Recent content by Ale_xis

Okay I started medicating 2 nights ago and this morning, i noticed some of the fish seem to be improving while my 2 other platys seem to have worsened/stayed the same. They tend to sit on the bottom at night and in the morning to "sleep" but today they seemed more lethargic.. I'm doing half...

well I wanted to bump the temperature up but that would affect my corys too since they prefer temps of 78 or so. it's at 82 and can't be adjusted so even that's cutting it close for them. I kept the platys in the qt for a few hours and that salt got rid of all the parasites showing on their...

I was going to use the heat and salt method but I just don't want to risk it with my corys. Can anyone here tell me if they've ever used Kordon Rid Ich ( http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=11066251&f=PAD%2FpsNotAvailInUS%2FNo ) ? I've read many positive things on this product...

I read numerous articles on ich but my main concern is using salt with the corys. I'm thinking of removing them and the snail and switching them out with where the platys are and keep them in there in just regular water, and then treating the other tank with salt and heat, but I don't know...

Yep, me again. I can't get a break. I bought 2 platys Wednesday for my 20 gallon ( was going to get 2 female guppies, decided against it due to fighting problems I was having) and I was stupid and didn't quarantine them, so I take full responsibility for this. Today, I saw one of them sitting at...

I just put in the grassy plants last night so I should have them growing in a matter of time. I'm planning on adding bamboo too! Is there any other plants you recommend that grow tall and grass-like? I decided that I'll bring them back to the store tonight and purchase 2 females, just in case...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYqQyTP3RGY&feature=youtube_gdata_player here is my tank and what the 2 guppies are doing. The yellow one stopped i thought but now today, those 2 gang up on her. I separated them both just now after what looked like they were nipping her. The other 2 are not...

Okay tonight I went to the store and planned on getting 2 females, but they were out so I went ahead and tried adding 2 more males to see if they'd form a group and leave the platys alone. Well, now the former aggressive fish is better and hasn't chased the platy but now one of the new ones is...

Yeah, what I did was remove both of them, then put them back after 2 hours or so and that same one went at the platys again, even more so than last time so I put him back in the container of shame. He keeps racing back and forth towards the side where he sees the other fish trying to get to...

I bought 2 male guppies for my 20 gallon tank along with 2 more corys. Now i have 2 platys (male and female), 2 guppies, 4 corys and 6 tetras. As soon as i put the guppies.in, one of them kept.following the platys but wasn't biting. Just a few minutes ago, I saw the guppy chase my the platy and...

yeah they loved burrowing in the last tank and I think i might consider moving them back and maybe buying a beta to live with them. I have the filter and heater but the old media is in with the new media and new filter so I'll have to wait for my new tank to be cycled. But I'd really rather...

I upgraded tanks from a 10 gallon to 20, but the tank came with gravel and decorations already in it (it was a used tank) so it would have been a huge hassle to tank everything out and replace with sand. I'm not 100% sure if this is the same gravel, but it looks like it...

Sadly he didn't make it :( I took him out and put him in an isolation tank and tried feeding him peas but he died shortly after. He was limp, did nothing when I brought him out of the water, and was not breathing so I said my goodbyes and buried him. I hope his short life was better than the...

how he is now

Oh dear, he's on his back at the bottom... I think I may be losing him edit- And he just flipped back over... It's too late to go to the pet store now, and tomorrow is a holiday. I'm afraid what I'm feeding them is the problem, maybe he's sick from not getting enough nutrients? I feed them...