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I like tetras. These look very interesting. We'll have to see if they are available around

I'm not familiar with these fish. Are they predisposed to infection or parasite?

What pH is the water in your tank?

I have an established tank that I would like to add some colorful fish to. The tank is 55g, planted low tech, sand and gravel sub-strait, filtered with a FX4 and a foam bubble filter. I have an angel, 5 tiger barbs, 8 rose barbs, 10 female endler - the males didn't survive and two golden zebra...

Good article on the American eel. Hinterland Who's Who - American Eel

There is no sense in isolation other than to eliminate environmental problems. But that's not a bad idea.

All medication is poison on some level. Are there other fish in the tank?

I'm sorry you are going through this. That is quite a lifespan and a long time to be together. The only time Ive seen something like that was in the wild. I was fishing near an oil refinery and many of the fish had growths like that. It made me wonder which of the thousands of chemicals from...

How long have you had the fish?

If there is no male, doing so is not going to work. The male fertalizes the eggs after they've been laid. After that, you move the eggs to a nursery tank.

Algae means there is food in the water and light. You can try a uv sterilizer to try and kill off the algae, you can use chemical algae control or you can cut back the food and light. Plants will compete with the algae for the food and some can cut down on the light. Duckweed comes to mind as...

Angel fish become very aggressive when spawning. If you have a large tank and not many tankmates, you should be fine. A solitary female will spawn by laying her eggs and guarding them, she will then most likely eat them. Angels form breeding pairs and the female is very selective about what...

Don't have a source for you but a recommendation; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016P96UA8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have one on my 55 and one on my 29. they come in 2 color frequencies. The footings are solid. The 5600 is great for my plants. They are dimmable...

I wouldn't prophylactically treat for parasite. The quarantine is for observation not treatment. Once the 8 weeks is up and there are no signs of issues, you are good to go. I don't do fish-in cycling, fishless cycling using ammonia is what I use. No short cuts. I don't have experience with...

I had a 55 planted tank. I'm pretty sure the Camallanus came in with a pleco. Long story short. 6 months of treatment and I pulled the plug on the tank, euthanized the livestock, took everything out, bleached it and started over. Now I qt everything. I was successful treating a dozen mollys...