disease

Recently, I just noticed that my common pleco's lip appeared to be bleeding. By 'bleeding,' I mean red. I does NOT look healthy. Prior to this, he had a tiny growth on the side of his head; it is currently shrinking. As of now, I do not know my water parameters and I have no pictures of the...

Hey guys so ive had my blood parrot for about 3 months now and he is about 3 inches. He has had the black stuff come up on him a lot but i know how to treat him for that. My main concern is his gills. They are super puffed up and there is like a really thin whit layer at the end of the gills...

Just noticed one of my three silver dollars in my Cichlid community tank has a couple tiny round white spots above his mouth. They appear solid white and haven’t noticed anything on any other fish. Parameters are: Temp: 77 F Nitrates: 0 Nitrites: 0 PH: 8 Any idea what it is and how/if I can...

I recently bought a BGKF and the long fin below has a few splits in it? I bought it like this and it was in a bit of PVC pipe when I selected it - I have ordered a few hideouts for my fish who hide - but is this a normal occurrence in BGKFish or could this be a condition eg fin rot? please help...

Now for several weeks my convict male in my 6/2/2 feet tank is having issues on one side of its body. 1. Eye is cloudy 2. Scales are rough 3. Heavy breathing 4. Some scales are dropping of 5. Occasionally sit at the top facing the bottom. 6. It's only able to see with one eye. 7. It is active...

Hey everyone, new to this website. I have a black spotted freshwater eel that has been much less active lately. I believe he is sick or injured, but I’m not sure which one nor which disease. He has one large white patch near his tail. He is approximately 8 inches long and about 10 months old. He...

Hi. I want to ask a question. I have a dumpy frog for more than a month. At first 2 weeks he always eat 6 or more crickets a day which i dust it with calcium triple times a week. Now he is kinda lazy chasing down the food although he is still eating every 2 or 3 days about 3 or 4 crickets. The...

I recently lost my hybrid stingray, he stopped eating and was breathing really fast. Literally as soon as he died n my partner got it out of the tank my pearl stingray started acting weird... he swam on his side and sat over an air stone and his breathing slowed dramatically. Since then he is...

Are there any diseases/parasites that cannot be solved with epsom salt and high temperature? (ex: fin rot, tapeworms, hookworms, ick, HITH/hole in the head disease, dropsy, bloat, etc.)

Hi Everyone, I notiiced some red spots on my Giant Gourami. Now it's swollen a little. Some black thread like sting attached with that red swollen part. I see it in both of my albino Giant Gourami. Please help. I love them lot. Those are only 3 - 4 inches now. I don't want to lose them. Please...

Hello. I just had a croc skink for almost a month and from 3 days ago, he started to shed his skin. But after looking its back, i just found there is a white patch on his back near the base of his tail. Is it a fungal disease? Can you guys give me some information about it? Thanks and sorry for...

Where are the best sources to go to find out what those "spots" are? In other words, if one doesn't have a lot of experience in diagnosing small bumps or spots on a fish, where is the best place to try and find out what they are. I have a number of Wide Bars and some have small brown bumps...

Hello guys, I have a few concerns I wanted to share about my discus. I currently have a 75gallon tank with 4 discus 5 angel fish(1 adult and 4 fingerling) and one terra and 6 small bottom feeders. My female discus has been sick for a few weeks now and I am really not sure why. I am doing...

Hello, so I've had my Green Terror for almost a year now and he's up to about 4.5 inches. Been very healthy since I've had him. Only recently has he been acting very slow and almost like he's weak and is always just laying low under things in my tank. His usual behavior is pretty energetic and...

Hi, i want to ask for tips from you guys. my friend have a 13 cm black ghost knife. she put it in 120 gal or so gal for now with a 12 cm parrot cichlid, 7 cm clown loach, 7 cm redfin shark, and 16 cm tinfoil barb. about 3 days ago, on its back there is a half circle mark that consist of small...

Hello, I'm new to this site so thanks in advance for any help/ advice. My green terror has been ill for some time now. He stopped eating maybe 6-8 months ago and was pooping white. i moved him to quarantine and treated him with general cure. He finally started eating again at which time I...

Hi, I am having my pearl arowana for past 1 year and its always active. Today also i saw at 9.00 a.m it was doing fine without any symptoms of diseased, but when i saw it again by 12.00 p.m it was floating vertical having head up and tail down. I can see the eyes, mouth and gills movement. I...

Hello, I recently added 2 angel rams into my tank. I noticed that both of them have developed very small white specs. Should I be concerned for my other fish? What are these white specs? Thanks!

Hey guys, been shadowing your forums for a long time but this is my first post. I do a lot of research and am very careful so I have not needed much assistance in the past. Unfortunately, I do now. Here's my story, 60 gallon freshwater, been established for a few months. Penguin 350 with 2 bio...

I ordered 6 bass from @fenderwai last Wednesday. Since then, One intermedia was found dead with torn fins and a small yellow discharge from his right gill. Now, 2 days later, my other intermedia (who has been a pig) is extremely lethargic, not eating, has severely torn fins, and a whitening...