Hi There!

[Antdabiker]

hello everyone!

had my aquarium up and running for a week with no probs - got 4 platys today - however one looks like it has fin rot - one fin is a white stump and its dorsal fin is close to its body, its tail is about half the size of the others. Any thoughts?

Anyway my tank is a 29L with a fair few decorations and hidey holes

got to love how curious these fish are - get close to the tank and they all swim up and have a gander

 

[fluttermoth]

Was your tank cycled at all (by 'cycled' I mean did you do anything to the tank to start a bacterial colony growing in the filter before you added the fish)?

If you didn't, it's most likely you have a water quality problem and that is what's caused the fin rot.

Get some medicine for it from your local fish shop, and if you can get a test kit (one of the ones with a test tube, not the paper strips, as they're not very accurate) for ammonia.

In the meantime do a 50% water change every day, with warm dechlorinated water and have a read of the articles about cycling in the beginner's resource centre (the link for that is in my sig )

 

[colleen0309]

Fluttermoth is right, your tank probably not cycled, which is leading to the fin rot problem. Lots of water changes and maybe some antibiotics. Welcome and good luck!

 

[Antdabiker]

Fluttermoth is right, your tank probably not cycled, which is leading to the fin rot problem. Lots of water changes and maybe some antibiotics. Welcome and good luck!

tank was fully cycled with a bacterial additive for new aquariums. i bought the 4 Platys from pets at home (stupid idea methinks) and i hadn't noticed but this platy was already affected within the tank.

anyhoo, went back today to complain and i got a free bottle of pimafix, fish food and 2 free platys to introduce to the tank after a week of treatment. the two new platys will go in my other tank

 

[colleen0309]

Make sure to test your water regularly and good luck!

 

[Antdabiker]

Make sure to test your water regularly and good luck!

well i'v just been noticing that although it does indeed have fin rot, one of the other females is a nipper - one of the platys that i got given at pets at home is pregnant with only a few days to go by the look of things - two black spots near her anal fin and shes squared off too

 

[OldMan47]

Welcome to the forum Antdabiker.
It sounds like you are going to be off to a rough start in the hobby. With 6 platies in a small tank like that you will want to do a 50% water change every few days for the next several weeks just to keep your fish healthy. There s a link in my signature area to a thread that describes fish-in cycling, which you are now facing with all of those fish.

As a side note: that is a sweet little bike as your avatar. I have moved on to road touring bikes but remember fondly when I had nice maneuverable bikes like that.

 

[CrazyAirborne]

hey welcome to the forum, you've come to the right place! dont hesitate to ask questions.

as a general note, those bacterial additives in a bottle dont do anything! just a waste of money!