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nope none dying, they have been growing for quite sometime. Usually dont have much luck with live plants but these have done really well. I'll do a water change everyday from now and keep monitering the parameters. Should I keep the male seperate because he is quite a bit larger than the 2 females?

nope nothing decaying. Only things in their is live plants, bogwood and ofcourse the rams. Would more plants help? and should i be doing water change more than just weekly?

The swordtails were in the tank for about 2 weeks to allow the bacteria to develop. I didnt check the parameters which I realise now was the wrong thing to do. But this was like 7 months ago, would having not cycled properly at the start be affecting the fish still 7 months on?

I used the fish and gravel from my main tank which is about 7 years old now

I bought the fish a couple of weeks after the tank had been set up to allow it to cycle. As to the KH I have no idea but i do live in an area where the water is slightly hard to moderatley hard (100-200mg/l)

The tank temperature is 29oC. Just done some water tests now: Ammonia: between 0ppm and 0.25ppm pH: 7/7.2 Nitrite: between 0ppm and 0.25ppm Nitrate: 0ppm

Hi all, A few months ago I bought an 80l aquarium, I bought 2 female golden rams and 1 male with the intention of possibly breeding them in the future. However my problem is that the 2 females have become really skinny and pale while the male remains a healthy size and colour. I have been...