Frequent Aquarium Questions

• We have some Platies that were once active but now reside to sitting on the bottom. They have some white spots on them. What can we do?
  
  
• I have a Tuxedo Platy that swims sideways, upside down, and verticaly, but still eats and appears otherwise normal. What is the cause and is there a treatment?
  
  
• My African cichlid tank has become infested with flukes. I have been raising and treating feeder guppies which I suspect is the problem. Secondly, how do I get rid of them.?
  
  
• Is it possible for my goldfish to spread dropsy to my Zebera Danio?
  
  
• Why are Jelly Bean Parrot fish prone to get ick?
  
  
• My calico fantail goldfish has an air bladder disease and cannot stay in any position but upside down. He can barely eat. Is there any treament?
  
  
• I lost a guppy and added some sea salt the tank. I am still losing guppies. What can I do?
  
  
• I have been treating my fish for mouth fungus with Melafix. It helped but nothing completely got rid of whatever it is that these fish have. Should I use the Melafix until it is cleared up?
  
  
• I have 5 goldfish, a plecostomus, and fake coral in my aquarium. I noticed one goldfish looks to be losing scales on one side of his body. What could be causing this?
  
  
• I noticed that my angelfish's fins are looking ragged and they are spitting their food out. What could be the problem?
  
  

• We have some Platies that were once active but now reside to sitting on the bottom. They have some white spots on them. What can we do?
  
  Your fish have Ich. You need to treat with medication and if applicable, removing the carbon and turning off the UV sterilizer.
  
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• I have a Tuxedo Platy that swims sideways, upside down, and verticaly, but still eats and appears otherwise normal. What is the cause and is there a treatment?
  
  The fish probably has an internal disease which can be difficult to treat. You may want to feed with food that is soaked or treated with medication.
  
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• My African cichlid tank has become infested with flukes. I have been raising and treating feeder guppies which I suspect is the problem. Secondly, how do I get rid of them.?
  
  This is strong argument against the use of live foods. If you can find it, Aquatronics markets a product called Fluke Control.
  
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• Is it possible for my goldfish to spread dropsy to my Zebera Danio?
  
  It is possible but dropsy is usually visible on goldfish and other ornamental carp.
  
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• Why are Jelly Bean Parrot fish prone to get ick?
  
  They are not naturally occurring fish and therefore do not have the inherent immune systems like wild caught fish.
  
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• My calico fantail goldfish has an air bladder disease and cannot stay in any position but upside down. He can barely eat. Is there any treament?
  
  If it is a disease, you can soak its food in the appropriate medication. If it just needs to expel trapped air, you will just have to wait for the fish to work it out.
  
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• I lost a guppy and added some sea salt the tank. I am still losing guppies. What can I do?
  
  Perform a 50% water change and refrain from adding salt.
  
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• I have been treating my fish for mouth fungus with Melafix. It helped but nothing completely got rid of whatever it is that these fish have. Should I use the Melafix until it is cleared up?
  
  If the Melafix helped, you should stick with it a little longer since you don't want to mix medications. You should perform a partial water change after every treatment.
  
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• I have 5 goldfish, a plecostomus, and fake coral in my aquarium. I noticed one goldfish looks to be losing scales on one side of his body. What could be causing this?
  
  There is a chance that they are bumping into the coral if the tank is crowded. Also, plecostomus have a taste for the slime coating on some fish. This is possibly occurring at night.
  
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• I noticed that my angelfish's fins are looking ragged and they are spitting their food out. What could be the problem?
  
  Fraying fins and loss of appetite is a sign of deteriorating water quality. You should be performing regular water changes
  
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