Recent content by xystizi

off topic, I know but after having a few issues with my fish when I was starting, my research showed that having some salt in water for guppies/platies can be beneficial to them as well as acts as disease prevention so that's why I add salt and they do seem to thrive with it.

I do add aquarium salt with every water change ( dissolved in the pre-conditioned water ) at 1 tsp per gallon and I do 10% water changes everyday. I've put the divider back and she's sharing the space with non-male fish. It's like she's pregnant forever...

I'm running out of ideas. The male has started stalking the blue platy again yesterday. I've tried to get her into a breeder's box ( see pictures ) but she hated it so much she flails in it, so I let her loose once more. From the pictures, you could see the sides have some bulge which seems...

12 days later, still no fry. Her belly is still rounded. She's behaving normal. The male has stopped stalking her the day after my last post although he occasionally still lurks around her. I do water changes everyday and siphon off the water into a bucket so any chance of fry being thrown away...

I'm more concerned about the mother platy than getting fry at this point. I haven't moved her or taken her out of the tank except for gently guiding her to the other side of the divider which I have taken out. Would you advise to put the divider back with just her on one side? Or can I have the...

I've taken off the divider since she seemed so lonely by herself but I have introduced two female platies that I have quarantined for 6 weeks into the main tank, hoping that the male chase after them instead. However, it seems that theory didn't work well as he still keeps chasing after my blue...

I bought a tank divider and separated the female from the male. Would this stress out my pregnant female platy? How long can I keep her separated without causing health problems? I don't want to put her in a breeder box because I've read about some females aborting the fry. :confused:

Hi, Could someone tell me if this platy is pregnant? I have her with a male cherry platy and I am not sure if they could breed together. I think she looks pregnant but not sure how far along is she. The male has been harassing her more lately and I don't really know why. If she is pregnant...

Hi, I'd like to get advice on platies that I bought from lfs and are quarantined in a 3G tank. I bought 3 platies and have them on an uncycled quarantine tank for more than 4 weeks now. On the third week, one of the platies died. Two days before it died, she has what looked like a very small...