Recent content by ellamarie

This is going to be my first batch of platie babies. Based on these photos can anyone tell how long I might have before they are born? Lmk if another angle would be helpful. I’ve decided to do a grow out tank and move them when they are close to birth, however I do not want to move them to...

As it turns out, the 4 male platys I were sold are not all male. I now have 2 VERY pregnant female platys. I would like to grow out some of the fry. What’s the best method? I heard two main things. A. Use a fry box and then transfer them to a smaller grow out tank. B. Transfer the mothers...

Do the females need to have the more rounded tail fin? Mine all have something more similar to the top one.

I’m very new to fish keeping and as I’ve been slowly learning each tank improves! However some of my first tanks are lacking and probably should be re-done. I would like to add more substrate to my Cory tank, maybe even switch the sand to a more natural substrate, so I can add ‘caves’ and...

I started my Cory tank about a month ago. It’s a 40 gallon and we started with 5 Albino, 5 Sterbais and 5 Venezuelan Cory’s. Unfortunately the local fish store they were from had a bad outbreak of fin rot, causing me to lose most of the Venezuelans and sterbais. Luckily the albinos are doing...

Thankfully it was just fin rot. I’ve dosed for a few days and did the recommended water changes and everything seems to be steadily improving. The tank also tested with good water parameters before adding the fish, but you were right, no nitrate due to the planted nature of my tank.

I’m not sure the exact parameters from a few days ago but trust they were all well within the range for Cory’s. I spoke to the local store they were from and unfortunately a few days after my issue began they also began to have a large fin rot problem. Luckily mine was caught early in my tank. I...

I’m not home at the moment but a friend of mine stopped in and thinks it’s fin rot! Luckily he thinks it’s still early so he did a 25% water change and we’re treating with melafix. That was yesterday and so far the sterbi I was worried about seems to be looking better

I used filter media from my betta tank

Of course! My tank is a 40 gallon and around 2 months old for this current setup. It was cycled for two weeks before I added any fish. The Corys are the only fish in the tank for now, and it originally was only going to be a Cory tank. With the loses I may add something else later if I...

Of course! I have 4 platys currently in a 10 gallon (due to some unfortunately bad advice from a fish ‘expert’ at my local fish store) They will be upgraded soon, likely to a 20+ gallon within the next month or so. I also plan to add at least 2 more as I’ve read they like bigger groups. They...

I just got my first platys and I’m looking for tips. 1. Any care tips that may help 2. How to sex them. I was told they were all male however two are getting suspiciously fat……..

Hey! I recently got Cory’s for the first time and they are dropping! I got 5 sterbi, 5 albinos and 5 venazualens. I got the albinos first (from petco before I fully understood how terrible they were) and after they were doing well I was told by a local shop I could add the others. So far...