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The LFS told me hardened stomach so I skipped a feeding and he's now swimming with the others and his colors are vibrant. Yay :)

Also, FWIW, the 7 other adult platies are AOK as best I can tell

This one female platy has been siting on the bottom in the sand for about a week now. She can swim when it's feeding time but it looks like it's not very easy on her. She will lose some of her color some days but it seems the dark and rest will restore a lot of it the next day. Is this some...

Also, double and triple check your are adding the correct amount of drops for each individual test. They are all not the same.

I've seen people suggest to call your water supplier if you are on a municipal system. Ask if they have been working on the system or if you should always expect your nitrites to be #ppm? If you're on a well you're going to have to smaller wwc and let the BB get rid of the ammonia and nitrites...

They won't try to eat them if he's a cm or more. At that size they are fast enough and strong enough to avoid. If you have decent coverage and hiding spots. If it's a sparsely decorated tank or smaller than 30g, it might be better to wait til 2cm

Wait a month or two you'll have plenty of new platies to pick and choose tankmates from. If there is a lot of deco and hiding spots that is.

I've never tried it but a couple of the algae removing tablets I've seen say not to use them with invertebrates like snails. Also not to use them with live plants. Might kill em, not sure but it's an idea. I've ordered an Assasin snail to clean up some of mine, though I don't mind them cause...

What test kit are you using? The API Master Kit doesn't show yellow unless it's 0 ppm. Even at .25 ppm it's a slight green tint

Angelwings, I don't know. I'm not any kind of an expert on bioload, and it looks like you already have a cleanup crew. They do recommend no less than 5 from everything I've read on them. Kuhlis are my favorite, and they hide quite often so it keeps you wanting to see them more

Jayhawks, you can always supplement with bottom feeder tablets if you overstock them. I would go with at least 15 in a tank that size because they may not group all together if you have multiple caves/hiding spots. They are more bold when they feel safe in a group. They also will forage during...

My kuhli's live in the base of a large ornament and I rarely see any of the 7 as they like the dark way more. They are by far my favorite fish!

All stands you see in the big box pet stores are made to resist water to some degree. As long as it's not a constant wetting it should be fine for years.

I've read that all fish need a period with zero tank lighting and minimal external tank lighting.

Water contains very very few beneficial bacteria, thus the difference between 'cycled' water and 'non-cycled' water is negligible