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Aw, poor thing! I've heard some strains just have red eyes naturally. But if it's sudden, maybe check for aggression? My discus got stressed when I added a new light, took weeks to chill.


Agreed on the light thing. I had a similar issue with a too-bright LED. Dialed it back to 8 hours/day and ...

Lighting's tricky with these guys. I'd avoid anything above 6500K. My 90 gallon has a Nicrew ClassicLED, set to 6 hours midday. Water's at 84°F, pH 6.8, and they're paired with Cardinals. The key is consistency, no sudden changes.

I've come across a non-copper SW ich treatment that's available now, but the name escapes me.

My Royal Gramma is pretty shy, but it's out and about most of the time, which is great. What's interesting is they seem to enjoy digging in the sand under the rocks - I've caught mine doing that a few times.

As for food, mine loves Formula 1 flakes, spirulina brine shrimp, and pellets. To be ...

I've had it for a few weeks now. The brown spot was much smaller when I got it, roughly a quarter of the size it is now. I'll just keep an eye on it and see how it develops. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it.

Here's a clearer picture, hopefully that helps.

I'm having some issues with my frogspawn and I was hoping someone could offer some insight. The base of it seems to be deteriorating, and that light brown spot has grown significantly over the past few days, roughly doubling in size.