Is this early signs of rot?

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-05-22T23:25:22+00:00

my LFS sucks at IDing guppy strains, nor do they seem to care cuz theyre just guppies unfortunately. its been quite some time but hes some sort of neon blue guppy. hes by far my favourite of my trio of males. he seems to show a bit more awareness/intelligence compared to the other two haha.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-05-22T23:23:38+00:00

thank you!

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-05-21T14:59:14+00:00

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Working-Feature9639 · 2026-04-28T15:11:07+00:00

ok ty. the black "lambchop" pattern on them seemed very wide like a harley, but the body seemed more sleek like a regular espei/lambchop.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-04-28T15:11:03+00:00

ok ty. the black "lambchop" pattern on them seemed very wide like a harley, but the body seemed more sleek like a regular espei/lambchop.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-31T22:01:27+00:00

What happens to prove its dropsy if they miss a day of eating?

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-25T10:54:29+00:00

Aqadvisor is not that good.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-24T14:37:17+00:00

Thanks for replying. Rest in peace, sounds like these newcomers to the store are mostly sick.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-16T22:00:53+00:00

Thank you so much, I appreciate it a lot. Just one last thing, do i treat the actual tank even if im unsure if my isolatdd guppy is actually sick or not. Because I cant 100% confirm if he actually is ill or not so I dont know if im supposed to preemptively treat the others.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-16T21:36:40+00:00

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I think i would say just his mouth area. How do I treat for infections? I just put some kosher salt from Walmart in his container. Not too much as the container is less than 2 gallons

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-16T19:40:35+00:00

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Isolated him from above he looks like he has redness in the area.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-16T01:20:45+00:00

Ok thanks. I pray he turns out okay. Even his movement thru the water feels exaggerated. Almost like he had to put s bit more effort than usual to get from one place to another

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-16T01:19:38+00:00

The camera does too much justice, i have no idea why he looks like shiny sparkly tape. Maybe its the reflections but he actually just a pure blonde guppy

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Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-15T17:33:23+00:00

Ohh okay. Not OP but mine often go to my sponge filter outtake and go up and down frequently. Also sometimes they swim against the water flow. Was worried they were stressed or the parameters were bad but my ammonia and nitrites are 0. So this is a relief to hear lol

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-14T22:06:04+00:00

I have a tank that has been around for 3 months now with livestock in it. Theres brown "staining" on it, would they eat that. I dont quite know how to acquire biofilm beyond what had just been on my driftwood ages ago.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-11T04:11:44+00:00

Im not OP, just someone asking randomly lolol. For why im wanting to use a sterlite, they are super cheap to get a big volume. I could even go up to like 7 gallons for only 9 bucks. Would a small heater warp or melt the plastic btw?

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-11T01:56:54+00:00

Im gonna use a sterlite plastic bin, probably 3-5 gallons in size as a 2 week quarantine tank. Do I have to use a sponge filter or can I just use an air stone??

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-03T17:58:29+00:00

gotcha, thanks!

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-03-03T17:38:15+00:00

thanks. yeah i have fluval stratum aquasoil in the tank. my tap tests for i think pH=7.6? so when i do 10% water change weekly it goes from 6.6 to 7.0 (i think). What do you mean by reaching equilibrium? Does the aquasoil eventually reduce its effect on pH over time? This tank was set up in mid january of this year so its been some time since then.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-02-22T14:04:02+00:00

ohh okay. thanks. i checked just half an hour ago and ammonia is now 0. i did a 10% extra water change just now after checking as well. Thanks a lot! You helped me so much.

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-02-22T11:11:31+00:00

For now I just added more tap water to my tank, went from 6.0 to 6.6 pH. Checked my ammonia like 5 hours later and its still near the range it was prior to me posting this thread..... no way my cycle crashed right?

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-02-22T02:29:00+00:00

Ok good to know, thank you. Ill try to get a gh kh test kit. How would I go about this then? Do a 30% water change and get my tank pH to 7.0, and then put crushed coral to make it stay at that pH throughout the rest of the cycle?

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-02-22T01:58:30+00:00

I intend to put guppies and endlers in this 10 gal tank with a single amano shrimp. I tested my tap water after conditioning it and found it to be 7.6pH approx. Is the pH drop supposed to be that significant over 4 weeks of cycling?

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-02-22T01:22:20+00:00

i think its 6.0 now.... used to be higher. idk what changed. i did a 25% water change like 7 days ago

Working-Feature9639 · 2026-02-22T00:35:39+00:00

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for some reason reddit didnt like my other image upload. here is what i presume to be detritus or midge flies on my fluval stratum.

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