SouthernCross
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Please help me with my platy:
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Tank size: 148 litres / approx 39 gallons
pH: 7
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 20-30
kH: I've never tested this
gH: This either
tank temp: 25 degrees C
Volume and Frequency of water changes: About 35-40% every week, week and a half
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: AP Tap Water conditioner, plant food. My filtration is a Aquaclear 200/50 HOB, and a UGF.
Tank inhabitants:
3x Pearl Gourami
4x Platy (1M 3F)
10x Cardinal Tetra
4x Bronze/Albino Cories
Some pond snails (grr)
About 20-30 2-week old platy fry in a breeder net. These fry did not come from the sick fish in question.
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): N/A except for adding a thin extra layer of new filter floss to the filter (did not remove any media already in there, just squeezed in old tank water to clean)
Exposure to chemicals: Added some Wardley Sprout plant food last water change (week ago). Have previously added plant food before with no ill effects.
Digital photo (include if possible): N/A. Physically the fish looks fine, its behaviour is the problem.
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
My problem is a yellow twinbar female platy who has started acting odd as of yesterday. I've had this fish for about 6 months, always been healthy and robust, and has had a few drops of fry. All of a sudden she is hiding, and resting on the bottom. She is coming out and swimming around on occasion (and at feeding time) but I've noticed her swimming is a little bit wobbly, like her head kind of wobbles as she swims. Not really clamped. I fed peas last night to make sure it wasn't just a constipation thing but there's really no change today (I know she ate some).
I thought she might have had a tiny white spot on her tail yesterday, but I can't see it again today so I don't know whether it was just my eyes playing tricks on me.
All the other inhabitants seem fine - the male platy is hiding a little bit more, saw him flick once the other day but other than that nothing.
The tank has experienced one bout of whitespot about 2-3 months ago which I treated effectively using two courses of Protozin. First noticed it on platies then too. My only other problem was a couple of weeks ago I had a platy die of what I think was internal parasites - she got skinny, swam wobbly, hid (although it hid in top corners, never on the bottom), clamped, and was picked on by others.
I don't know whether I may be seeing the beginnings of whitespot (although last time the fish didnt show this behavior) or whether the fish may be coming down with parasites like my one that died. If it is, I want to catch it quick this time so I don't lose another one. But this fish isn't all skinny yet.
I plan to do about a 50% water change now, and then treat with something - I thought either Waterlife Protozin again or Sterazin, but I can't decide based on my symptoms. Not sure how this might effect my fry too... Someone might have other ideas, other meds I have are Myxazine, Pimafix and Melafix. I hope by the time I come back from the water change someone will have some advice for me! Please!
Thankyou
Request Help
Tank size: 148 litres / approx 39 gallons
pH: 7
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 20-30
kH: I've never tested this
gH: This either
tank temp: 25 degrees C
Volume and Frequency of water changes: About 35-40% every week, week and a half
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: AP Tap Water conditioner, plant food. My filtration is a Aquaclear 200/50 HOB, and a UGF.
Tank inhabitants:
3x Pearl Gourami
4x Platy (1M 3F)
10x Cardinal Tetra
4x Bronze/Albino Cories
Some pond snails (grr)
About 20-30 2-week old platy fry in a breeder net. These fry did not come from the sick fish in question.
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): N/A except for adding a thin extra layer of new filter floss to the filter (did not remove any media already in there, just squeezed in old tank water to clean)
Exposure to chemicals: Added some Wardley Sprout plant food last water change (week ago). Have previously added plant food before with no ill effects.
Digital photo (include if possible): N/A. Physically the fish looks fine, its behaviour is the problem.
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
My problem is a yellow twinbar female platy who has started acting odd as of yesterday. I've had this fish for about 6 months, always been healthy and robust, and has had a few drops of fry. All of a sudden she is hiding, and resting on the bottom. She is coming out and swimming around on occasion (and at feeding time) but I've noticed her swimming is a little bit wobbly, like her head kind of wobbles as she swims. Not really clamped. I fed peas last night to make sure it wasn't just a constipation thing but there's really no change today (I know she ate some).
I thought she might have had a tiny white spot on her tail yesterday, but I can't see it again today so I don't know whether it was just my eyes playing tricks on me.
All the other inhabitants seem fine - the male platy is hiding a little bit more, saw him flick once the other day but other than that nothing. The tank has experienced one bout of whitespot about 2-3 months ago which I treated effectively using two courses of Protozin. First noticed it on platies then too. My only other problem was a couple of weeks ago I had a platy die of what I think was internal parasites - she got skinny, swam wobbly, hid (although it hid in top corners, never on the bottom), clamped, and was picked on by others.
I don't know whether I may be seeing the beginnings of whitespot (although last time the fish didnt show this behavior) or whether the fish may be coming down with parasites like my one that died. If it is, I want to catch it quick this time so I don't lose another one. But this fish isn't all skinny yet.
I plan to do about a 50% water change now, and then treat with something - I thought either Waterlife Protozin again or Sterazin, but I can't decide based on my symptoms. Not sure how this might effect my fry too... Someone might have other ideas, other meds I have are Myxazine, Pimafix and Melafix. I hope by the time I come back from the water change someone will have some advice for me! Please!
Thankyou
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but she hasn't been pregnant in ages and I guess while looking fat from the side, she's maybe not so much from the above.
