Recent content by Steve1403

Scrap that, the man in the pet shop got things wrong, they are two males I think on closer inspection. that makes 2 males and 2 females. Do I need to add in another female once the water issues are resolved and my cycle complete?

Thanks again for your help, just to let you know I have been following your advice and doing daily water changes of around 50%. My platys are much happier, even though the nitrite levels are still high. They are behaving as I would expect fish to behave and eating happily and using the entire...

One more thing, how often is too often when it comes to water changes. I have plenty of time over the next week to do whatever I can to get these little guys in a better shape but don't want to over do it. I don't want to over stress the fish anymore than I already have. Thanks again for your...

Thank you both so much for your replies. I feel pretty awful about this to be honest. The fish have been a little better since the big water change earlier and have ventured to different part of the tank although still going back to the surface. I will certainly make sure I don't make these...

Hi I know I am going to get some stick for this but I need urgent advice. I have recently purchased a tank from pets at home and was given some terrible advice.i have a 38L Marina tank which has a heater to make it suitable for tropical fish. I didn't do any research prior to purchasing the tank...