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Thanks so much for your replies. I still am a little bit confused though. If you are suggesting that a 10L tank is too small, why are the fighting fish always in tiny little glass tanks at pet shops? Also why do pet stores keep their fighting fish in cold water when, in fact, they are tropical...

Hi, Just bought myself a fighting fish. At the moment its in a smallish size tank, and in cold water. I have a tropical tank, about 10L, can I put my fighitng fish in there?? There are no other fish in the tank. Do fighting fish like the confined space of a small tank? Help is appreciated

Hey guys, with a last desparate attempt to save my Platy I put some crushed peas in the tank, he didnt take to them at all. I just tried to take him out and isolate him from the rest, and the poor guy was dead. :( He was my first fish and I've only had him for about a month, I'm shattered...

Thanks for that advice it has been very helpful. Comparing him to my other Platy's his tail fin is actually very clamped and tight, and it has been this way for some time. How is it that one fish can be affected by disease and the others are completley unaffected? I will try crushed pea and...

Hey there, One of my Platy's looks as though he is sick. He is floating oretty much vertically, however his fins are still moving, and although he seems to be struggling to swim he is able to move when and if he needs to. I've noticed that he is unable to control himself and often just floats...

Thanks for the advice I do remember reading about that, my only problem with getting more fish is that my tank isn't that big its only 35 x 21 x 26 deep. Sometimes I feel that 5 fish is even too much, however when I've asked people from the aquarium they say that 5 is fine in my size tank. I...

G'day I have 2 female and 3 male Sunset Platys. I bought the 1st 2 males together. They appeared to be pretty happy together, then i bought another one a week later. I was told it was female but in fact is male. Since I've had the 3rd fish the 2 orignal fish have totally separated and the new...