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    Tap Water v Bottled Water

    Thank you to you both. My pH and nitrates are consistent and the fish do seem to be healthy so I will just up my water changes and hopefully they will continue to thrive. I've a couple of fry and they seem to be surviving, getting bigger by the day so they must be quite happy. Thank you again...
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    Tap Water v Bottled Water

    Thank you for your reply. I think that's the problem exactly, I get told conflicting things and then I Google and then I panic but in all honesty, my fish seem to be very healthy and happy so I probably need to relax a little. I used to keep fish many years ago, before the internet and all I had...
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    Tap Water v Bottled Water

    Oh I do a 30% water change when I change the water.
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    Tap Water v Bottled Water

    Good morning all, it's nearly 7 am in the UK. Thanks for all your replies overnight, i'll try and answer your questions: I've a 30 litre which I think converts to an 8 gallon tank. It doesn't have any real plants in it, just plastic things. It's a Biorb tank with biorb decorations in it. It's...
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    Tap Water v Bottled Water

    Hi, I don't know if anyone can help me but my tap water shows high Nitrate and pH levels but when I tested bottled water, these were the results. Would it be best to start using bottled water for my water changes or could the sudden change cause more harm than good? The other option could be...
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    I have just tested some bottled spring water and these are the results for pH and Nitrate . Can I use bottled water for water changes because if I can, then I will start doing that?
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    I though I would double check the nitrates in my tap water and this is the result [emoji51]. My tap water pH levels are high too.
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    I did a 30% water change on Sunday and that was the reading on Monday. I haven't seen any aggression at all, the 4 remaining Platys (all girls) seem quite happy. Would the water temperature have any bearings on anything, as the tank has only ever been room temperature but today I bought a heater...
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    Hi, here are my water results. The Nitrate and pH are quite high but the Ammonia and Nitrite are both good.
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    I'd only had her since 2 October. She had been odd since I got her, always hiding in the media at the bottom of the tank and coming out very rarely. I just thought she was taking time to settle in and wasn't very sociable.
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    Thank you, I will have a read. Id really hate to be causing any suffering to my fish. They've become my little babies. Each one having a different character. I adore them. I'll post my water results tonight when I get home from work. Thank you again
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    She died in the night. She actually looked healthy, no marks or scratches on her body. The only thing I had noticed the day before was that one fin, the one by the gill was not as neat as the other one. But generally she looked well, nothing growing on her body or anything. I don't know what the...
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    Think I've a dying Platy

    My Micky mouse Platy keeps wedging herself in places, she's always done this since I've got her but she's just wedged herself in the temperature thing and then when she got herself out she spiralled to the bottom on the tank and has now wedged herself head first in the rocks. I don't know what...
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    More baby Platys

    They are hiding down in the media stuff that at the bottom of the tank. I've a biorb and the stuff at the bottom of the tank is quite rocky so has plenty of little nooks and crannies that make a perfect safe haven for them.
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    More baby Platys

    I do think they are beautiful and I love watching them. If I get too many i'll check Craigslist Kent out. Thank you for that
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