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My 8 inch oscar as little holes in his head. What is this and what can I do? I have asked all the pet stores and they say nothing or they do not know. Please help me. KorieMiles@aol.com
Well without seeing the holes this is hard to figure out. It could be the "HLLE" or "HITH" problems. (Head and Lateral Line Errosion, or ...
My tank is fairly established for 6+ months but is now becoming yellow. I clean and do water changes, but the yellow is in the water. What can I do?
Chances are this is related to something in the tank that is rotting or leaking something that colors the water. Using a tool such as ...
My goldfish is swimming at the top of the water and every so often flips over belly up and just floats there. Does this mean he it is going to die soon??
When goldfish flip over like that it could be as simple as "gas". If your fish does this and then gets better quickly within a ...
My tank came with an incandescent light. Can I grow plants with this?
Incandescent lamps for aquariums are typically for the very small tanks. Normally 10 gallons and under. Most of these type of tanks can be fitted ...
My 30/40/50/etc gallon tank came with a flourescent light. Why can I not grow plants with this?
You are now at the point where you have a nicely sized tank for growing plants and having a nice number of fish as well. ...
My son has a small tank with fresh water fish. Recently we noticed some small white creatures scurrying along the bottom of the tank. They have multiplied quickly and the tank is infested. There hasn't been any change in the tank and nothing new was added. What are these things and how do we get rid of them?
This is probably a planaria worm or one of the other similar species. Typically these are a result of poor cleaning of the gravel area ...
My pH keeps dropping on my tank now that I've added CO2.
CO2 bonds with water molecules temporarily and forms carbonic acid. This is not a natural state for water and it will return to normal by ...