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pregnant or not ? how can i tell if a platty is pregnant or not large swollen abdomen and if so what is the pregnancy period?

what is dropsy i think ive just lost a red tale black shark because of this

the shark has died after about 2 hrs of posting the topic i think it was dropsy it started swimming upside down then died not a great day

my red taled black shark has started acting funny breathing from the surface laying on rocks and plants and the tale has started loosing its redness (going clear) i love this fish even though small i want to keep it for ages oh and how can i tell if its male or female? please can anyone help...

by the way the platty has also died but after close inspection of my tank there seems to be no other fish with problems

ive just copleted a 25 % water change but didnt have time to buy RO WATER or let water standover night . so i added cycle to the new water do you think this will be a problem? i also added hair algae treatment after filling the tank but never removed the carbon filter from the tank as the water...

thanks all

thanks again do you think that its the same problem with another platty ive noticed his dorsal fin is white and not being used could this be the same problem? :(

thankyou all for being so helpfull the tank is 120 ltrs ph 7.5 nitrte 0 nitrite 0 nh3 0 the tank is lightly planted with ocean rock and sea sand (not pure gravel) the betas were both female and have been in the tank which i PRESUME is cycled (to be honest how can i tell if it has or hasnt) for...

hi all recently ive lost a stack of fisk ( 2 siemeese fighters, 1 male sword tale, tetras a gourami) this is within 1 week ive started seeing that some of the fish that died have had swollen lips on their mouths (all puffed up and white) i dont want to use chemicals . has anyone got any advice...

im still having problems with the algae never mind ive put the fish on less protien food and am going to do a 50/50 water change could this help do you think

thanks for the help do you think by washing the rocks and cleaning the sand/gravel it may help clear the algae ? and how many plants/ and what types should i put in as i have 3 unknown plants in now but the fish seem to keep eating them. oh the talk i have is 120 litres its a jewel record if...

i did a water change 1 week ago talnk does get sun light and i use a 30 watt tube light

i seem to be getting strands and balls of algae in my tank and its also starting a fine cover on my ocean rock. i know the tank is ok but it does'nt look great ant ideas how to get rid without using chemicals?