Recent content by OtisTheBulldog

She most likely has Wasting Disease, and the bacteria responsible are essentially impossible to treat...especially since she is so far advanced. I could try Maracyn 1 and Maracyn 2 but this will just prolong her suffering. I'm going to wean off the Sera kh/ph plus and use a Rift Valley salt...

I haven't figured out what else I can do. This is really #105###ty. She is suffering. She is weak. Could she just be old? Any last ideas? I can't let this suffering go on much longer.

Thanks for your feedback. I trust aquarium west to test my water. They said Nitrates was yellow, or zero. That is in both the main tank and the hospital tank. The checked for every possible problem and said it was perfect across the board. Aquarium west is pretty fantastic, they are a few blocks...

The only test kit I have is for pH. I took the water into the aquarium store and they did a full spectrum test for me. They said the water was perfect. As far as black ich goes, I will look more into it. It seems unlikely because the snails and platy have been in the tank for months. She has...

Assaye, thanks for responding. I'm the main tank I have a filter and a heater. I've had all the current fish and friends for 5 months or more. We took a rescue tank and increased their tank size and added more friends. The hospital tank has a filter and heater just no carbon. small plants and...

Water is great. Tests fine. I have a 25 gallon and her family of fish, frogs and snails are all fine. I'll check form. Thanks

Request Help. Please. I don't want to euthanize my platy prematurely but she is suffering and I don't know what's wrong. On September 17th she started to act lethargic. She was spending some time sitting on the bottom and breathing heaver than normal. I put her in a hospital tank and medicated...