https://lagonia.org/categories/problem-solving/ Recent content in Problem Solving on Lagonia Hugo en-gb Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:15:30 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/fin-rot-treatment/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:15:30 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/fin-rot-treatment/ Fin rot is a bacterial infection that follows bad water, not bad luck. How to tell it from fin nipping, why fixing the tank comes before any medication, and how to treat and prevent it. https://lagonia.org/posts/white-spot-ich-treatment/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:20:00 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/white-spot-ich-treatment/ A practical, honest guide to identifying and treating white spot disease (ich), the salt-grain parasite that hits so many aquariums. Lifecycle, why heat works, salt versus medication and how to avoid it next time. https://lagonia.org/posts/why-are-my-fish-dying/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/why-are-my-fish-dying/ When fish keep dying it is almost never bad luck or weak stock. A calm, ordered checklist of the real causes: new tank syndrome, chlorine, temperature shock, overstocking, disease, and keeping the wrong fish for your water. https://lagonia.org/posts/why-is-my-aquarium-water-green/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/why-is-my-aquarium-water-green/ Green aquarium water is a bloom of free-floating algae, not dirt, and you cannot out-scrub it. What triggers it, why water changes alone fail, and the two methods that actually clear it: a proper blackout and a UV steriliser. https://lagonia.org/posts/cloudy-aquarium-water/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/cloudy-aquarium-water/ Diagnose cloudy aquarium water by its colour and timing: white bacterial blooms, green algae blooms, substrate dust and organic haze, and the right fix for each (often doing less, not more). https://lagonia.org/posts/aquarium-algae/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200 https://lagonia.org/posts/aquarium-algae/ Identify the common aquarium algae, diatoms, green spot, green dust, hair, black beard and blue-green, and treat the cause of each rather than scrubbing the symptom. Light and balance, not bottles.