Platy with clamped fins

[GuppyLover]

I have a femLes platy with clamped fins, my perimeters are perfect. What could be causing this?

 

[GuppyLover]

Anyone? She is fading fast and seems to have fin rot

 

[Rosenweiss]

usually fin rot is an indication of bad parameters. Do you have the exact ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings?

 

[GuppyLover]

Yepp, they are at.zero and ntrites are.ten

 

[Homedog98]

I hope you mean nitrates are ten... Nitrites at ten means you have a BIG problem.

 

[GuppyLover]

Honestly I don't know, I got them tested yesterday and the guy told me and didn't right it down and I don't remember and I don't have a test kit. It was either nitrItes or nitrAtes. Ammonia was 0 PH was 7.8 and hardness was 75.

 

[Homedog98]

Either way... Do a 50% water change just in case.

 

[GuppyLover]

You just made my life 75% harder . Thanks for the help, I will get on it right away. Just ran out of conditioner, guessing I need that right?

 

[Homedog98]

Ya... That's important. Get it ASAP. Prime by seachem only... And if you can... while there, pick up the API freshwater master kit. Don't do a PWC until you have the water conditioner.

 

[GuppyLover]

Okay, I am going right by a little pet shop tomorrow so I will get conditioner and try and get a test kit. Hopefully they will have those brands. At my LFS they are $160 and I am NOT paying that for a test kit.

 

[Homedog98]

That's WAY overpriced. The little shop should be better... Bit remember... Brand is important. API master kit, and prime water conditioner by sachem.

 

[Rosenweiss]

No offense, but brand for water conditioner isn't a be all, end all. I use tetra aquasafe and my tank cycled fine.

 

[GuppyLover]

No offense, but brand for water conditioner isn't a be all, end all. I use tetra aquasafe and my tank cycled fine.

Thats what I normally use.