Very Sick Platy?

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rosiegirl

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i just noticed today that there is a new baby platy in my tank (of 4 females, but we'll have to just assume someone was pregnant before i got them!)
 
at the same time i noticed that one of the platys looked really sick.  she almost looks bent a little and her belly is sunken in too.  she isn't eating, is spending her time at the bottom of the tank and is wiggling around a lot.  it's really sad.
 
yesterday she was eating normally and i don't know which of the 4 platys had the baby!
 
some info:

Tank size:  10g
pH:  7.6
ammonia: 0
nitrite:  0
nitrate:  80
tank temp:  76

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):  listed above

Volume and Frequency of water changes:  changed about 80% 2 weeks ago because of higher ammonia and nitrate levels.

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:  no additives, have a tetra filter with a sponge in it as well as the regular bag of carbon. water flow is good.

Tank inhabitants:  3 other female platys, some live, some plastic plants

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):  none

Exposure to chemicals:  none
 
 
This sounds very similar to what's happening with my Platys! I believe my Platys have internal parasites.  Do they have white stringy poo?  Mine are still eating, but one of them has a caved in belly, and they're pretty much all hanging around the bottom.  Try looking up internal parasites and seeing if that's what you think it is.  
 
Your Nitrates are pretty high, too.  You may need to do small daily water changes to get the Nitrates done, I had to last week.  Start there.  Daily water changes of 10-20%, my Nitrates went from 80 to 20 in a week of daily water changes.  Write down test results before and after water changes to help you keep track.
 
Good luck.
 

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