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It is in a 10 gallon tank alone. Not sure on the chemistry. I use these little strips that change colors to test it, Freshwater Aqua lab 1. When I did one this morning it had 120 total hardness, 240 alklinity, and 8.0-8.4 for pH. I have nothing in the tank with it just some snails(that are...

I just got an African Cichlid today. I already have platys and have had much success with them. But, how are these different and how do I take care of them? He is swimming around in there like crazy. Is this a bad thing? I have a picture of it but I am unsure of how to post it. Any help...

Well, as I said the algae eater with the funky stuff on its nose died. :( But the other seems to be fine along with the rest of them. They are eating fine and I saw the algae eater eat some yesterday. Which I hadn't seen it eat anything before. I haven't put anymore med. in there and have...

Thanks. I did do a 25% water change before I put the treatment in there. I just hope I did the right thing and dont kill my fish. Thanks

Need some advice... I posted this same question in the newbie forum also but i thought I would put it here also... Just wondering if I did the right thing. I have 12 platys and 1 chinese algae eater. I had 2, but one died today. It had a fungus(?) on its nose that looked like mold or a piece...

Just wondering if I did the right thing. I have 12 platys and 1 chinese algae eater. I had 2, but one died today. It had a fungus(?) on its nose that looked like mold or a piece of cotton stuck to its nose. I originally thought it was a piece of old food stuck to its nose. But anyway I got...

Well, the place on its nose doesn't look like anything I have seen on websites. It's like a cottony looking patch growing off its nose. This morning it seems like it isn't going to make it much longer. And to top things off the only pet store here in town is closed on Wednesdays so it will be...

thank you all for the help!! :D

well i just have it in a SMALL fish bowl. Because I have no where else to separate him from the rest of my fish, in hopes I got it quick enough to not spread it to the others. Should I keep it in there to treat? Do yall think I should treat the others too? Or just if they show signs of this...

One of my algae eaters has a patch on his nose that looks like fungus growing on him. What could this be? It wasn't there yesterday but when I fed them a few minuters ago I noticed it. I thought it had a piece of old food stuck on its nose but that wasn't the problem. I took it out of the...

Thanks!! I have 10 platys 8 of which are babies. That was a good deal 10 for the price of 2!! That picture posted does look like what I have. Although 1 seems to be more passive than the other. One zips around the tank acting all crazy and the other just hides all the time. I hope I dont...

As I have said in previous posts I plan on getting a 30 gallon tank next month. When I do make this purchase what should I do first because I dont want to lose any fish. Could you all take me through the set up of one and things I may need to read up on and learn first. As I have said at...

Well, I don't have any way to post a picture (& really don't know how to!!). But my husband came home with 2 algae eaters. Thats all I know about them. They are about 1 1/2" long, brownish in color with black looking spots and has that sucker looking mouth. Just wondering are there any...

How am I supposed to use this thing?!? Do I need to take the fish out to do it? What next? Also, one more question...What is a Chinese algae eater and what does it look like? Thanks!!:)

The filter I have is a Whisper 2-5. I don't know if it is big enough but it seems to do the job. I clean the filter about once a week and put a new filter in about once a month. I also clean the whole thing before I put the new filter into it. And have never done the vacuum deal. Is there...

A couples of months ago, in October, my kids just had to have a fish. We got 3 fish. Not sure of the exact name of them but they look like swordtails with out the swordtail. Obviously we got a male and a female. (One, sorry to say, died.) Because the 2 fish have now turned into 10. I have...