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I have 2 Convict Cichlids , and when i got them from PetCo one of them has orange flecks on its side , and has bluish purple gills? Is that normal?? I’ve had them for a few months so i cant return it , and im going to the a fish store tomorrow to inquire about this.

I also noticed that the other cichlid is starting to get orange flecks on its tail fin!
It dosent look like that picture , its not like a color shift.

My fish are a pale purple with black stripes , and then on its side , it has these orange specks,

ugh i wish i had a camera : (
oh yeah and if this isnt a disease and they are going to breed should i move them to a different tank for the fry to survive?

I have a 5-6 inch Red Devil Cichlid in there with these 2 2-4 inch Convicts.

AHHH!! I was just watching my betta fish swim around when I noticed that under his gills there is a big bump!! Is it just that i am overfeeding him and he is obese?? And i also noticed that his colour is dulling. His whole head is a yellowish maybe dirty yellow colour. I don’t know if he is sick! And what can I do?
I am changing his water every 5 days. I just did today, when I noticed his belly. I’m really worried cuz I’ve had him for only 3 weeks!

What do you think might be wrong with him? Can it be treated? he is the only fish in the tank. I have a medicine that’s calles Organi-Cure for marine fish diseases. The back it is used to control and cure oodinium, letrahymena, costia, cryptocaryon, and saltwater ICK. Will this help?

I have a betta that I received around three months ago, from a friend who had him for about four. I assume he’s about two years old by now. He was blowing bubbles at the top of the tank and generally being a happy fish until a couple of weeks ago…now he is floating horizontally, and breathing very hard through his gills. He no longer breaths through his mouth. Occasionally I’ll tap the tank to see if he’s still alive, at which time he’ll go psycho and dart around…then back to laying on the plant, or the corner of the tank, and breathing through his gills. A couple of nights ago he was jumping from the bowl, so I got him a new full gallon tank to see if he’d thrive in it. No use. He’s not eating…I’ve tried pellets, bloodworms and flakes. I read online that he may be ill and I should try non-iodized salt to see if he gets better, but first…will this help, is he just getting to be a senior, or is he dying? He hasn’t eaten nor passed food since his tank change a week ago.
I just checked with local services…there is no chlorine whatsover in this water – water around here is bottled and shipped all over the world. I added some destiller at any rate, I’ll see how he does until the next partial water change. If it doesn’t clear up after that, I’ll have him put to sleep.
Perhaps I should add that the tank tapping is very occasional, only when he looks completely dead. I checked with a local marine biologist on the subject and said it only hurts their hearing if they’re naturally a very stressed fish.
Unfortunately Greg, the betta, died last night. He was listening to the radio.

Thanks so much for all of your help, however. It has taught me how to deal with this problem if it should ever arise again.

I have a betta that I received around three months ago, from a friend who had him for about four. I assume he’s about two years old by now. He was blowing bubbles at the top of the tank and generally being a happy fish until a couple of weeks ago…now he is floating horizontally, and breathing very hard through his gills. He no longer breaths through his mouth. Occasionally I’ll tap the tank to see if he’s still alive, at which time he’ll go psycho and dart around…then back to laying on the plant, or the corner of the tank, and breathing through his gills. A couple of nights ago he was jumping from the bowl, so I got him a new full gallon tank to see if he’d thrive in it. No use. He’s not eating…I’ve tried pellets, bloodworms and flakes. I read online that he may be ill and I should try non-iodized salt to see if he gets better, but first…will this help, is he just getting to be a senior, or is he dying? He hasn’t eaten nor passed food since his tank change a week ago.
I just checked with local services…there is no chlorine whatsover in this water – water around here is bottled and shipped all over the world. I added some destiller at any rate, I’ll see how he does until the next partial water change. If it doesn’t clear up after that, I’ll have him put to sleep.
Perhaps I should add that the tank tapping is very occasional, only when he looks completely dead. I checked with a local marine biologist on the subject and said it only hurts their hearing if they’re naturally a very stressed fish.
Unfortunately Greg, the betta, died last night. He was listening to the radio.

Thanks so much for all of your help, however. It has taught me how to deal with this problem if it should ever arise again.