as well? Can I even have a live rock in there before it has cycled, or with that spead it up? Should I add ammonia, if I have, or don't have, a live rock to speed up the cycling process? How do you do the monthly maitenance of replacing 25% of the water without puting the fish and ecosystem in too much shock? Please help and try to answer as much as you can. Very new, but very interested in it

I recently took in a freshwater tank with one pleco and 27 guppies in it. When I picked it up, the water quality was atrocious....it wasn't full, and the water itself was a carmel-brown color. Needless to say, the guppies were all nearly colorless when I got them. I've had the tank completely cleaned, and it's been up and running with the fish for about 2 weeks now. The guppies have all gained a tremendous amount of color back, and none have died since the initial transportation. My problem is this: some of the fish have fin rot, and there are several who are deformed. I thought at first that the deformed fish were just the result of growing up in a bad tank. However, I'm now led to believe that they have developed fish tuberculosis!! Given the fact that my tank is already a bit heavily stocked, and both of these diseases can be fatal, should I just remove the fish with TB in order to save the rest of the aquarium instead of trying to treat the whole tank? I don't have the space to set up another "treatment tank", so if I treat one, I treat them all. Do I cull the infected fish or no? it is a 25 gallon...which is why i'm seriously considering just taking a few out. again, I don't have space for another tank! the pleco is actually rather healthy! he was a little lethargic at first, but some algea tablets and greenery have really got him going lol

I've posted similar question here and got some good answers, but a few things have changed, I've gained some information since... And I just like getting other people opinions and hear their knowledge... So, I have this 10 gallon freshwater/tropical aquarium. I finally got it set up and running, so the water can get to where it needs to be. Any suggestion of how long I should let it go before adding fish? I haven't gotten any fish for it yet, since I wanted to make sure the water was just right before adding them, and risk killing them... And I have some fish grouping ideas, and I'm sure when I go the people at the store will be able to help me... But can anyone on here give me what they would put in a tank that small? what fish? What plants? What decorations? I want a "showcase" fish in there. And when I say showcase, I mean one that's slightly bigger and brighter than all the others around it. I've looked at gouramis and I like the dwarf and honey gouramis, so if I can't find anything else to my liking I might get one of them to go in there. But does anyone have any other suggestions? Of bigger colorful fish I could center in my tank? And what smaller ones should I put around it. I was thinking maybe 2 cory catfish, and few platies, and maybe even a couple shrimp or another small school of fish... I can't really make up my mind there... So any suggestions should help! And yes.. i know I have to be careful about putting in to many. Another topic. I have a Betta. He lives in a 2 gallon fish bowl. He's fairly docile, and even though I've shown him his own reflection and other male betta, he doesn't puff up or act necessarily aggressive. Do you think he could live in the 10 gallon? I've heard it possible he could get along with the community fish, but not the gourami. Do you think with his docile demeanor they could potentially get along? Or would the other fish be more likely to attack him. I probably won't try this, but even if I did I know what keep an eye out for fish attacking other fish. If I can't, I would like to get something to heat up his fish bowl. For the time being it does not have one, but I know they are tropical fish. So far, the cooler water has seemed to affect him at all, he's moves quite a bit, and eats regularly. It probably has to do with the fact I keep my house warmer... But it's starting to get colder and I'm worried.. I don't want him to be too uncomfortable. So do they even make heaters for bowls? and if they do how much would they be? One last question. I've been really interested in getting another aquarium. I LOVE marine fish. How exactly hard is it to get a marine tank set up? What are the steps involved? It's something I'm highly considering, but will have to wait on. But I KNOW I would love at least a pair of clownfish if not more. What are some other good, BRIGHT COLORED tank makes for them? I also don't want to big of an aquarium in my house or I won't have room for it... So how many clowns and how many of another type or two of fish could go into a 30-40 gallon tank? How about a 50 gallon? How expensive is it to turn one of those into a saltwater tank? I hope I can get some good answers here! I'm honestly curious! I'm sorry I have so many question in here, I hope someone can answer them all! But thank you! Oh! I thought of another question! If I do leave my Betta in the 2g bowl, is there enough room for a dwarf african frog, a snail or 2, or even 1-2 female Betta? Any room for anything else AT ALL? Thanks!!!

Ok I have a 33 Gallon Saltwater aquarium and I keep have Compatibility Problems with it! Ok Here is what I have in my tank. X1 Long Nose Hwakfish: X1 Gold Stripe Maroon Clownfish: X1 Regal Damselfish: X1 Blue Spot Toby Pufferfish: X2 Pajama Cardinalfish: X1 Scooter Blennie: I was told at my local fish store that all these fishes could live together in my aquarium, but the Maroon Clown Has bits of his fins missing (anal, dorsal, and pectoral fins!) He has been fighting with the Damselfish allot but I just came down one night and he was like this! The Maroon Clown is also bullying my Cardinalfish too! The Puffer, Hawk, and blennie are all fine and get along but I keep buying fishes that are not compatible due to the fact I keep getting told that these fish can live together by multiple fish stores! I really Don't no what to do anymore! I'm New to Marine aquariums and need some advice. What Should I do? It was like this when I was Keeping freshwater too! UGGGGHHHH!

I have two dwarf puffer's in my aquarium, and the smallest of the two, has an "indent," on one side of his body near his tail fin; fan fin. Yesterday I was changing the water, and cleaning up their scraps when I worried that I had accidentally shifted a decor rock against him. I hope I was just being paranoid, and I in fact didn't hurt him, though if I did -and this IS the cause of the indent- will he be able to function down the road? I've noticed that either because of the water change, or his "injury," he hasn't opened [used] his tail fin. Now on subject to feeding them; I've read you can feed every day, but recommended is every two days. They prefer blood worms, krill, and occasionally snails. With how fast they seem to digest their food - I am determining this by their bulging bellies - I sometimes feed them twice a day. Last question; I have lily bulbs that have sprouted in the tank, that I had to uproot from the gravel and move, because the leaves were blocking the filter tube. Will the roots eventually find their way back down? Or will I have to toss gravel on them? Thanks for reading. Any, and all tips to care will be greatly appreciated. Happy halloween charlie

I purchased a 10 gallon fish tank several weeks ago. It's been set up and has 1 guppy so far and I am in the process of slowly adding compatible fish. I am testing all my levels and waiting out the cycle. Anyway, I've been researching compatible combinations to stock my tank and coming up with conflicting information from all sources. For instance I just read this on The aquarium Wiki: "Fish NOT suitable for a 10 Gallon tank Many common popular fish are in fact NOT suitable for this size tank. Either they are too active such as the Neon Tetra, Zebra Danio or Platy, or grow too large such as the Goldfish, Mollies, all Plecos and many of the larger Corydoras catfish. The Dwarf Gourami, despite it's common name, should really be kept in a larger tank of 15 US Gallons (56.8L), and also current fish available have been sickly and it's not recommended to add these to established tanks." However in manual that came with my tank and in the fish store they both suggested several zebra danios. PLEASE tell me your opinions or suggestions to stocking this 10 gallon tank: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf34b3127ccec5cbdfa3568600000040O08QYsmrJq5ag9vPgg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/ and light is on for picture but most often the light will not be on and tank will just have indirect light 74 degrees in tank http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf34b3127ccec5ca0a03369800000040O08QYsmrJq5ag9vPgg/cC/f What items should I remove if too crowded~ TIA for all of your suggestions:) http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf34b3127ccec5ca0a03369800000040O08QYsmrJq5ag9vPgg/cC/f