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My goldfish showed signs of ich a day or two ago. I bought some medicine for it, and took out the cartbon filter thing and added the amount I was supposed to. Should I perform water changes during the treatment? And also I accidently put twice as many drops as I was supposed to, because I was...

I have a tank with 3 tiger barbs, 2 african dwarf frogs, (well the clawed ones) and one little sucker fish. I had my water tested at Petco a few days ago, and they told me the water was fine, but wait another day for it to settle to the correct temp. So I waited 2 days and then bought the above...

My fish keep opening and closing their mouths all the time very fast and I am reading it could be ammonia buildup? how do i fix this? and if there isnt enough oxygen, how do i fix that?

I recently purchased a fish tank and 2 fancy tailed goldfish to go in it. It seems pretty empty in there...just 2 small fish and some plants. I'd like to add just a few more fish in it, or anything actually. Does anybody know or have advice on what I can mix with these fish? Also, what about...

If I have a 10 gallon fish tank that I want to put some freshwater fish/frogs/shrimp in, will i have to purchase a heater? Or can I use a light as the source of heat? What is the cheapest heating source? I've seen something called a heating pad? Does anybody have any advice for me? Also, in a...

...heater? The tank is small, one gallon I would say. It has a filter, but no heater so the water will be warm room temperature (My room temperature is much warmer than most though) It housed a happy single betta for a little over a year...but I'm curious if there is anything else little I can...

...covering the bottom of the fish? I just got 2 fancy tailed goldfish, and the lady at petco instructed me to buy two bags of gravel, and then I held up goldfish food and asked if that would work and she said yes, but im not sure if she actually looked at it...haha. But my question is, the food...

I have a fish tank that long ago I kept one beta fish in. I would like to have another beta, but it seems such a waste to put one beta in that tank. Is there any other fish or water creatures (like tiny frogs or something?) that are compatible with beta? Because I know they cant be with another...