PrairieSunflower
Fish Gatherer
How do you know what are the right fish for your type of water? My water testing has results that fall within what the internet tells me are the natural ranges for the fish I have... but I am really starting to despair about my platies. Of all the platies I have had... one seems to be made of steel. I currently have an emergency thread in the appropriate forum about my juvenile platies (wouldn't mind some feedback or ideas there please!)
Anyway... I can't seem to keep healthy platies!
My first platy was a red wag. I had her a couple of week before getting my calico (this is the one "made of steel"). I ended up deciding I wanted a platy only tank and did a shift about so they could have their own tank and added a blue coral and mickey mouse. Turned out my calico hated her own kind and I moved her back with the guppies and neons where she is happy. I thought my red wag was just unhappy about the calico picking on her (and the two others) but she always look "off" somehow I couldn't put my finger on how. Red wag was like this for months. Then one day a couple months ago hit a massive terrible bout of ich on red wag and blue coral. It was hard to treat. My tank was full of the 3 adults (minus Calico), and platy fry. I lost a lot of platy fry. Blue Coral died a couple weeks later, starved to death despite eating. Once everyone was healthy for a good period of time I moved Mickey Mouse into the other tank as she took over picking on the others.
So... now my platy tank holds 6 remaining juveniles.... 2 blue corals and 4 calicos.... the thing is.... something is now off with them and I have no idea what... and my Mickey Mouse (in the other tank) is unhappy but no signs of disease. I am feeling at my witt's end with these... no idea why they keep getting so sick.
Anyway... I can't seem to keep healthy platies!
My first platy was a red wag. I had her a couple of week before getting my calico (this is the one "made of steel"). I ended up deciding I wanted a platy only tank and did a shift about so they could have their own tank and added a blue coral and mickey mouse. Turned out my calico hated her own kind and I moved her back with the guppies and neons where she is happy. I thought my red wag was just unhappy about the calico picking on her (and the two others) but she always look "off" somehow I couldn't put my finger on how. Red wag was like this for months. Then one day a couple months ago hit a massive terrible bout of ich on red wag and blue coral. It was hard to treat. My tank was full of the 3 adults (minus Calico), and platy fry. I lost a lot of platy fry. Blue Coral died a couple weeks later, starved to death despite eating. Once everyone was healthy for a good period of time I moved Mickey Mouse into the other tank as she took over picking on the others.
So... now my platy tank holds 6 remaining juveniles.... 2 blue corals and 4 calicos.... the thing is.... something is now off with them and I have no idea what... and my Mickey Mouse (in the other tank) is unhappy but no signs of disease. I am feeling at my witt's end with these... no idea why they keep getting so sick.
