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last update Well I am down to 1 fish out of ten. I did a partial water change about 15% on friday left for the weekend and came in to two dead fish and one struggling. checked the pH and it was down to 6. I didn't check it in a week or so since I was doing so many water changes. I did a 40%...

yes I use Jungle... Start Right.. removes chlorine and chloramine immediately and contains aloe. I use a capfull per 5 gallons, which is half a cap more than recommended.

update I have three platies left... The final three seem more active but still spend a significant time at the top. One of the platies seems to be gulping a little. They are eating just a little not a very good appetite. The temperature is a steady 76F. I have slowed down my water changes...

Thanks for all these ideas. The filter is external and I never changed the media just clean it ever so often. I am afraid of losing all the bacteria. I also know people that never change it so I was kind of following that. I took the filter out for a while and it didn't change the fish's...

anyone? They are still at the surface. I do not know what to do. Thanks for any help anyone can give

temp is about 72F not celcius sorry

I have aquarium pharmaceuticals inc. Freshwater master test kit. The Nitrites are 0ppm. Ammonia is 0ppm. I do not have a test in the kit for nitrates so I use the strips. The strip comes up a very light pink, for the lowest reading on nitrates. I can't imagine them being high anyway. I've...

My Platy's wont leave the top of the tank 1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.). Platy's wont leave top of the tank, not eating much 2~What are your tank parameters...