cafrederick
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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Hi guys, I'm new to the forum here.
10 gallon tank, have had fish for 6 months +.
Inhabitants:
2 otocinclus
1 red nose rummy
2 neon tetras
3 female platy
2 platy fry 2 weeks old in mesh breeder
- I understand some of these are schooling fish, we had some casualties a few months ago and live several hours from a pet store, when we've went to buy more they've either been in quarantine or haven't had any. But I will be buying more to keep them in a school once we get the opportunity.
Sorrry I do not have a water testing kit. Tested the water at store and was ideal conditions they told me.
I only use RO water for water changes. The last time I cleaned the tank and vacuumed etc was one week ago. Also did a 50% water change. I also add about 1/2 teaspoon of aquarium salt and 5 ml of bacteria supplement. I do this once a month. I recently got rid of two males that seem to have gotten my whole tank pregnant. When I cleaned the tank we discovered it was absolutely full of hundreds of fish eggs. Upon cleaning, the fish eggs caused the entire tank to turn a dark black grey colour, this has never happened before (but I've never had fish eggs before). After cleaning and letting the filter clean, the tank became clear water again. 4 days ago one of the tetras died, upon inspection his gills looked inflamed and wider than usual, his back scales did not seem to have much texture, very smooth. We assumed it was because of the dirty water the fish eggs caused.
Anyway, my main concern right now is this:
The platy has been laying on the bottom like this for about two weeks. She was pregnant and gave birth to her fry, the ones that survived are in a breeder. I did not get the breeder in time and found the two babies in the tank later on and transferred them to the breeeder, that's why there is only two. After giving birth she has been laying on the bottom, not sideways, but she will position herself so she can lean against the rocks. The rest of the fish seem perfectly fine. Is she just resting? This is very unusual for her, we've had her for about 6 months. She was harassed constantly by the males and that's why I got rid of them, they have been gone for about a month now.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
10 gallon tank, have had fish for 6 months +.
Inhabitants:
2 otocinclus
1 red nose rummy
2 neon tetras
3 female platy
2 platy fry 2 weeks old in mesh breeder
- I understand some of these are schooling fish, we had some casualties a few months ago and live several hours from a pet store, when we've went to buy more they've either been in quarantine or haven't had any. But I will be buying more to keep them in a school once we get the opportunity.
Sorrry I do not have a water testing kit. Tested the water at store and was ideal conditions they told me.
I only use RO water for water changes. The last time I cleaned the tank and vacuumed etc was one week ago. Also did a 50% water change. I also add about 1/2 teaspoon of aquarium salt and 5 ml of bacteria supplement. I do this once a month. I recently got rid of two males that seem to have gotten my whole tank pregnant. When I cleaned the tank we discovered it was absolutely full of hundreds of fish eggs. Upon cleaning, the fish eggs caused the entire tank to turn a dark black grey colour, this has never happened before (but I've never had fish eggs before). After cleaning and letting the filter clean, the tank became clear water again. 4 days ago one of the tetras died, upon inspection his gills looked inflamed and wider than usual, his back scales did not seem to have much texture, very smooth. We assumed it was because of the dirty water the fish eggs caused.
Anyway, my main concern right now is this:
The platy has been laying on the bottom like this for about two weeks. She was pregnant and gave birth to her fry, the ones that survived are in a breeder. I did not get the breeder in time and found the two babies in the tank later on and transferred them to the breeeder, that's why there is only two. After giving birth she has been laying on the bottom, not sideways, but she will position herself so she can lean against the rocks. The rest of the fish seem perfectly fine. Is she just resting? This is very unusual for her, we've had her for about 6 months. She was harassed constantly by the males and that's why I got rid of them, they have been gone for about a month now.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.