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It does indeed sound like your oscar is suffering from an internal infection. You may or may not have success in treating this. My oscar went through something similar over the winter, and I was forced to do an eye removal surgery to save her. The fact that your oscar is still willing to eat...

What a mess. There is validity to not mixing South & Central American cichlids with Africans, and it is based on environmental needs for the fish. South and Central American cichlids generally need soft water, while Africans need hard water. Aggression levels aside... that is a very poorly...

It sounds to me like that tank is already at max capacity for fish. Dragon gobys get quite large, and are brackish water fish. 6 months is nothing for fish that should live 7 - 10 yrs. Most fish are not going to fully mature in 6 months, nor will they reach their adult size and aggression...

The aggression level isn't the only worry here. Apistos are soft water fish, and needing temps in the mid 80's. Africans are hard water fish and needing temps in the upper 70's. There is no way to establish an environment that is healthy for both types of fish in one tank. Being in the...

A photo would help a lot, as this could be one of many things, some serious and some not. When someone asks for water params they are asking for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH all together. Knowing what the pH is in the tank is important, but knowing only that tells anyone very little, and...

I consulted my husband on this because I wasn't for sure, but he agrees with me, this is a fungal and parasitic problem together. The best treatment, if you're very careful: Methylene blue on a q-tip, gently (please don't chase the fish endlessly until it's stressed beyond belief) catch the...

I had my husband take a look at this thread, he's an aquatic biologist with a bachelor's degree, and this sort of thing is his specialty. He said that without a clearer picture of the "lump" there is no way anyone can give an accurate diagnosis, which means there is no way to give suggestions...

Sounds to me like the oscar is possibly sulking, but in a 60 gallon with a convict, it could also be aggression which is intimidating him. Convicts are much nastier than oscars. The big myth with oscars is that they are aggressive, actually they are very gentle, just large waste machines. 60...

My first question has to be what is in the tank for decorations and how much is there? For neons to be chasing each other and nipping fins like that, the first thing I think of is how much territory is in the tank? Neons are typically peaceful with their own kind, unless their group is too few...

Have you tried using fungus eliminator in combination with methylene blue? Melafix is a great med, but won't treat something like this. The problem is bacterial based (not parasite) and the fungus is secondary, it feeds on the bacterial infection/dead tissue from the infection. Fungus...

It sounds as if you live in my old neighborhood. I am so sorry for your loss, I have been where you are. They started by stealing my 3 wk old rabbits that were still nursing, and moved on to taking my fish. If I had lived in a warmer climate, I would have left them quite the treat in my pond...

I agree with Lupin. I would try a combination of kanacyn and binox together, following directions on the packaging. The 2 ingredients you're wanting to use here are kanamycin and nitrofurazone. If the meds have no effect on the fish after one treatment, it would probably be best to euthanize...

First off, not all antibiotics will destroy biological filtration. It is dependent on the medication. There are gram negative and gram positive bacteria, and the meds to treat them must be the same. I don't think this is the place to get into all of the details of it, as it is a lengthy and...

Ok, sounds to me like for starters, this tank is a bit overstocked. Water params are going to make a huge difference not only in resolving your problem, but nitrates need to be below 40 in order to properly medicate, and needs to stay low to keep the tank/fish healthy beyond that. Can you...

This sounds like it could be a number of things, not specifically old age. I am going to suggest using a preventive medication here. If the problem isn't what I think it is (the beginnings of something bacterial) then the meds won't hurt, only help to strengthen the immune system so he can...

He sounds more like he's suffering from stress than any type of illness. Also, something to remember, the color of the poop will vary according to what he's eating. White poop does not always mean the fish is sick or has a parasite. How big are these fish? Size of the tank will mean nothing...

I don't find this strange, and if you keep koi at that temp for a long enough time they will all die. Koi need cold water of 18 - 20 celcius. Warm water has less oxygen, koi an other goldfish/carp species are heavy consumers of oxygen. Water that is too warm will cause internal organ damage...

That appears to be a viral cyst, in which case there is nothing to really do for it except keep the water params good, feed good healthy foods, and give it time to go away on its own.

They're sweet! It might interest this group to also know that in some Indonesian countries, they keep cats at the local zoos! Yes... standard house cats like we are used to for pets here in the US and UK. It's big, but it's still a very small world!

Julies average 6 - 8 inches full grown, so not even one can stay in a 29 gallon tank long term. Also, if you're planning African cichlids, you may not want to waste your money on plants other than plastic and silk because they will eat any live plants you put in there. Cichlids also do a lot...