Fish&chips10
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Hi. I am relatively new to tropical fish (<4 months) and finding it a steep learning curve. I have a small tank (60litres) with 3 Platies (male and 2 females), 3 Guppies (same), 5 Tetras and some ottos and shrimps. I planted 5 plants and then introduced the tetras after about 3 weeks, guppies and Platies a couple of weeks later and others a couple of weeks after that. After about a month one of the Platies (that came as a pair with the male) gave birth and we had around 8 fry which we raised to about 3cm and then gave away. The female has since had 2 more lots - about 15 in total though still tiny. All the checks of the water were perfect and then about 2 months ago we suddenly got black algae overnight. We have been treating with Flourish Excel but to no avail, although it did seem to stop it spreading. A couple of weeks ago we removed 3 of the worst affected plants and replaced them with some from
PetsAtHome. This weekend we replaced the other two the same so there are now 5 new plants in there. Iāve just checked the water and ammonia levels are in the danger zone. My first question is how do I quickly get on top of this (I changed 1/4 of the water yesterday) and could replacing the plants have caused this?
My second question is about the male platy. Around the time of the first plant replacement 2 weeks ago, the male platy suddenly started getting aggressive towards the other female platy who is much smaller (not the one heās been mating with). He now keeps attacking her and she spends all her time hiding. Any ideas why or what we can do about it?
Oh, and not sure if it related but one of the ottos died last night but now I canāt find its body anywhere in the tank.
Thanks
PetsAtHome. This weekend we replaced the other two the same so there are now 5 new plants in there. Iāve just checked the water and ammonia levels are in the danger zone. My first question is how do I quickly get on top of this (I changed 1/4 of the water yesterday) and could replacing the plants have caused this?
My second question is about the male platy. Around the time of the first plant replacement 2 weeks ago, the male platy suddenly started getting aggressive towards the other female platy who is much smaller (not the one heās been mating with). He now keeps attacking her and she spends all her time hiding. Any ideas why or what we can do about it?
Oh, and not sure if it related but one of the ottos died last night but now I canāt find its body anywhere in the tank.
Thanks