Recent content by platymommie

Thank you for all of your replies --- I think I still have a lot to learn. What do you mean by 'cycle the filter'? I thought the tank gets 'cycled'? I have been doing what I have read in the book and following instructions on the labels of the products. Filter - I do this once a month - I...

My question is - are my platy deaths 'normal'. I have a 10 gal tank. Fake plants and shipwreck. Right Now 4 platys - 3 female, one male. Started tank in February. Have lost about 5 platys over the last 5 months - but some were probably old when I got them. I have had some success - three...