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Recently, some fish were successfully treated against flagellates, on my recommendation, by having their food soaked in the medication, on top of the medication which was added directly to the water. Up to the point when they started ingesting the medicated food, most of the people watching the thre...

It is possible that goldfish and koi are affected, but not yet showing the symptoms. I think the most likely potential for infection would have been through bird poop into the algae tank and transfer on algae into the loach tank. For the moment, feed the loaches well and check for worms (especially ...

Was there ever any chance of introduction of internal parasites? Keep in mind that other animals, anything added to the tank and unclean hands all have potential to be carriers for some species, so think along the lines of "is the tank lid tight enough that insects can't get in?", "did I do anything...

I've been attempting to keep a record of this tank right from the start, as a guide for beginners, which has been quite interesting and challenging. You can read the full (b)log of it here, although I imagine it is not of that much interest for those of you who are more experienced: http://aquariuma...

Diana got to it before me, but the symptoms do sound consistent with Mycobacterium infections, if there is no other explanation.

Hi, what's the plant in the right half of the foreground in the first photo? The one with tear-drop-like leaves in the Rekord 60? Edit: did your Danio erythromicron and D. maragaritatus cross breed? I was thinking that your D. margaritatus had odd colouring on the first page and then noticed the D. ...

jordan wrote:have you all seen my pics i have put up of the neons and my clown loach

Yep, did you see me comment?

Well you can test the water for underlying quality problems so I'm not sure that stands up as good reasoning. Hobby test kits will not test for everything though. For example, they will not test for algae which cause green water (this can be a warning about non-water borne algae problems to come, o...

If you can afford it get a UV steriliser too hi millsn iv bee told not to use a uv steriliser by a pet shop thay said if i have one to turn it off dont ask why lol becuse i dot know myself i didntthink to ask wish i did now tho The usual reasoning is that if the fish have absolutely nothing to keep...

72 F (22C) or 82 (28C)? […] (Temp needs to be 25.5-28 C or 78-82 degrees.) If it is 72, that would explain why the [… neon] tetras are dying and getting ick. Both need warm water. I don't know about the clown loaches, but neons should, in my experience (keeping neons which lived to 13 years old) an...

What are the dimensions of the aquarium? I would definitely recommend closer to 10 khuli loaches, they're very social fish and can be a bit shy in smaller numbers. If you go for another species as well (maybe dwarf chain loaches would be more appropriate, depending on your tank size), then I recomme...

I have found that website to be very poor at advising stock, to the point where I recommend that people avoid it. If you would like our help, can you post your aquarium details and currently planned stock, including number of fish?

I use those type of pumps on freshwater and marine aquariums, I find them nice for circulation. Because they do not have an direct flow, as traditional pumps or filter outlets would, it is possible to use one which would normally be overkill without much downside. If you want an example of how stron...

How old is it? What are the dimensions of the tank it usually lives in? Does it often try to hide in caves/under decor? How active is it normally? What are your water parameters? Has it ever been exposed to ammonia, nitrite or any diseases? When did you last add fish, plants or something like that t...

What are the dimensions? They are much more important than volume in determining whether a fish fits or not.

I also think that it is likely that the tank is too small.