Recent content by Sarah93108

Thank you so much for your help. I feel better at least trying to save her. I'm fairly new at this hobby and have found it to be really rewarding and fun. Unfortunately it's also difficult at times when they are sick and/or die. Hopefully this one will pull through over the weekend! Sarah :flowers:

I am not certain it was whitespot. I'm really not sure what it is. All of the other fish seem to be doing fine. I'm in the USA so I'm not familiar with that medication. Do people usually medicate fry? If so do you need to lower the dosage amount?

I just moved her to a small betta bowl. I treated the water with QuICK Cure and will just have to watch her. I don't see any of the white spots on her scales anymore. So that's a good sign. She is however tilted over (it seems a little bloated on that side) and cannot maintain her ballance. I...

QuICK Cure says it's, "A fast, effective cure for tropical fish parasite infestations like, Ick, ect." It's active ingredients are Formalin and Malachite Green. I don't know if she has Ick though. Would that cause her to not be able to swim? She's nose up, tail down and can't seem to get around...

**Update** Please help! Last night I added 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt to my 12 gallon tank. Now she's floating straight up and down in the water and hiding behind the filter. She hasn't eaten anything since yesterday and is usually the pig of the group. I have to leave for the weekend and...

One of my female platy's has what I think is Ick. There are white flakey spots which looks like salt and some scales are a little raised. She's gasping for air at the top of the tank. I haven't noticed her scratching against anything. I raised the water temperature to 80 F and did a partial...

Hi, I'm using Mardel Live NH3 (levels are normal) and Wardley Mid Range PH Indicator (also within the normal level). I did a 50% water change last night and added a teaspoon of Tetra Easy Balance. I do use tap water but let it sit out for at least a week before putting it in our tank. The...

I just noticed another fry that didn't make it and will remove it from the tank. Could this be due to water quality? I am good about keeping the levels safe and water clean. It seems to be getting dirty quicker because of the new fry. Can I use the same products (Aqua Safe, Easy Ballance and...

Funny you should ask! I'm trying to decide what we're going to do with them. I'd like to keep the adults we have since I'm now attatched. And the fry that survive (so far 8 that I can count... they're fast little guys). Since this is the first time it's been really special. I think there's...

I'd like to do a partial water change in our tank. When I do this I usually use Aqua Safe, Easy Ballance and Cycle. Will doing so hurt the fry in any way? I don't want to put products in the main tank if it will affect them in the breeding net. But that water is looking like it's in serious need...

Thanks for the great advice you guys! I've been out all day and was so happy to come home to the new additions in our family. :wub: I just got most of the old flake food out of the breeding net. Retrieving the little ones that didn't make it was by far my least favorite part of this hobby so...

I have a 12 gal communtiy tank (including a filter and heater) with 2 females and 1 male platy. Yesterday our beautiful silver/blue platy had about 12 babies. Maybe more but those were the ones I rescued before getting eaten. I moved them to a breeding net within the tank and placed some fake...