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Need some advice. I have some new tetras in a qt tank for the past week I was going to add to the school I have with my fahaka. Today I found a few of the new fish in my tank have ick. First time in 10+ years of keeping fish I've had to deal with ich. I also found a few spots on some tetras in my ma...

I've had my 2.5" fahaka for 6 days now. He ate on the second day. This week he's has ramshorn snails, bloodworms and raw shrimp. Didn't seem to like my sis shrimp. Going to get some black worms Wednesday. My worry is that he has found a spot he like at the back of the tank and stays buried 95,%...

I've been keeping make African cichlid's for about 6 years and I've become really burned out on them. I decided to get out of the hobby and sell my tanks, then I remember my GSP I had about 10 years ago and thought maybe I'll keep one tank and get a puffer, my 5 year old really likes them also. My p...

Been keeping make African cichlid tanks for the past 5-6 years and I've become burned out on them. Last week I decided I was going to get out of the hobbies and sell all my tanks. Then 2 days ago I was scrolling through FB and a video of a fahaka puffer popped up, got me thinking maybe I would keep ...

Well when i woke up this morning the little guy was gone. I want to thank everybody the helped and gave Advice. Everyone here is great and very helpful. I keep thinking i didnt do enough, or maybe i should have put the carbon back in the filters. Wish i new how and why this happen. I was hoping to g...

Nope, no temp raised, been a constant 78 for ever. Ill get new meds. How much should i overdose my tank if at all? Thankx 4 the hope

Anyone else have this type of opinion? Wanna make sure. His belly is pure white.Just dont understand why he got better, then made a turn for the worse thise quick. When i did the water change yesterday i found a tiny bit of rust at the base of one of my fake plants, could that harm him? Obviously i ...

Anyway u could explain the bath alittle more/better cause i dont have means to setup a hospital tank. Any idea why hes having trouble breathing? Anything i could do to help his breathing now? Big airstone or lower temp? His mouth and gills are really gasping. I have a really deap tank, 28 inches. Wo...

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Last night i did a 30% water change. Added more medicine. When i came home today hes acting very disoriented, wont eat, has labored breathing. When hes not on the bottom hes sticking mouth out at the top of water. I have 2 filters rated for 80 gal each. I dont have airstone, so i stuck airstone tubi...

After a week of treating with melafix and pimafix the spots started shrinking. On 8th day i couldnt dose the tank cause i ran out, 9th day started treatment again. Now spots getting bigger again. Will missing one day cause a setback like this? Was thinking of adding ick medication (just to be sure)a...

No, not getting worse, still is fuzzy though, but its been fuzzy since i noticed it a week ago.

After 3 days of treating with melafix and pimafix
I don't see any improvement. He hides most of day, but will come out quickly when i feed him.
Is this normal, should i be seeing some kind of improvement? It doesn't seem to be getting any worse

Thankx for all the help everyone, i will post any changes Quick question. One of my filters has nothing but a carbon insert. If i take that out should i continue to run filter? My second filter has a sponge and a carbon filter if i take all carbon out for the week treatment wont that have a harmful ...

Yes, very fuzz/cottony, thats why i got pirmafix. Will pimafix hurt him if i use it and the problem isnt fungal? U think i should go get melafix too? can treat using both at same time ?