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One of my recently shipped Otocinclus catfish has a very round abdomen and a red spot by its anal fin. Idk the sex of the fish so I read that it might could be gravid. With any other fish I would be afraid that it could be parasites, or an infection, but this is my first time owning Otos, so any...

I just set up my first planted tank: got some seeds on amazon (I believe they are dwarf baby tears but not sure) and they grew quickly to form a nice carpet on the bottom of the tank. However, a few days ago I started to notice the leaves darken in spots and a white hairy film grow on top of...

Hi, I´m pretty new to the aquarium hobby and don´t have experienced any illnesses/sicknesses in my fish thanks before, but recently I noticed that my female guppies started to get white areas on their body between their lower stomach and tail. In addition they also get white stringy poop...

I had ordered some shrimps online, and they came with vorticella. Only found out after putting them into a tank unfortunately.. I've treated all the shrimp in this tank with a concentrated salt (API salt) dip, and treated the whole tank with salt with normal dosage per instruction as well. I...

Hey guys, I've been treating my fish for fin rot (the outbreak followed a case of ich.) It was successful for the most part, but one neon tetra's tail still looks damaged, and there is no sign of improvement. I've done a full cycle of Triple Sulfa, gave the fish a break while running activated...

I just purchased 8 boesemani rainbowfish from ebay, and they looked the worse for wear when they arrived. Here are some pictures from right after I put them in my tank (probably should have quarantined them): 20150520_181156 by Benjamin Busiek, on Flickr 20150520_181206 by Benjamin Busiek, on...

Hey guys, I need help identifying this algae and why it's infecting my aquarium and only 1 plant to be specific. Aquarium Specs 2ft x 1.2ft x 1.2ft (roughly 100 gallons?) 50 Watt Compact Flour Timed 6hourly CO2 No ferterlizer (plenty of fish food and fish (a lot of fish) 3 Months old but many...

I’ve just got back home from being away on business for 2 month's, i've had my girlfriend looking after my planted tank and obviously something has gone very very wrong. She called me about a week ago to tell me that a white pimple has appeared on my angelfish, the pimple protrudes from the...

I may be on the verge of a catastrophe, and need help! I have already euthanized three cardinal tetras :( and my German Blue Ram seems to have it now! Description: It starts out as kind of a swelling of certain areas, like my ram has a swollen eye and mouth. It is white, not ich-like spots...