Hello From Wales

[helenokeefe]

hi my names helen,i have a 42l tank with about 12 platys,i also have a smaller tank with the platy babys in which i have about 25 in that tank,im not sure where to post my problme at the minute that i have,in the last 4 days i have lost 4 of my platys,i bought 3 reddy orange platys 2 females and one male last week and i noticed the male one after a few days had white stuff on the side it was like his fins were peeling,but all ny fish were fine until i had them 3,i have noticed on one of my other fish that i have noticed around one of the fish`s gills it looks like a beard on one side,i just dont know what to do im absolutly gutted to be honest i dotn want to lose all my fish.
please can anyone help me as to tell me what to do or wat to buy to help the other fish now,i was thinking maybe its a fungal problem and may need to buy something but i dont know what
please help

 

[guppy_man]

Well first of all Croeso !

Seems like your platy's have 'Cotton wool disease'. The main cause to this disease is poor water quality, so first of all do a water change probably 40%, then as soon as you can go out and buy some anti-fungal treatment. (It's not too expensive).



Where abouts in wales are you from?