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Hello, I’ve made a post before trying to figure out what was wrong with my betta, and I think I’ve finally figured it out. He definitely has some parasite/disease, which I thought was Ich, and he’s shown little white spots and it’s been about a week. Poor guy is fighting as hard as he can but I...

My knife fish developed this lump, and has had it for a couple months. Does anyone know what it is and what I should do to treat if it is of concern? Thanks!

Hi, I'm new to this page but I'm looking for answers. About 3 weeks ago I noticed my female Bettas belly start to get bigger. I immediately thought it was constipation so I stopped feeding her for a few days . The belly just kept getting bigger but she had no other symptoms. As you can see she...

I need help figuring out if this fish is constipated or something else. The bottom of his belly has red streaks and he has a hard time swimming. I put Lifeguard All-In-One treatment in the hospital tank. I also had another tetra that got this same thing but unfortunately he didn't make it...

Hi All. I was given 2 x Khuli loaches yesterday. When I let them loose in my community tank I noticed this strange patch on one of them. Its my first time to have loaches so am a bit ignorant but having googled them know that they are more prone to disease and infection due to their lack of...

Hello, so I got 6 guppy's a month ago (2 red, 2 yellow and 2 blue ones). Everything seemed fine at first but then a week ago or earlier the red ones started being on the bottom of the tank more often. At first I thought that this was their personality because they were more introvert and calm...

Hello! I'm new to the fish world and have only the one 3 Spotted Gourami for 4 months. Hes always been an energetic and curious fish! Inside only a days time he has stopped swimming around and has a wound on his back! And he's clearly unhappy. He's in a 29 gallon tank There a shrimp and...

I assume my loaches have ich simply because all the other fish do. I have all my swimming fish in another tank so I can half the dose of 'rapid white spot cure' by Blue Planet as per instructions on the back. Tank is set to 28'c, air bubbler present. The loaches themselves don't seem to have any...

TLDR; A betta of mine just passed, and I'm not entirely sure what caused it, so I wanted to see if anyone had ideas so that I can provide better care for my surviving betta. Tank Parameters: (I'm using test strips, so numbers aren't exact) Tank size: 5.5 Gal Ammonia: Unsure NitrIte: 0 (or close...

Tank What is the water volume of the tank? 40 gal How long has the tank been running? 1 year Does it have a filter? yes Does it have a heater? yes What is the water temperature? 75 F What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 3 goldfish (ryukin) Maintenance...

Hello new to this forum not a beginner but not an expert fish keeper. I recently bought a group of Platy’s and of them has came down with this red coloring on the bottom; will attach pictures. Any help on what illness this might be would be appreciated.