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Anonymous - 2011-11-27
One of my Fantail goldfish has black spots. I have no clue if it is bad or good. She/he looks okay. I looked everywhere on the internet if it is a disease. Will it be fine? PLEASE ANSWER ME. I AM ONLY 11. I NEED HELP! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-28
Try Animal Worlds article on Fish Diseases and Symptoms Symptoms and look at symptoms. There are a couple that say black spots and see which one fits the best. Recommended treatment is listed.
unknown - 2023-04-24
mine has the same thing but i don't think they are bumps they look more like clumps of food it may be nothing to worry about but i do suggest you look on safe websites or if you haven't ask your parents

Anonymous - 2023-04-07
I had my Red tail Zebra Loach schistura mahnenth for 5 years April 13.2023. I name mine Hoppy cuz he hops not swim & mine likes to be by his self & when he comes out to eat he just sit there in his tree stump & watch my Yoyo loaches eat ,then he will run out & get him a mouth full & run back in the stump & then do the same thing again believe me Hoppy can fly fast as lightning across the aquarium,he want play stays by his self I got a Tiger loach & he runs from him or pushes him away but other then that I wld not trade him for anything. And when changing the water he goes off in a corner by him self ,get real nervous sometimes when I change the water,(like hurry up Mom). And a sweet heart too. 😌🐟🐠💕

Jane Hambling - 2023-03-12
One of my Dojo loaches has developed 2 circular patches that are pinky red with white/yellow edges. It is eating well and it’s normal lively self . It is 23 cm long and tend to bully other fish especially a bristlenose and rearrange the aquarium decor. Has it been bitten by the bristlenose or is it a disease?

Jane Hambling - 2023-03-11
I have a large dojo loach (called Henry ) who lives in a tank maintained at 22 degrees with a smaller dojo loach, a large bristlenose plus Congo tetras and a few red eye tetras . Henry may have been fighting or attempting to move the aquarium decor while we were away on holiday . He has two distinct round patches on his body that are orange with white / yellow edges. Has he been ‘bitten’ by the bristlenose or has he got a disease and what’s the treatment?

Dan - 2011-10-13
I have a 30 gallon hexagonal tank, and I purchased a rainbow shark, which I love. After a terrible turn with a trio of angelfish in the tank, I opted to go with a few opaline guorami (two to be exact). The shark just chills out in the monolith at the bottom, and the guarami chase each other around attempting dominance...while this is entertaining, I do fear that as these guys mature they will get increasingly aggressive. What can I add to the tank to offset the attention they focus on each other? because o the shape of the tank (I'm told), schooling fish will be a bad choice.

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Anonymous - 2011-10-13
You probably got yourself two male gourami. If you can, take one back and either get a female or another fish entirely. This just happened with two of mine, and now I'm playing hospice nurse to the loser. Males will not share a space together, sorry! I know I inadvertently bought two males; it can happen since juveniles haven't really started to show their male or female characteristics.
Democratfish politics - 2023-03-06
I have a pair of opaline gourami and 1 female 3 spot blue gourami fish they are democrat im growing the I feed them a secret fishfood that will grow them over 6 inches long and they be able to use self-defense against convicts and green severum cichlids

Anonymous - 2011-06-01
I have 4 of these wonderful fish. 2 have have stripes towards their back end. Why? Also 1 has gone missing. It sounds impossible but I can't find him in the aqurium any where. Does anyone have an idea where he is? I love all my fish very much. It wasn't a cat, none of the other fish ate him, and I didnt see his body in my net or close to the aquruim. Thanks

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-01
Almost every week at least one person writes in that they can't find a particular fish. Most of the time, the fish magically reappear. It also seems that most are found to be just find behind the filter. I have no idea why but this happens frequently. Good luck and I hope you find yours.
cindy - 2011-06-30
Killifish are notorious for jumping out. You need a lid with little to no gaps around it.
kye turnbull - 2011-12-10
these killis can jump out flip around alot so he could have fliped along way from the tank.
to stop this you should get a lid.
Graeme - 2023-01-26
To all people that flush in toilets or throw live Exotic fish in water ways.you are helping to destroy delicate ecosystems and bring a negative light on all fish keepers and breeder.Even the master keepers and breeders in this hobby/business.Plus you cause governmental Sections to start banning species of fish or now requiring permits to keep not cool.People like you shouldn't be allowed the great privilege to be able to own any Aquatics or be in this Hobby/Business.
Stephanie - 2020-07-10
The stripes indicate the sex of the fish. Male or female.

fishguytom - 2022-12-11
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jason5 - 2011-03-11
My oscar fish is nine inches and I have hoplosternum littorale that is a 9 inches and syndontis ocellifer that is 8 inches and a common pleco that is 9 inches and they all eat the feeder fish but the pleco. My hoplo catfish begs me for food. The fish tank is 55 gallon.

Younis - 2011-06-13
Hi,, I have bought a pair of alounocara red peacock, ( Rubin ) and I joined him with other tank mates as,
2 lemmon cichlid
2 blue zebra cichlid
2 venustus
2 parrot
1 fontosa

Everything seems fine but the venustus seems to be upset with him. He can't stop darting on them,, although I have many hiding spaces and all that, what shall I do :(

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-13
I included articles on the various fish you have in your tank. The Venustus has a predatory nature and it is recommended you have a 60 gallon tank when they are little and 125 gallon as they mature. They want a lot of space. Could this be the problem. You have a good number of fish. How big is your tank?
christopher price - 2012-03-05
If I were you I would move the venustus to another tank. I have africans. I had 2 pair of orange blotch peacocks, 2 pair of deep water haps (pladichromis electra), a jewel cichlid, pleco,and a juvenile ruby crystal peacock. Guess what? All I have is a ruby crystal peacock and the pleco. The ruby crystal killed everything except for the orange blotch male and the jewel cichlid they died from my water quality. African cichlids are very agressive he's probably gonna tear your peacocks up. If i was you I would move them or the vunustus cichlid..
Anonymous - 2022-11-28
How much are those Ciclids peacocks cost each? Rubinstein Red and lemon Jake's
Luanda, blue sapphires?

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-13
I included articles on the various fish you have in your tank. The Venustus has a predatory nature and it is recommended you have a 60 gallon tank when they are little and 125 gallon as they mature. They want a lot of space. Could this be the problem. You have a good number of fish. How big is your tank?
christopher price - 2012-03-05
If I were you I would move the venustus to another tank. I have africans. I had 2 pair of orange blotch peacocks, 2 pair of deep water haps (pladichromis electra), a jewel cichlid, pleco,and a juvenile ruby crystal peacock. Guess what? All I have is a ruby crystal peacock and the pleco. The ruby crystal killed everything except for the orange blotch male and the jewel cichlid they died from my water quality. African cichlids are very agressive he's probably gonna tear your peacocks up. If i was you I would move them or the vunustus cichlid..
Anonymous - 2022-11-28
How much are those Ciclids peacocks cost each? Rubinstein Red and lemon Jake's
Luanda, blue sapphires?

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