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What Fish Can the Jewel Cichlid Be Kept With?
The jewel cichlid can be kept with parrot fish and map fish, but control stocking density by tank size to avoid fights. It is fierce and territorial, unsuited to gentle small fish it may bite.
What Fish Can the Blue Gourami Be Kept With?
The blue gourami can be kept with kissing fish, angelfish, pearl gourami, and black molly. It is a tropical fish liking warmer water; choose similar temperate, similar-sized tropical fish and avoid very small ones it may attack.
The Area Around My Dog’s Mouth Is Red, Losing Fur, and Seems a Bit Suppurating
Red rash, hair loss, and pus near a dog's lips are likely fungal infection or mixed fungal-bacterial skin disease; a vet scrape and stain help confirm. Lip-area skin disease needs oral meds to avoid licking toxicity.
What Fish Can Neon Tetra Be Kept With?
Neon tetras can be kept with cardinal tetras, golden algae eaters, rummy-nose tetras, golden ram cichlids, and zebra danios. They are gentle tropical fish that like schooling and suit other gentle small tropical fish.
My Two-Month-Old Blue Kitten Couldn’t Walk After Vaccination on the 19th, Stopping and Starting, and Crying. What Is Wrong?
Inability to walk after vaccination may be a vaccine allergic reaction causing nerve damage in severe cases, but underlying conditions such as neuritis, thrombosis, or muscle or joint problems are also possible. Mild reactions like fatigue usually ease within 24 to 48 hours.
My fish has black-centered, white-ringed patches on its head—is this a skin disease?
White patches on a fish are likely skin infection—bacterial or fungal (white spot disease, saprolegnia). Fish disease is hard to diagnose; adjust water quality/temp/environment and diet, try meds; consult experienced keepers if unsure.
Not sure what’s wrong—black stuff comes out of the ear; could it be ear mites?
Black/brown ear buildup likely means ear mites, with scratching and head-shaking. Confirm with a vet ear exam. Clean with a dedicated ear cleaner (don't use cotton swabs deep), then apply ear medication and an e-collar; also use a topical antiparasitic. Treat 3–4 weeks, plus a week after symptoms clear.
How can I tell if my dog has mites?
Mites are invisible parasites on soft skin. Types: sarcoptic mites cause itching, hair loss, redness, eczema; demodectic mites cause hair loss, thickened skin, pyoderma with little itch. Get a skin scrape; treat with selamectin/ivermectin and antibacterial spray.
My cat has severe tear stains, eyes nearly swollen shut, and lots of thick eye discharge
Heavy eye discharge first suggests bacterial/viral infection or a blocked tear duct; a vet should run tests. At home, flush with saline and apply neomycin drops; use an e-collar if it scratches. Persistent cases may be viral (herpes/calici) needing antivirals.
Why Is My Budgerigar Shivering?
Budgies hide illness well, so visible shivering means real trouble. It is usually cold - they are tropical and weak against chill - or a chill after a draft or a wet bath. Warm and insulate, and do not guess blindly at treatment.