Aquatic Fundamentals

Hi, I have 2 aquatic turtle's and the male keeps biting the female on the tail, I understand that that is part of a mating ritual but her tail now has an open wound and it looks like there is some skin missing. I would like some advice on how to proceed as these are the first aquatic turtle's I have owned and i am inexperienced when it comes to them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I have an aquatic red ear slider turtle. He is very lethargic and his legs are swollen. He hasn't been eating. What should I do?

My male betta seems to be ill and I can’t find an aquatic vet. I think he has tail rot, but I’m not sure what else.

I have a female aquatic turtle of 9 years old and it is swollen like a balloon, here there is no veterinarian that knows about turtles, I read that it could be kidney failure please help me

I have an aquatic turtle and she has not ate in the past 4-5 days & she has 4 "indents" on her she'll that weren't there a few days ago. Can you please let me know what this could possibly mean?

I had put an aquatic plant in my fish tank because I was told he would like it and eat it, but now he has black marks all over his body. I searched and found that it is chemical burns from ammonia due to the plant. How can I help get rid of the marks on him??

Hello! I have a 3-gallon tank at home that I previously used for my betta fish. Now I am looking to purchase another fish (possibly a few fish) but I am not quite sure what my options are. What types of fish would you suggest for a 3-gallon tank and how many of each kind I could get. Also if I do end up getting a betta, are there any other aquatic animals I could place with him or not? Thanks for your time and help, Tori

I have recently found out that bloodworms are a good treat for my aquatic animals even for one that I got today I tried feeding bloodworms and it didn’t seem interested I gave some to my current fish and they weren’t interested either these bloodworms came out of a bottle that you would typically put any fish food in. Am I suppose to prepare them somehow or are they just not interested

Hi! I have an aquatic dwarf frog that I'm watching for a friend out of town. When he was dropped off at my house he seemed swollen on the sides of his abdomen and over the past two days he has not eaten and his stomach looks firm and protruding. Even his back looks swollen. He has an appointment Thursday but I'd like advice keeping him alive till then. Oh hes also struggling to surface for air as if hes weighed down. The tank is less than 12 inch deep. I moved him to a smaller tank.

I have 5 baby aquatic turtles Less then a year old in a 40 gallon tank 2 of the 5 are the same breed of turtle and they've all been together but just a day ago one of them has been nipping at the others feet and trying to hurt him I have no idea why it's doing this but I'm very concerned.. I don't know the sexes of any of my babies but don't want them getting hurt .. what can I do and why is the one trying to hurt him ...????

I have one fish a dwarf gourami, one small aquatic frog, and two pelcos. My dwarf gourami is missing almost all of his upper lip it started out with a small cut and now most of it is gone, he has been eating fine and moving around fine and acts perfectly normal. Then I come home today and see a fairly big bump under his eye. I have no idea what’s happening to him there’s no other fish for him to fight so I’m not sure how he’s hurting himself and I’m scared now for him with that big bump.

My marine class are getting Silver Perch. We are putting them in this enclosure. What type of equipment will we need to keep them away from disease, pests, and also what filters and water temperature will we need to keep them alive. How do we breed them and what type of food is needed.