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It looks like we've got this beat. All four fish are now free-swimming, and they're all begging for food whenever I go by like they normally do. Ick spots are gone. There's some frayed fintips and...

The oldest I've had for just over three years. He's the second longest-lived fish I currently have in spite of the fact that he's prone to inexplicable fungal outbreaks. The youngest I've had for...

yeah, except there's this PBS show about animals that she loves called "Wild Kratts", and they had a segment on coral reef tanks, so now she wants one of those too. She's got a plan all drawn up....

LIGHTS:
The lights are only on for 5 hours a day and it's a pretty dim light at that, and when I noticed the problem they hadn't been on yet for the day. Since I thought heat might be the issue, I...

not that I ever noticed. he'd get bumped into by a cory now and then or something, but that was it. I figured he was sort of like a big otocinclus in terms of diet and temperment, and the otos do...

it's been a couple months without an update, so let's do it.

The third tadpole has died. I don't know if the community tank was an unsuitable environment for it, or if whatever affliction that...

the one swimmer is back on the bottom with the rest of them. And now they've got ick. I can treat that (with medication, don't want to raise the temp since temp might be part of what's stressing...

yep, I have a five year old daughter too. I need to upload the photos I took of her frog tank.

Back on topic: I dosed PraziPro 4 hours ago. One of the four goldfish has now been consistently...

four days! She's actually been pretty good considering...

I turned on the light, which prompted three out of the goldfish to get up and swim around. The fourth went for a swim later. All of them are currently pooping, and it mostly looks normal... one...

missed it by two days. Been busy.

I agree. Bumping old threads is the worst!

I'm inclined to rule out swim bladder problems because, as I've said, they don't seem to have any trouble maintaining buoyancy when they feel like it. I've had goldfish with swim bladder problems in...

Turning up the airstone had no effect. Their diet is NLS pellets. Would be very strange for all four to come down with constipation at the exact same time.

thank you!
I fed them this morning but I didn't watch to see if they ate. I should have - I will at dinner time. Yesterday, when they started this, was their no-feed day.

To everyone suggesting...

Hi everyone, haven't been around much. Just had a baby, so I've been real busy. But now I need some help.

I was making my rounds to my tanks yesterday and found that the four goldfish in my 60...

apple snail eggs must be laid in a spot that is above the waterline but still humid. Otherwise they won't hatch. They should be more of a opaque color than translucent if I remember correctly. I...

My company does a lot of business with the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, which is a US government program in which various government agencies farm our research to small...

I currently have 3 female pearl gouramis in my 75 gallon tank. They push each other around sometimes, but the squabbling isn't bad enough to prevent any of them from eating or result in any damage....

I'm not sure you can conclude that you have a female at 2". I think my male got about 3" long before his bristles came in.

Hello and welcome!

It sounds like for the most part you're on the path to successful fishkeeping. I'd make a couple recommendations regarding your high nitrites -

1. First, do a nitrite test...

thank you everyone. No, I haven't been doing my taxes -got that done way back in february. Been working on cleaning up the house though... lots to do with a new baby on the way.

for the time being lighting will be provided by a pair of shop lights suspending from the ceiling. You can see them in this older picture:
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My background arrived today!

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c376/starmike82/DSC_0054-1_zpsfaf4c321.jpg
It came in a remarkably small box. Obviously getting it into the tank through the...

Well, I learned my lesson with the second one to change - I can't add a small frog in with a big frog. I'll have to whip up some kind of temporary semi-aquatic environment. Hopefully if I give him...